Adelaide has a busy year in front of them, with 21 players set to come out of contract at the end of 2021 and Kane Cornes has ranked the 10 players the Crows would be most keen to lock away.
While clubs normally have a lengthy list of out of contract players at this time of year, Cornes is particularly worried about the Crows given they’re coming off a wooden spoon year.
“It’s a massive year for the Adelaide Football Club in terns of re-signing their players,” Cornes told SEN SA Breakfast.
“We know they’re not going to have an issue with Tom Doedee, he’s just said that yesterday which is great, but who are the most important signings at the Crows?”
Cornes top 10 most important Adelaide signings
10. Taylor Walker
“No issue with him leaving. If the Crows want him, he’ll be there.”
9. Shane McAdam
“He showed a lot last year and a lot of talent in the forward line, so he’s important.”
8. Tom Lynch
“With his age, a few years ago Tom Lynch would have been one of their most important re-signings, but he’s getting a little bit on.”
7. Daniel Talia
“Talia we’ve spoken about and there’s been links to Essendon with Ben Rutten.”
6. Darcy Fogarty
5. Matt Crouch
4. Reilly O’Brien
“They cannot afford to lose Reilly O’Brien.”
3. Rory Laird
2. Fischer McAsey
“You wouldn’t expect him to leave anywhere, but when you’ve got a young key position player with the pick he was taken in the draft, he’s highly important.”
1. Tom Doedee
Players out of contract who did not made Cornes’ list: Andrew McPherson, Ben Davis, Bryce Gibbs*, David MacKay, Jake Kelly, Jordon Butts, Josh Worrell, Kieran Strachan, Lachlan Gollant, Lachlan Murphy, Paul Seedsman, Ronin O’Connor.