After a gruelling pre-season training session at his new club, the Crows, Symes declares that the midfield is his preferred position despite playing mostly in defence for the Power.

"The last few years at Port I spent down back," Symes said. "Hopefully I can get in the midfield at Adelaide. Neil has encouraged me to work hard on my fitness and skills and said if I do the right things I can hopefully grab a spot there."

Symes says that he believes there will be more opportunities at Adelaide. "It just appeared to come down to the fact that Port was winning and we didn't have any injuries, so it was a hard team to crack into," he said. "I just felt there was probably more opportunities at Adelaide. And I want to play AFL football."