Adelaide's Mark Keane is expected to put his hand up for selection in Round 1 as he is set to exit concussion protocols.

Keane - who suffered a nasty knock to the head - came off second best when meeting Port Adelaide's Sam Powell-Pepper in a practice match on February 23.

Powell-Pepper subsequently received a four-game suspension for the bump on the defender and will miss the opening month of the season.

Keane was forced to enter a mandatory 12-day concussion protocol due to the hit but is expected to be available come their clash against Gold Coast, according to the club's site.

Veteran Rory Sloane - who had eye surgery on his detached retina in January - is also on the mend and is hopeful to be resuming contact training in the coming weeks.

Youngster Nick Murray (knee) and Harry Schoenberg (achilles) have been listed as mid-season returns.

The pair had end-of-year surgeries and will be monitored throughout the year.

Riley Thilthorpe is the most recent casualty at the Crows and has been ruled out of Round 1.

Thilthorpe injured his knee in the final preseason tune-up against West Coast on Saturday, failing to finish the match, with reports saying he will have an arthroscope on a meniscus tear later in the week.

There is no clear timeline for the 21-year-old.

Thilthorpe and his teammates will watch the Crows' season opener against the Suns at Carrara on Saturday, March 16 from the sidelines.