ADELAIDE skipper Taylor Walker hasn't felt the need to clear the air with Patrick Dangerfield and Rory Sloane after they were overlooked for the captaincy in January.

Sloane and Dangerfield played as joint acting captains last year while Nathan van Berlo recovered from a ruptured Achilles.

But new coach Phil Walsh snubbed the pair and made Walker captain, speaking highly of his commitment to the team and his natural leadership.

Walsh hinted the move was met with a robust response from Dangerfield and Sloane, telling reporters "they had their say, they understand where I came from; at this footy club we don't walk around feeling sorry for ourselves".

Wednesday's captains' day at Etihad Stadium marked 10 weeks since Walker was named as the club's skipper, and he said he hadn't spoken extensively to the duo about their relationship.

"We spoke as a leadership group – I don't think they're angry at all," Walker said.

"Walshy made a decision and I think the beauty now is that as a captain you don't need to make all the decisions; we've got a leadership group, we're a pretty strong group and we're able to make decisions as a group."

Dangerfield reiterated his uncertainty over his future at West Lakes hours before Walker met with media on Wednesday.

He told radio station 5AA that he was yet to decide whether he would continue his career with the Crows or join a rival club.

Walker said he hadn't directly asked Dangerfield about his intentions.

"He's one player of 21 blokes there to get the job done," Walker said.

"He's just as important as the 21 other blokes on the list."

The out of contract status of club champions Rory Sloane and Richard Douglas have played second fiddle to Dangerfield's.

Douglas recently expressed his desire to remain a Crow and although Sloane is also tipped to remain at the club next year, he is yet to put pen to paper.

The two are required players.

Walker was set to join Dangerfield and become a free agent at the end of this season before he re-signed late last year until 2018.

While Dangerfield's contract situation is quickly turning into South Australia's version of the 2010 LeBron James Cleveland-to-Miami saga, Walker said his decision to stay a Crow was a simple matter of repayment.

"I was really happy to stay at the Adelaide footy club – they really looked after me and helped me grow as a person and grow as a footballer," he said.

"It was an easy decision for me."