ADELAIDE winger Rory Atkins doesn't have any issue with former teammate Jake Lever's comments about making a great decision to join Melbourne.
Lever requested a trade at the end of last season to move to the Demons on a lucrative four-year contract, worth a reported $800,000 a season.
The 21-year-old said on Monday he couldn't be happier with the switch, which was regarded in some circles as a slight on the Crows and his time in South Australia.
Atkins – who recently agreed to a two-year extension at Adelaide until the end of 2020 – told AFL.com.au he wished Lever all the best.
"I'm glad that he's happy there," Atkins said.
"I'm good friends with Jake. If he wasn't happy here, me, caring for him as a person, I'd want him to be as happy off-field as he can.
"I'm glad he's settled in there well."
Atkins had no hesitation in re-signing with the Crows after playing every game last season.
The 23-year-old averaged 21.4 possessions, including a career-high 37 disposals against Fremantle in round 10, but he also had 11 games of less than 20 touches.
"When you play on the wing, it can be dictated by which side we bring the ball out," Atkins said.
"I don't get frustrated by it – the coaching staff and the players are aware that's what happens.
"As long as you do your part when you need to be involved, then that's fine.
"I'm also looking to get more time in the midfield, but there's no point kicking someone out from their strength and taking me away from my strength, which is outside run.
"We all complement each other pretty well."
Rory Atkins enjoyed a strong season in 2017. Picture: AFL Photos
Atkins hasn't watched last year's Grand Final loss to Richmond from start to finish, but he said that, as a group, the team had dissected parts of the game that would help them improve.
"You put so much effort into the whole year and to have one game define your season is tough," he said.
"At the end of the day, we're not premiers when we could have been.
"To get better, you need to address it and review it and we've done that.
"It's about implementing stuff that we think let us down on game day and we need to produce when it matters."
The Crows won't be making radical changes, confident the attacking game style that helped them claim the minor premiership and win two finals has them on the doorstep of the ultimate success.
"We don't need to tinker too much, there's just stuff on the day that we need to get better at," Atkins said.
"We're not going to change too much, because we play exciting, fast footy, we score a lot and a lot of the teams couldn't keep up with us.
"We'll back in our brand of footy."
The Crows will head to the Gold Coast next Monday for a training camp after travelling there for a trip before the finals last year.
"We'll still be training, but it's good to get away and mix up the pre-season a bit," Atkins said.
