Adelaide and North Melbourne have gone head-to-head 49 times with a number of notable clashes among them.

Here are some of our favourites.

Back-to-Back Premiers – Grand Final, 1998

In 1998, reigning premiers Adelaide met North Melbourne in the AFL Grand Final, in what was its second trip to the big dance. 

The Crows got off to a nervy start, with the Kangaroos controlling the ball in its forward half, but they were unable to captilise on their opportunities.

This meant Adelaide trailed by 24-points at half-time despite the Kangaroos having 21 scoring shots compared to the Crows' seven.

Adelaide came out in the third quarter looking reinvigorated, turning the game in its favour by outscoring North Melbourne 38 to 12, to trail by just two-points.

The Crows continued this momentum into the final term, kicking six goals, while North Melbourne’s goal kicking woes continued, resulting in Adelaide running out 35-point victors and winning back-to-back Premierships.

Former Crow Andrew McLeod was the standout contributor, awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best on ground for the second consecutive year after amassing 30 disposals, nine inside 50’s and eight clearances.

Former Crows forward Darren Jarman also had a big say on the result kicking five goals, while Nigel Smart added three.

Petrenko breaks Kangaroo’s hearts - Round Nine, 2013

In Round Nine, 2013, Adelaide pulled off an incredible late comeback, coming from 30-points down mid-way through the final term to win by one-point.

It appeared unlikely that Adelaide would be able to turn around the deficit with the Kangaroos having the momentum, before former Crow Sam Kerridge gave them a slither of hope booting the next two goals of the game.  

These majors were followed by another two quick goals from Richard Douglas and Kerridge who booted his third major of the quarter.

Trailing by five-points and with 20 seconds left in the game Adelaide had one last roll of the dice, booting the ball into its forward 50.

Jared Petrenko then read it best, running into an open goal square and soccering it through to give the Crows its first lead of the afternoon and the all-important win.

Kerridge was the hero of the afternoon, kicking six goals to go along with 24 disposals, eight marks and 14 score involvements.

Douglas was also instrumental, amassing 28 disposals, nine marks, 695 metres-gained and booting two majors.

Walker stars in first game as Skipper – Round One, 2015 

In Round One, 2015, Adelaide’s reign under new Senior Coach Phil Walsh got off to the perfect start, defeating North Melbourne by 77-points – its largest margin of victory against the Kangaroos.

It did not take long for the Crows to take control of the game, getting out to a 27-point lead by quarter time.

The Crows continued to pile on the goals in the second term kicking six majors compared to the Kangaroos who managed just the one, taking a commanding lead into the main break. 

North mounted a small fight back to start the third quarter, kicking the first five of the term, but they soon ran out of gas with Adelaide going on to boot nine of the last 10 goals of the game. 

Taylor Walker led by example in his first game as captain, amassing 22 touches, 15 marks and booting six goals.

While Patrick Dangerfield was dominant through the middle, finishing with 25 disposals, five inside 50’s, six clearances and two goals.

Record fourth quarter comeback – Round Eight, 1993

In Round Eight, 1993, Adelaide recorded its largest win ever from a three-quarter time deficit, coming back from 26-points down.

North Melbourne entered the game in hot form, having won its previous five games, but the Crows brought the fight to them to lead by nine points at half-time.

The Kangaroos showed their class in the third quarter, getting the game on their terms and outscoring Adelaide 53 to 18 to take a 26-point advantage into the final term.

The Crows fought hard to get themselves back into the game, kicking the first six goals of the fourth quarter to flip the contest and lead by eight points with six minutes remaining.

North was able to get one back with two minutes left, making the final minutes of the contest tense.

But the Crows were able to hold strong and triumph by two-points to complete a famous victory.

Forward Tony Modra starred up forward kicking 10 goals for the game, which included three in the final term, while Matthew Robran was impressive late, booting two last quarter goals to take his tally for the day to four.

Inaugural Adelaide skipper Chris McDermott was influential amassing a game-high 44 disposals along with eight tackles.

Eddie Betts saves the day – Round 22, 2018

In Round 22, 2018, Adelaide survived a late scare against North Melbourne to prevail by nine-points at Adelaide Oval.

Following a closely contested first quarter, Adelaide broke away in the second term, kicking four unanswered goals to open a 28-point advantage.

In the final term North Melbourne remained determined despite being unable to make it count on the scoreboard.

Before its fortunes turned late, and it booted four straight goals within a five-minute period to bring the margin to just three-points.

The Crows were able to hang on thanks to former forward Eddie Betts who took a Mark of the Year contender at the top of the goal square in the final 20 seconds, which he followed up with a goal after the siren to secure the win for Adelaide.

On-baller Matt Crouch set an AFL record for handballs, with 35 to go along with his 46 disposals, while Rory Laird collected 41 touches and nine marks.