ADELAIDE coach Neil Craig says it's the responsibility of the current playing group to "get the ball rolling" in a different direction against the West Coast.
Adelaide has lost its past five games, including two preliminary finals, against West Coast and the club is determined to end the losing streak with a win at home on Saturday.
"I don't think any club likes to have a situation where, like us at the moment, we've lost the last five games [against West Coast]. We don't like that, we don't want that and it's not the way we want to be perceived by West Coast," Craig said.
"A lot have words have been spoken, but now we have to demonstrate some action and we get another opportunity tomorrow to do that.
The Crows have called upon defender Kris Massie and enigmatic forward Luke Jericho to replace injured midfield duo Brent Reilly and Rob Shirley ahead of Saturday's match.
Massie played nine games in 2007, including the elimination final against Hawthorn, after overcoming an early-season wrist injury.
Jericho played just six games and was famously left out of the side in round 10 last year to make way for retired skipper Mark Ricciuto, despite Jericho having kicked three goals the previous week.
"Kris Massie comes in and he gives us some flexibility, a little bit in the midfield, but mainly more in a defensive action," Craig said. "He can play on a taller-type player or on a small and he can play in the midfield if we need him to go in there.
"Jericho gives us a bit more flexibility and ability to rotate through our forward line. If we need, for example, to give Simon Goodwin a bit more time in the midfield, we've got a forward to go up there and cover that.
"But in saying that, I've seen Luke play some of his best football at AFL level in the midfield and on the wing in particular.
"It's an important game for Luke – not that it's the be all and end all, but it's an important year for Luke and he understands that. It's a great opportunity that he gets against a good quality side."
Opportunity and responsibility are two themes emerging from West Lakes this season.
Craig is confident his young troops, including ruckmen Jon Griffin and Kurt Tippett and the midfield quartet of David Mackay, Bernie Vince, Brad Symes and Richard Douglas, will benefit from playing against a quality side like West Coast.
"The young guys are going to get a lot of responsibility put on them at a very early age and stage in their careers, but that's the way we're going," he said.
"To expose a Griffin and a Tippett to a player like Dean Cox is too good an opportunity to miss for those guys and it's important they get that exposure.
"Dave Mackay comes in and Brad Symes comes in, and now guys like Douglas, Vince and Jason Porplyzia are now being asked to step up with big responsibility to attack a game we want to win.
"We don't want to go down the line of people letting us off the hook [because we have an inexperienced team]. We need to make sure we play with an aggressive and flat-out attitude and give guys at early stages in their career big responsibilities because it will be fantastic for them later on."
