As a fourth-quarter surge sealed a 35-point victory over the previously undefeated North Melbourne, Adelaide’s forward line was its best.
The Crows kicked four goals in the final term and kept the Kangaroos goalless to match the second-largest winning margin the Club’s AFLW history.
Erin Phillips was influential yet again with 23 disposals, 12 contested possessions, seven clearances and two goals, however she was far from a lone hand.
Round Four Rising Star nominee Danielle Ponter continued her impressive form with two goals from 10 touches at a composed 80 per cent disposal efficiency.
Stevie-Lee Thompson booted two goals from just seven touches as she extended her goal kicking streak to four games.
She now leads the league with nine majors, one ahead of Phillips and North’s Emma King.
First-year Crow Sophie Li broke through for her first goal at the Club and with eight disposals at 75 per cent and two goal assists she showed why she was a prized recruit.
VICTORY: Classy Crows defeat Roos
Co-captain Chelsea Randall amassed a personal season-high 23 touches on the back of 11 contested possessions and seven marks.
A damaging presence all over the ground, she had two rebound 50s and four inside 50s.
Yet again, Adelaide collected a round-high disposal count with 237, thanks to Phillips, Randall and Ebony Marinoff, who was right behind the co-captains with 22 touches.
The hard-nosed midfielder had 10 tackles, the second-most of any player in Round Five, 11 contested possessions and five clearances.
Head-to-head, Adelaide won clearances 27-20, disposals 137-218, inside 50s 39-27 and contested possessions 102-83.
Both sides were equally as efficient, North ran at 69 per cent to Adelaide’s 68.
The Crows final score of 10.4 (64) was the fourth highest score for the Club, continuing a scoring spree of 10.6 (66) in Round Three and 9.11 (65) in Round Four, with all three in the all-time AFLW top-10 largest results.
Adelaide’s best remains the 10.10 (70) from Round Seven, 2017, with the Western Bulldogs’ 12.14 (86) from Round Four, 2018, the highest total in the league.
