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Steve Larkin

Crows lose Walker, axe O'Brien for Tigers clash

Reilly O'Brien (left) has been axed from Adelaide's side to host Richmond. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Adelaide have axed ruckman Reilly O'Brien, while spearhead Taylor Walker has failed a fitness test and won't play against Richmond on Thursday night.

Walker, suffering a recurrence of a back injury, was substituted at halftime from what coach Matthew Nicks describes as the Crows' worst performance of the year, a lacklustre 27-point loss to Hawthorn last Saturday.

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