Adelaide coach Don Pyke says his midfielders are keen to atone after lowering their colours in a disappointing AFL loss to Geelong.But theyll have to do it without captain Taylor Walker, who has been ruled out of Sundays clash with Essendon with an ankle complaint.Walker had scans but was cleared of serious damage after pulling up sore in the dying minutes at Simonds Stadium.The key forward spent time in a moonboot and was held back from training at full strength with the Crows opting for a cautious approach ahead of the finals.That ankle has pulled up a bit sorer than wed hoped so he wont be available this week, Pyke said on Thursday.Were hoping it will only be a one-week thing.Well probably start running him later in the weekend and bring him up for next week.Key defender Daniel Talia and onballer Richard Douglas had trained strongly and were available to play after suffering corks, Pyke said.With bottom-placed Essendon searching for their second win and the sixth-placed Crows firmly in contention for a home final, few are expecting Sundays game at Adelaide Oval to be a close one.But Pyke said his industrious midfield had something to prove after falling uncharacteristically short against Geelong in contested possessions and tackles.The guys are pretty keen to atone for what was a performance which wasnt like us last week, he said.Our midfield overall on the night lowered their colours to Geelong but theyre a good quality midfield and our guys have been really good for a long period of time.I expect them to bounce back this week.Walkers absence could present an opportunity for rookie key forward Harry Dear to make his AFL debut, with midfielder Cam Ellis-Yolmen and defender Jake Kelly also in the mix.But Pyke said he was reluctant to test the sides depth at such a critical point in the season.I think theres a real risk in doing that, Pyke said.If theres clearly guys who are in need of a rest or who have got injuries theyre carrying, well manage them accordingly but otherwise well keep the team rolling. 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So it was basically like going 54 holes, no bogeys. Around this place, Im happy about that. Its been very close to having the game be where it is right now.The timing could not be better for Fowler.He is in solid position to win for the first time on the PGA Tour in a year, and to play his way onto the U.S. Ryder Cup team.This is the final tournament for Americans to earn one of the eight automatic spots for the Ryder Cup matches at Hazeltine at the end of next month. Fowler was at No. 12 going into the opening FedEx Cup event and needed at least a third-place finish to earn a spot.Its nice to finally see some putts go in, Fowler said. With a few putts going in, it frees up the rest of your game. Ive been swinging well for a long time, and Ive been waiting for the putter to catch up.Along with three birdies, he made a pair of 10-foot par putts and a 25-foot par putt in the third round.Fowler was at 9-under 204, and his work was not done. Not even close.Reed overcame three bogeys in a four-hole stretch on the front nine and was tied for the lead on the back nine until the final two holes. Reed missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the 17th, and his 15-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole almost missed weakly to the right. He still managed a 71.Right behind was Adam Scott, who also saw his share of putts go in, especially a 45-foot birdie on the 15th hole. Scott started out his round by holing a lob wedge from 98 yards for an eagle, and his 65 was the lowest score of the tournament.Scott, who hasnt seriously contended since his back-to-back victories in Florida five months ago, was two shots bbehind at 7-under 206.ddddddddddddMartin Laird (69) and Emiliano Grillo (71) were three shots back, while defending champion Jason Day (70) and Justin Thomas (66) were in the group four shots back.Fowler won against a strong field in Abu Dhabi at the start of the year, and he lost a two-shot lead with two holes to play in the Phoenix Open. 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Considering the difficulty of the Blacks back nine, that was more than enough to stay in the game.Scott can relate to how Fowler is feeling with the putter. He had no complaints with how he played tee-to-green, but he was getting aggravated with his putting. One good round, finally, changed his outlook.The front nine is the gettable nine, and to turn in 4 under set up my round, Scott said. I knew anything under par on the back, I would have a great round, and that was kind of my goal. I rolled a couple long ones in, and that felt good and kept the momentum going. Hopefully, something to build on for tomorrow and beyond.Jordan Spieth scrambled his way out of the rough and the sand. Spieth didnt hit a fairway from the second hole until the 15th, yet he still played even par. But on the par-3 17th, he flubbed a chip and took double bogey, and a birdie on the final hole gave him a 72. He was six shots behind. ' ' '