Adelaide have taken the extraordinary step of giving up their first two national draft picks as they brace for heavy penalties from the Kurt Tippett saga.

The Crows will not use their picks at 20 and 54 in Thursday’s draft.

Adelaide already have secured highly-rated local youngster Brad Crouch through last year’s mini-draft.

Adelaide, Tippett, Crows chief executive Steven Trigg, their current football operations manager Phil Harper and his predecessor John Reid will all front the AFL Commission on November 30 to answer a total of 11 charges.

The salary cap and draft tampering charges relate to Tippett’s lucrative 2009 contract with Adelaide.

The AFL have ordered that Tippett must stay on Adelaide’s list for now, even though he wants a trade to Sydney.

That meant the Crows had to delist teenager Nick Joyce.

The decision to give up their first two picks means the Crows will not have a selection until 62, which they will use to elevate mature-age rookie Ian Callinan.

Their other picks will be at 81 and 95.

In a statement issued a day before Thursday’s draft on the Gold Coast, the Crows called the move a gesture of goodwill and a common-sense initiative.

“We are in ongoing discussions with the AFL,” Adelaide chairman Rob Chapman said.

“This gesture forms part of those discussions and is made in good faith.

“There are pressing deadlines with the draft and our priority is to see Nick Joyce back on our main list.

“This will now happen at the pre-season draft.

“So we see this as a pragmatic gesture made in good faith. It’s all about seeking the best overall outcome for Adelaide.”