Adelaide will not have a senior assistant coach for season 2020

Adelaide Crows football director Mark Ricciuto said the club will not have a senior assistant coach in 2020, a month after the external review saw Scott Camporeale and Brett Burton depart.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 15: New Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks speaks to the media during an Adelaide Crows AFL press conference at Wests Lakes on October 15, 2019 in Adelaide, Australia. The Crows today announced Matthew Nicks as their head coach for the next three years. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images)

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The Adelaide Crows will not have a senior assistant coach to new mentor Matthew Nicks for 2020.

Crows football director Mark Ricciuto confirmed the decision on Triple M Adelaide on Tuesday morning and also addressed the Head of Leadership and Culture position.

“The leadership and culture role hasn’t been picked yet because they want to give the (yet to be employed) football manager a say in that,” he said.

New Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks will not have a senior assistant coach. Picture: Mark Brake/Getty Images.

“Senior assistant role, there isn’t gonna be one, Matty Nicks wants to have less voices and give the line coaches more of an opportunity to play a bit more of a dominant role this year.

“So they’re going with less voices this year.”

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The Crows parted ways with its previous senior assistant coach Scott Camporeale in October following the club’s external review, which also saw head of football Brett Burton depart.

Adelaide will start its pre-season tomorrow, with the Crows set to play Sydney at Adelaide Oval in round one in March.

Originally published as Adelaide will not have a senior assistant coach for season 2020