1. Crows strengthen finals credentials
Adelaide is now primed for a genuine tilt at finals and perhaps the top four after getting the job done against Melbourne on the first anniversary of the tragic death of much loved former coach Phil Walsh. The Crows have now joined a six-team spread from second to seventh on 10 wins and is just one win off top spot. They have a healthy percentage, a healthy list and a relatively kind run home with games against Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, the Brisbane Lions and Fremantle among their final eight games. They have also won four of their past six games at the MCG and could possibly dream about a top-two finish and two home finals.

Full match report

2. Brad Crouch showed his wares
The talented midfielder has not been able to get continuity due to injury, but he showed signs against Melbourne that he will be a very good midfielder. The out-of-contract 22-year-old was playing just his sixth game for the season, but showed he could play inside and outside against the Demons, topping the Crows' disposal count with 26. He also had seven clearances, used the ball well and laid nine tackles. In demand from Victorian clubs, he looks an X-factor for the Crows as they head towards the finals and a much-needed signature before trade period. 

3. Hunt has pace to burn
The exciting youngster is starting to become popular with Demon fans as he breaks the lines out of defence and takes risks. In the second quarter, his dash created a goal for Ben Kennedy and then later in that same term he cashed in himself kicking the first goal of his 11-game career. He also turned the tide with a tackle in the third quarter and kept battling all day. Averaging 318 metres gained for the season heading into the game, Hunt has a good pedigree. His uncle Andrew Moir played 73 games for the Demons in the late '70s and his great uncle Harold Rumney was part of the Collingwood machine between 1927-1930. He look set to excite Melbourne fans for years to come now that he is free of injury.

4. Adelaide's third-quarter burst
Melbourne turned it on against Adelaide with an eight-goal second quarter to take a 11-point lead into the main break, but the Crows simply refused to lie down. The visitors banged through four goals in the opening five minutes of the third quarter to storm back into the lead, turning the deficit into a nine-point advantage at the final change. While Adelaide's big names such as Taylor Walker, Rory Sloane and Eddie Betts all contributed, it was perhaps the team's unheralded players who were just as important in setting up the victory in the second half. Kyle Cheney was steadfast in defence, Charlie Cameron showed his electric pace and had a hand in several scores, while Jarryd Lyons finished with 23 possessions and kicked the sealer in the final term.

5. Hong Kong comes to the 'G
The relationship between football and China continued on Sunday with 40 children from the Hong Kong Junior Dragons football club playing an Auskick games at half-time. The group played in Adelaide last season during a Port Adelaide game, which has broadcast games back into China this season. Hong Kong now has 450 children playing AFL during summer with the game's diversity sure to be a talking point during the AFL's Multicultural Round next week and the prospect of a game being played in China for premiership points still high on the agenda.