CROWS coach Neil Craig says his team will have to learn to deal with the ‘added pressure’ of being expected to win if they are to remain alongside Geelong, Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs in the top four.

Craig also issued a gentle reminder to his troops, using last year’s upset against Melbourne as an example of what can happen if complacency is allowed to creep in.

“It’s a different expectation [playing the bottom side]. Geelong, Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs face it every week at the moment. They have the expectation of beating all the other teams because they haven’t lost a game,” Craig said.

“We face it to a certain extent because of our reasonable form and being 5-2. We’re playing a side that’s only won one game, so that’s an added pressure for us.

“All it means is that our preparation has to be spot on and there’s no guarantee of winning or losing in high performance sport - I’d like to think we don’t need to be reminded of that, as a club.

“If we do need reminding we need only look back to round ten last year when Melbourne was 0-9.

“We’ll be disappointed if we’re sitting in here on Monday afternoon and our discussion is about our lack of intensity or being complacent.

“We don’t want to go down that path. We have too much respect for the competition.”

Adelaide is set to name both Ben Rutten and Brent Reilly in the 25-man squad to tackle the Dees at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.

Reilly has only been out of plaster for two days, but showed no concern for his injured wrist during Thursday’s main training session.

The gifted ball winner experienced some stiffness in his wrist on Tuesday, but Craig said Reilly would be ‘almost back to normal’ by Sunday.

“You can’t assume Brent will be picked, but it looks like he’ll be available for selection,” Craig said.

“He did a bit of work with Stephen Schwerdt after training and he handled the ball really well. I don’t think his fitness will be an issue at all.

“He’ll come under strong consideration and we’ve been really pleased with what he’s been able to do when he’s been out. He was playing good footy in the NAB Cup and against the Western Bulldogs before he got injured.

“If we do pick him, it will be important for him to jump straight back into that role.”

Rob Shirley sat out most of Thursday’s session with a dislocated finger, but the club is adamant he will play against Melbourne.

Ken McGregor and Ivan Maric were in good form in the SANFL last week and Craig said both would be considered.

“It’s nice that we’re starting to get a few more people available for selection,” he said.

“It also looks like Richard Douglas (knee) might not be quite as long as we thought, which will be a bonus for us.”