Adelaide ruckman Sam Jacobs says the players have taken the blame for the mismatch with Brett Deledio Sam Jacobs and his teammates after the loss to Richmond. ADELAIDE'S players are taking the blame ahead of the Crows coaches for the game-breaking mismatch with Richmond half-back Brett Deledio at the MCG on Saturday. Crows lead ruckman Sam Jacobs today eased the pressure on Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson and his staff who wanted to work a "team defence" rather than a hard match-up on Deledio when he lined up at half-back rather than half-forward at the start of the 38-point game at the G. "As players we were too slow to react, particularly when Deledio is not the player you want to be free - he is damaging," said Jacobs. As players we got it wrong. We needed to change it on the field. Sanderson ultimately opted to have Crows captain Nathan van Berlo work against Deledio from half-time. Jacobs today also had no issue with former Crows coach Neil Craig turning away from his vow to never again coach an AFL club. Craig today replaced Mark Neeld at Melbourne. "Things change in footy - people get that fire in the belly again," said Jacobs who joined Adelaide from Carlton during Craig's final season at West Lakes in 2011. Never say never .... Neil's a very driven bloke. And good luck to him.