Adelaide has named an extended squad of 27 for its Round 22 clash against West Coast at Optus Stadium. 

Veteran Rory Laird headlines six inclusions, with the team to be finalised at 4.30pm (ACST) on Friday. 

The three-time best and fairest winner returns to the line-up after being managed for the Crows’ win against Hawthorn last week. 

Key forward Chris Burgess comes into the team and has been named in the forward pocket.

Taylor Walker has been managed for the trip to Perth, while Brayden Cook and Brodie Smith have been omitted. 

Harry Schoenberg, James Borlase, Lachie Murphy and Luke Pedlar also come into the squad, and have been named on the extended bench.

They are joined by Chayce Jones, Zac Taylor, Mitch Hinge and James Peatling on the Crows’ eight-man bench, which will be trimmed to four on Friday afternoon. 

Adelaide will be looking to make it seven wins in a row this Sunday as it faces the Eagles on their home deck.

The Crows will also be keen to redeem themselves after a poor showing in their last trip to Perth, where a slow start resulted in them falling to Fremantle by 18 points.

Speaking to the media on Thursday afternoon, Nicks said it would be crucial for his team to bring its intensity from the first bounce. 

“Our last trip to Perth wasn’t a successful one, we came up against Freo who were keen to bounce back from a subpar performance the week before, and West Coast are in a similar spot heading into this game,” Nicks said.

“We know we’re going to have a team come out that is really going to take it to us, and the challenge for us will be to match it, as we didn’t do that on our last trip to Perth. 

“Our guys have come off a pretty good lesson on how not to do it, and we will be out to fix that this week.” 

Adelaide takes on West Coast at Optus Stadium this Sunday afternoon, with the first bounce at 4.40pm (ACST). 

Adelaide's extended squad for Round 22 is: