‘We got a lot right’: Adelaide ruckman Sam Jacobs says the Crows can still take plenty of positives out of 2017

ADELAIDE ruckman Sam Jacobs says the Crows will carry a truckload of confidence and momentum from last season and will continue to build its game from the same cornerstones.

Sam Jacobs contests a boundary throw in with Richmond’s Shaun Grigg during last year’s grand final. Picture: Michael Klein

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ADELAIDE ruckman Sam Jacobs says the Crows will carry a truckload of confidence and momentum from last season and will continue to build its game from the same cornerstones.

Jacobs, who was an All Australian nominee last year, warned knockers not to forget how well the Crows had played last season despite everybody hurting from the lacklustre performance in the grand final.

Sam Jacobs after last year’s grand final at the MCG. Picture: Mark Kolbe/AFL Media/Getty Images

Sam Jacobs at the Adelaide Crows season launch at West Lakes. Picture: Tom Huntley

He predicted some minor tweaks to be made the way the Crows play but the bulk of what worked well to be replicated.

“I think you need to continue on,” Jacobs said.

“There’s a lot of positives.

“In reckon in this game a lot of people look at the negatives and what needs to be improved, but I thought last year we got a lot right.

“Obviously we played in a grand final and we didn’t get the result we wanted but before that we had two fantastic finals, which is important to play well in big games and I think you will see a Crows team that’s going to build on what we did last year.”

Jacobs said a natural evolution to the list, with trades and the maturing of younger players, would make sure the club would not go stale.

There is also the addition of star ex-Carlton midfielder Bryce Gibbs, who will add both class and depth around the ball.

“We just need to finetune a few things and there are going to be a few personnel changes, which has already been spoken about.

“I think there’s enough there to keep us fresh and enough will change to give us every chance.”