WEST Coast is expecting Adelaide to come out firing on Saturday night in the Crows' first match since the death of Phil Walsh, according to Eagles coach Adam Simpson.
The Crows have not played since beating the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba on June 27 and it is impossible to predict how they will play given the emotional toll of the past week.
Port Adelaide, where Walsh spent 2014 as an assistant, also hadn't played since the tragedy.
But in an emotionally charged start at Adelaide Oval on Thursday night the Power piled on four unanswered goals in 15 minutes to jump Collingwood and hold on for their first win since round 10.
Simpson said he took note of that match and expects the Crows to be fired up from the opening bounce.
"We're anticipating a pretty revved up Adelaide," Simpson said on Friday.
"We've got to match that. It's great we're talking about football, but we also respect the whole situation as well."
Simpson said he had tried to keep the week as normal as possible for his players.
Walsh spent five years at West Coast between 2009 and 2013 and the Eagles have still been grieving this week.
West Coast has already played a game since Walsh's death, beating Melbourne in Darwin just over 24 hours after the players were told the news.
Simpson said it has been tough finding middle ground between putting everything into perspective and focusing on the task at hand.
"It's the balance between dealing with tragedy and playing to win," Simpson said.
"When the siren goes to start the game, we need to be ruthless. Adelaide is the same. I think both teams will come out pretty hard."
The Eagles have made just one change to the side that beat Melbourne last week with youngster Liam Duggan rested and veteran Matt Rosa returning after a dominant performance in the WAFL.
"We'll give him a rest," Simpson said.
"He's 18. He's a bit sore still. We're trying to manage our first-years in a way that we get them fully available for next year. We don't want to cook them.
"So, he's out of the side, and we won't play him at East Perth."
The Eagles removed Duggan from their emergency list and added big man Fraser McInnes on Friday afternoon.
Scott Selwood's form has come under the microscope after he started in the subs vest last week.
"He's still finding his way, Scooter," Simpson said.
"He's still not at his best but we saw some really good signs in the last quarter last week. He had 10 possessions and had good impact on the game. So I don't think he's too far away."
Simpson said the Eagles' focus had not deviated despite their position on the ladder.
Collingwood's third loss in a row has given the Eagles a big opportunity to consolidate their position in the top four but Simpson said their first priority is to better the 11 wins they achieved last season before they look to finals.
