After each round, the team at AFL Media list the nine lessons they learned from the weekend of footy. Here’s what they said about the Crows after their Round 12 win over West Coast ...

Few lingering doubts remain for enigmatic Adelaide
The Crows have been hard to read this season. They beat the Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney at home and been ultra competitive but ultimately fell short against North Melbourne, Hawthorn and the Western Bulldogs away. A home loss to Geelong had left the question mark lingering but their win over West Coast in Perth quashed any doubts. No interstate side had come within 10 goals of the Eagles this season but they held the Eagles scoreless in a quarter at Domain Stadium for the first time in West Coast's history. The Eagles had the same question marks as the Crows but this loss confirmed they are not the force they were last season. - Alex Malcolm  

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