The Crows were taken apart by a red-hot Geelong outfit on Saturday night and were also out of sorts against the Indigenous All-Stars in Darwin earlier this month.
But Edwards said he took a lot of positives out of the second half against Geelong.
“In the Darwin game we were disappointed with the way we went about it, but against Geelong, I thought we did a lot of good things,” Edwards said on Tuesday.
“After half time, we really did get our game going and that was the most pleasing thing. We got the ball inside 50 and moved the ball reasonably quickly.
“We got some easier plays and easier shots on goal. But until you get into the season, or halfway through the season, then you can work out how you’re really going.”
The Crows have tried to raise the tempo of their ball movement this summer, but were brought undone on Saturday night with costly skill errors.
Edwards said the inexperience of the young Adelaide side could have contributed to the clanger count, but also conceded skills had taken a backseat at pre-season training.
“Geelong really showed that they’re a skilful side. A lot of times, we put pressure on them, but they were still able to keep the ball on the body,” Edwards said.
“The focus on skills is always there, but it probably hasn’t been emphasised as much this pre-season. When you’re focussing on ball movement and trying to introduce new things that’s what you concentrate on, but it’s always a focus for us.
“We know that if you don’t hit targets against good sides you’re going to get hurt, so without being a main focus it’s always a mini-focus.”
The Crows will be aiming for their first win of the pre-season in Friday night’s NAB Challenge game against West Coast in Alice Springs.
Young forward Taylor Walker (knee) got through Tuesday’s training session unscathed and should be available for selection.
However, tall Kurt Tippett will miss another week with a knee complaint of his own.
Midfield duo Patrick Dangerfield and Rory Sloane will be in contention for the club’s second trip to the Northern Territory this year and Edwards said the aim of the game was still improvement.
“It’s a better feeling when you go out there for two hours and come off with a positive result. Winning is not the whole focus, but it would be nice to get a win,” he said.
“We’ll give guys some opportunities to play in different areas, giving young guys an opportunity to play and try and improve on what we’re trying to do.”
Dream Team watch – Tyson Edwards is rated a $413,500 midfielder in Toyota AFL Dream Team 2009.
