High-flying Adelaide forward Shane McAdam has booted three goals in a 44-point trouncing of North Melbourne at Adelaide Oval on Sunday evening.

The Crows put on a show in front of fans for the final time in 2021 to win 13.20 (98) to 8.6 (54).

McAdam's cameos and the midfield mastery of Ben Keays (38 touches, two goals)  highlighted Adelaide's seventh win.

The Roos kicked the opening goal and then conceded seven of the next eight - they were in strife when 17 points down at quarter-time.

The Crows, with McAdam's soaring leap on North's Aiden Bonar in the first term a highlight, stretched their advantage to 24 points at halftime, 5.9 to 2.3.

Adelaide, in the final games of stalwarts David Mackay and Tom Lynch, whose second-last kick for the Crows was a goal, then opened up a commanding break early in the third term.

McAdam converted again and Chayce Jones scored on the run, creating a 40-point advantage 11 minutes into the quarter.

Adelaide's Rory Laird led all ball-winners with his 40 possessions including 10 clearances while Keays, captain Rory Sloane (27 disposals), Ned McHenry (24, one goal) and half-back Brodie Smith (26 possessions) were influential.

ADELAIDE                           4.6       5.9       8.15     13.20  (98)
NORTH MELBOURNE         2.1       2.3       5.4       8.6  (54)

BEST
Adelaide: Laird, Sloane, McAdam, Keays, Smith
North Melbourne: Hall, Thomas, Larkey, Simpkin

INJURIES
Adelaide: None
North Melbourne: Cameron Zurhaar (TBC) 

SUBSTITUTES
Adelaide: James Rowe (unused)
North Melbourne: Bailey Scott (replaced Zurhaar)