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JOSH Jenkins insists the Crows must bottle the hurt and humiliation of Saturday's Melbourne debacle to save their season and prevent Adelaide Oval becoming a mecca for interstate rivals.
Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson labelled the Crows' first half against Melbourne "as bad as they have played in my two and a half years here".
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Crows fans agreed, streaming out of the club's new city abode well before Paul Roos' scrappers put Sanderson's men to the sword.
Having left a West Lakes garrison hated by visiting sides since 1991, the Crows have watched their priceless home aura and advantage vanish in a 1-3 win-loss record at Adelaide Oval.
"It is not the way you want to open a new stadium," said the 33-game forward, who signed a two-year contract extension on Monday.
"There was a lot of talk about making it a fortress. We haven't performed well there.
"I think the Giants game was an exception where we played well for the most part.
"We have lost three games now, it is not ideal and the last thing we want is for clubs to fly in and think they can take the points off us at home easily.
Crows forward Josh Jenkins with his Siberian husky, AJ. He has extended his contract by two years. Picture: Sarah Reed.
"You need home ground advantage. The way we have started the season hasn't been great at Adelaide Oval."
Port Adelaide has turned Adelaide Oval into a "Portress" this season - powered by raucous fans and ladder leading exploits.
By contrast you could hear a pin drop and the pitter patter of fans deserting the "Crow-val" on Saturday as Adelaide dealt with a 36-point deficit that ended in a three-point loss.
Adelaide's playing group is still coming to terms with failure against second-bottom Melbourne and Sanderson's "horror" post match review that took issue with "catastrophic kicking efficiency".
Four points must now be made up against superior opposition.
"I guess we won't know how important that loss may become until the end of the year," said Jenkins, with the 11th-ranked Crows humbled by Port, Sydney and Melbourne at home in 2014.
"The guys are still flat at the moment."
However, Jenkins, 25, says the club can and must rebound inside 10 days against marauding Collingwood at home or risk a 3-5 start to the season that becomes irretrievable.
"The bye will allow you to stew on it a little bit more but the reality is you have to get on with it," said Jenkins, Adelaide's leading goal-kicker this campaign with 13 from five games.
"Otherwise one poor loss will turn into two or three.
"It is massive for a variety of reasons. At 3-4 you want to square the ledger."
There will be no place to hide on Thursday week with the Crows under pressure to excel at home under the spotlight that accompanies any clash with glamour club Collingwood.
Winning two of seven first quarters has sabotaged Adelaide this season and must be addressed notes Jenkins.
"It will be a prime time game with the biggest club in the league coming to town. We will be on display," said Jenkins.
"We will be really keen to put forward a good performance."
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