Goodwin Won't Face Swans

Bad news today for the 20,000 DT coaches who own Adelaide's $336k mid/forward Simon Goodwin, after the Crows skipper was ruled out of Saturday's game against Sydney.

Goodwin, 32, strained a medial ligament in his knee against Essendon in Round 11 and has been struggling with the injury ever since.

Earlier in the week Goodwin was rated a 50-50 chance to face the Swans but it's been confirmed he'll miss out again.

"Goody has been trying to get himself up and he’s very diligent with what he does in trying to get right to play," Crows midfielder Nathan van Berlo revealed.

"Unfortunately, Simon’s not able to play this week, but as we showed last week there are a number of guys that can certainly come in, fill positions and play their role."

Adelaide did confirm $304k defender Graham Johncock and $286k forward Richard Douglas would be available for the Sydney game after both had illness last round.