Kane Cornes says he wants to find positives at the Adelaide Football Club, but has asked fans to look at the clubs 2020 campaign realistically.
Adelaide had its worst ever season in the league since joining the competition in 1991, winning just three games and securing the club's maiden wooden spoon.
“Whenever I have some constructive criticism for the Adelaide Football Club, the Crows fans always ask why I don’t say something positive about them," Cornes said on SEN SA Breakfast.
“And why don’t I say anything positive about them? Because you won three games.
"You sacked a coach, you sacked a couple of staff, you’ve had more players leave than any other club, you can’t attract new talent to the footy club. So I call that out."
Cornes admitted that he wants his boyhood club to do well, and anything he says shouldn’t be taken personally.
“It’s nothing personal,” Cornes said.
“I was a massive Crows fan growing up. I want them to succeed. I want them to do well because our show is better when the Crows are doing better.
“I’m baking the Crows supporters who want me to say positive things about the Crows when there are none.
“There’s a wooden spoon, there’s three wins, there’s players leaving, there’s coaches sacked, there’s off-field issues. I’m struggling to find the positives."
The Crows poor on-field results were compounded by off-field issues in 2020, with youngsters Tyson Stengle and Josh Worrell both embroiled in incidents throughout the year.