Adelaide defender Brodie Smith believes making the finals would be even sweeter this season because it would have made late coach Phil Walsh proud.

Walsh passed away in early July, but the entire Club has shown immense courage to win three of the five games since.

Another three victories would secure a place in the finals, while two from the remaining four games would give the Crows a real chance.

Smith said the playing group had the conviction that after beating a red-hot Richmond outfit last Friday, it was capable of playing finals football.

The key to proving so will be consistent performance in the last month of the premiership season – starting on Saturday against Essendon.

"We're really keen to finish off what he (Walsh) started with this group, and after the weekend's game we've got a lot of belief, a lot of confidence that we can really push hard into the final weeks and push a case for September," Smith said.

"The main thing for us is to have that four-quarter performance and be really consistent for the rest of the year."

If the Crows are to confirm their place in the finals, they'll have to kick a lot straighter than they did against the Tigers.

Despite winning by 36 points Adelaide finished with 22 behinds; skipper Taylor Walker could manage just two goals from his nine shots.

Kicking efficiency has been an issue for the club all season and Smith said the players would continue to try hard at training to correct it.

"It's something we've been working on all year and for whatever reason on the night it just didn't go to plan," he said.

"Luckily we played well enough that it didn't have a factor on the game but if you kick like that every week, most weeks you're not going to get the win.

"We'll focus on it this week."

Smith was solid all night against the Tigers and finished with 17 possessions, including six inside 50s.

His form in 2015 hasn't reached the same level or consistency as it did last year, when made his debut All Australian side.

He was knocked out twice in five weeks earlier in the season and, while he denied the hits impacted his confidence, they were certainly unwanted disruptions.

"I haven’t had the form I would have liked, compared to last year I guess…[the concussions] didn't hurt my confidence, but I guess the main one would be just the interrupted season," he said.