Adelaide defender Ben Rutten said his team's three-day break won't affect its performance against St Kilda at Telstra Dome on Sunday.
The Crows, who held their first training session for the week at Adelaide Oval on Thursday, have held similar breaks in the past and believe the time off is beneficial heading into finals campaigns.
Rutten, who'll play his 100th game against the Saints, said his team-mates were professional enough to keep focused and not lose momentum.
"I suppose that's always a danger but we've done it the last couple of years so the players have had a bit of experience dealing with a couple of days off," he said.
"The way the players are and the way they want to prepare gives us confidence in the group that we are able to come back and blokes are going to have their minds on the job."
Adelaide was hoping to regain the services of Jason Porplyzia but advice from his neurosurgeon has seen the side take a conservative approach to his brain bruising. He's likely to play in Round 22.
But the Crows have recalled Chris Knights who's overcome a hamstring strain that has kept him out of the side for several weeks.
"He'll be able to give some extra run and extra flexibility for rotations in the midfield," Rutten said of Knights.
Retiring St Kilda champion Robert Harvey has proven a match-winner against the Crows on more than one occasion but Rutten suggested the 37-year-old wouldn't be tagged.
"I don't think we are going to put extra emphasis on him when they've got some quality onballers. To be able to reduce the input of their whole midfield is going to be important," he said.
For Adelaide it's a chance to recognize one of its greatest defenders but Rutten's role wasn't always stopping the AFL's best full-forwards.
"I played my first game up forward but I wouldn't have necessarily called myself a forward. I think it was just where I played and there was a position available at the time," he said.
"Playing in defence is where I've always been best suited I think and I've enjoyed it the most but you play everywhere when you are younger."