Troy Menzel will make his Crows debut in Sunday’s NAB Challenge clash with Fremantle.

Menzel, 21, is one of five inclusions in Adelaide’s team to tackle the Dockers in Mount Barker, WA.

The clever forward joined the Club in last year’s AFL Trade Period. He played 40 games in three seasons with Carlton.

Rory Sloane will play his first game of 2016 after sitting out the Club’s pre-season opener. Rookie Reilly O’Brien, who impressed in two NAB Challenge games last year, is set to lead the ruck in the absence of Sam Jacobs.

Defenders Sam Shaw and Jake Kelly will also make their first appearances of the year.

Second-year Crows Harrison Wigg and Luke Lowden, and former GWS utility Curtly Hampton, who were named in a squad of 29 on Thursday, were left out of the final team and lined up in Adelaide's SANFL trial on Saturday morning.

Jacobs, Scott Thompson, Daniel Talia, Eddie Betts and captain Taylor Walker won’t play at any level this weekend as part of their management ahead of the season proper.

The Club is continuing its ultra-conservative approach with Brad Crouch’s return to playing. Crouch, who is recovering from adductor soreness, will complete a solid training session alongside other non-playing teammates over the weekend instead of making the trip to WA.

Unfortunately, members won’t be able to scan in at the gate at Sounness Oval on Sunday unless they have registered for a ticket. The ground has reached its capacity of 5,000 in pre-sale tickets and member registrations.

The match starts at 1:40pm (WST) and will be broadcast live on Fox Footy and the AFL Live App, which is offering a free trial. SA radio station FIVEaa will also be calling the game. You can follow the game on Twitter via the Club’s official account @Adelaide_FC.

IN

Rory Sloane

Troy Menzel

Sam Shaw

Jake Kelly

Reilly O’Brien





OUT

Scott Thompson

Daniel Talia

Taylor Walker

Eddie Betts

Sam Jacobs

The team is:

4. Josh Jenkins

6. Jake Lever

7. Nathan van Berlo

8. Mitch Grigg

9. Rory Sloane

11. Paul Seedsman

14. David Mackay

15. Kyle Hartigan

16. Luke Brown

21. Rory Atkins

25. Kyle Cheney

26. Richard Douglas

27. Tom Lynch

28. Cam Ellis-Yolmen

29. Rory Laird

30. Wayne Milera

31. Jarryd Lyons

32. Troy Menzel

33. Brodie Smith

34. Sam Shaw

36. Dean Gore

38. Harry Dear

41. Mitch McGovern

43. Reilly O’Brien

44. Matt Crouch

47. Jake Kelly