Senior Coach Don Pyke has welcomed the selection pressure starting to build at Adelaide.

Pyke and his match committee will ponder whether to make any unforced changes to the Crows team, which sits atop the AFL ladder after six-straight wins.

Young half-forward Riley Knight, who missed the clash with Richmond because of hamstring tightness, will be available for selection if he completes training on Wednesday night.

Pyke stopped short of guaranteeing the impressive 22-year-old an automatic recall to the side to play North Melbourne in Hobart on Saturday.

“That’s something we’ve got to weigh up, in terms of the structure of the side,” Pyke said.

“He was playing some good footy for us before he missed the week, so it’ll be a good conversation at match committee.”

Strong SANFL performances from the likes of rookie Hugh Greenwood, forward Troy Menzel, budding ruckman Reilly O’Brien and veteran Scott Thompson are also giving Pyke something to think about.

“On the weekend in our SANFL side, I was really happy with some of the performances of our young guys,” Pyke said.

“We didn’t get the team result, but some of our players came in and started to play to a level and a standard that I think will hold them in good stead if they get opportunities at AFL level.

“It’s a good dilemma to have.

“The best sides often have guys who are unlucky to miss out and we want to build our depth.”

A veteran of 307 AFL games, Thompson is yet to play an AFL game this season.

Injuries disrupted the 34-year-old’s pre-season, but he's put in solid performances in the SANFL over the past fortnight to press his claims. Pyke said Thompson was still regaining match fitness.

"He's on track with where we thought he would be based on the preparation he's had," Pyke said.

"His past history would suggest he's an AFL player.

"Let's get him back up and going and then assess what it looks like from there."

Winger Paul Seedsman is still at least another month away in his lengthy recovery from a groin injury.

Seedsman missed the entire pre-season competition and hasn't been sighted in the first seven rounds of the season.

"He's had a few ups and downs in his return," Pyke said.

"It's hard to put an exact time on it so I don't want to commit to a time, but he's making good progress as he flows through his recovery program.

"Hopefully around the middle of the season we'll see him playing some footy.

"In the last couple weeks he's started to build his training load.

"He's had a couple of setbacks, but I spoke to him yesterday and he's in a good headspace and his body is starting to really present well after his sessions."

The Crows have been installed as premiership favourites, but Pyke said the team wasn't buying into the hype.

"People projecting and people writing opinions is nice, but it's not relevant for what we're doing," he said.

"The reality is we're at round six.

"We've had a good start to the season, but there's a long way to go."

Adelaide will tackle the Kangaroos from 1:45pm (local) at Blundstone Arena on Saturday.

The early forecast is for possible showers.

Pyke expected the clash with the 15^th placed Roos to be tighter than ladder positions indicated.

“They’ve got beaten by under a goal three times and in all those games against quality opposition in Fremantle, the Bulldogs and Geelong – they were in front by five goals,” he said.

“They’re playing some really good footy and could quite easily be sitting with a different win-loss ratio.

"We’ve got a lot of respect for North Melbourne, the way they play and the quality of their players.”