CROWS captain Simon Goodwin says there’s no quick fix for last week's 68-point loss to Geelong, but his side welcomes more strong challenges in the meantime.
Adelaide won the contested ball and the clearances but was comprehensively beaten around the ground by the well-oiled Cats.
Quick ball movement was again an emphasis at Wednesday’s main training session, but Goodwin said it would take more than a week to completely right all the wrongs from the performance against Geelong.
"There's a range of things in our game we need to get better at," Goodwin said.
"I think we all saw on the weekend that Geelong's style of play, in terms of the way they move the ball with speed, is where we're trying to get to and that's going to take some time.
"We'll continue to work on it at training and they're the sort of things we've got to continually work on – no-one's going to wave a wand and we'll start beating these sides, we've got to improve and we'll get there."
But time isn’t on Adelaide’s side with the Crows preparing to take on a rejuvenated Collingwood at the MCG on Saturday.
The Pies leapfrogged Adelaide on the ladder with a handsome win over the Swans and Goodwin said his team was keen to steal back fifth spot.
"We're playing a side in the same race that we’re in, trying to play finals footy, so the MCG on the big stage in front of probably the biggest crowd for the year is fantastic," Goodwin said.
"It's a great opportunity, as a playing group, to show a bit of resilience. We've lost three in a row and it's time to start winning some games of footy against a side in the same position we are."
Collingwood has endured an indifferent six weeks with a complete demolition of the reigning premier in round nine followed by a second loss to lower-ranked Carlton.
The Pies produced a high-pressure effort against Geelong and Goodwin ‘welcomed’ the same intensity from them this week.
"They're an impressive side, Collingwood. They perform well when they're under pressure, so we're expecting Collingwood at their best and it's a great challenge for us," Goodwin said.
"It was great last week to have that feeling of what Geelong put against us and, if Collingwood can put that against us again, we welcome it.
"We're a side who wants to continue to improve, get better and get up to that level, so if they can do that it should shape as a great game.
"I think we've shown over the past few years that we are resilient and we are a proud footy club and there's no doubt that, come Saturday, we'll be putting our best foot forward."
