Sloane: Goals no issue

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Emerging Crows youngster Rory Sloane said there are no problems with goal kicking and inaccuracy at Adelaide, despite two consecutive losses that may well have resulted in wins had the Crows kicked straight.

Adelaide lost the Showdown after some woeful kicking saw the Crows convert only four goals from 14 set shots while the Power managed 11 from the same amount.

It was a similar story against the Tigers at the MCG on Sunday with the Crows racking up 13 scoring shots, booting 4.9 to Richmond's one goal, in the second quarter but only led by 19-points at half time.

Sloane acknowledged poor goal kicking had cost the Crows over the last two weeks but said during the month leading up to the Showdown, Adelaide had been clinical in front of goal as they recorded four consecutive wins.

"I don't really see it as a problem," said Sloane on Wednesday.

"In the last four weeks before the Port game we were kicking fairly straight and especially in the Geelong game we converted a lot of tough shots especially set shots, outside 50 metres, on angles so I don-t see it as a problem."

"It's obviously caused us a bit of grief over the last two weeks and cost us a couple of games but it's just something that needs improving."

The 20-year-old said Adelaide can only improve their shooting for goal and the Crows will continue to work on set shots at training.

The dashing winger said though, no amount of practice will be able to replicate match-day pressure.

"I just think it's something that can be improved on and get consistent," he said.

"As has been documented, the past couple of weeks we've had a lot of scoring shots and probably haven't converted as well as we should have."

"We did do a little extra today. We didn't do as much training as we would have liked on it, but nothing is going to emulate the feeling ... the set shot on game day is a lot tougher than the one you hit at training. We can do as much of it as we like but we've got to nail it on game day."

Sloane admitted Adelaide has a tough finish to the season with Western Bulldogs at AAMI Stadium on Sunday, as well as Collingwood and finishing with St Kilda in Round 22.

"We've got a tough run home: three of the top four sides," he said.

"I think it's a great challenge for us. They're the sides that we're going to want to compete against this year and next year so it's going to be a big task for us to play consistent footy against those teams."

The Bulldogs have been devastating over the last month, winning their last four games by an average of nearly 62 points, including an 82-point demolition of the Dockers.

Barry Hall has spearheaded the Bulldogs attack and mounted a late surge for the Coleman Medal, booting 19 goals in his last four matches, with a seven-goal haul against the Kangaroos last week.

Sloane tipped Ben Rutten to get the job on the former Swan but the key would be to stopping the supply into the forward 50.

"He's a big boy Barry. I think Truck, big Benny Rutten, has shown he can do a job on him," he said.

"He's come up a few times and I think Truck has had his measure. It's going to be up to all of us though, the whole back line and the midfielders to stop the ball getting down there to him."

Sloane, though, denied Adelaide would look to upset and unsettle Hall with the speedster noting it could have an adverse effect for the Crows and fire-up the full forward further.

"Nah, we haven't put any thought into that," he said.

"I reckon Barry is one of those players that thrives on people smashing into him. I reckon he enjoys that so it might spur him on."

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