ADELAIDE coach Don Pyke says the Crows will field a younger side in their second NAB Challenge match against Fremantle next weekend if his senior players manage decent game time against West Coast on Sunday.

The Crows named most of their best players for the clash with the Eagles, including skipper Taylor Walker and fellow forward Eddie Betts.

Pyke said that if all went to plan on Sunday, the club's less experienced players would get a chance to strut their stuff against the Dockers before he'd try to settle a best 22 in the final game.

But while he insisted he'd have an eye focused on round one through the NAB Challenge, Pyke said he wanted his players to adopt winning habits.

"If they're keeping score, I like to win," Pyke said.

"Whilst it's not going to be the sole focus, I think it's a habit I'd like the club to get into.

"We'll juggle that balance [between experience and youth], we'll see how we get through Sunday's game first … we might play slightly younger in NAB 2.

"The last game pretty much becomes a bit of a dress rehearsal for the start of the season."

Pyke also confirmed there was no serious injury issues with Brad Crouch, despite general soreness keeping him out of Sunday's game.

Crouch dominated in the club's internal trial last Friday and would have pushed for selection this week had the game counted for premiership points.