{"id":16302,"date":"2016-12-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/rory-laird-eyes-move-into-crows-midfield\/"},"modified":"2016-12-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T00:00:00","slug":"rory-laird-eyes-move-into-crows-midfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/rory-laird-eyes-move-into-crows-midfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Rory Laird eyes a move into Crows midfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Don\u2019t be surprised to see a few Adelaide Crows playing in different positions in 2017, says Rory Laird.<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had a few players tossing and turning in the team in terms of where they\u2019re playing on the field\u2026 and getting used to playing in different areas,\u201d Rory told the FIVEAA sports show.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LISTEN HERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/298925623&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Laird said he\u2019s working on a move into the midfield\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something that I have to work on this pre-season\u2026 my overall fitness and me aerobic capacity. I\u2019ll be looking to work on that through the summer. It\u2019s started in the first couple of weeks of training already.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe could be happening this year, but we\u2019ll have to see how we go. There\u2019s a few things I\u2019ve got to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laird said he was getting some tips from a couple of seasoned Adelaide midfielders:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScotty Thompson and [Richard] Douglas have helped me through the midfield and talked to me about what it takes to be in there &#8212; and what they\u2019re looking for and what they do around stoppages.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>MOST POPULAR<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/kane-cornes-biggest-2017-afl-predictions\"><strong>KANE CORNES\u2019 BIGGEST 2017 AFL PREDICTIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/smitho-demands-apology-from-steven-marshall\"><strong>MIKE SMITHSON GETS AN APOLOGY FROM STEVEN MARSHALL &#8212; SORT OF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t be surprised to see a few Adelaide Crows playing in different positions in 2017, says Rory Laird. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a few players tossing and turning in the team in terms of where they\u2019re playing on the field\u2026 and getting used to playing in different areas,\u201d Rory told the FIVEAA sports show. 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