Eddie Betts says his Goal of the Year contender against Fremantle “could’ve gone anywhere”.

Betts scored the Phil Hoffman Travel FIVEaa Goal of the Year Award on Tuesday for his left-foot torpedo from the boundary in Round Nine.

His incredible goal was also among three finalists for the AFL’s Goal of the Year award.

Betts is up against Fremantle’s Nat Fyfe and Geelong’s Jordan Murdoch for the title of Goal of the Year, to be announced on Brownlow Medal night.

After accepting his award, the Crows forward told FIVEaa that it was arguably the best goal of his career so far.

“It was a left foot barrel from the boundary, it could’ve gone anywhere so I’m glad it went through,” he said.

The goal came from the opposite side to his famous pocket at Adelaide Oval and remarkably bounced through despite wet conditions.

“There is luck. I’ve got a short amount of time to kick it and the pressure is on you so you’ve got to have a crack and if it goes in, it goes in and I’m glad they go through,” he said.

The star forward kicked five goals in last Saturday night’s Elimination Final thriller against Western Bulldogs, helping Adelaide to a seven-point victory.

“When the Bulldogs got a quick start, (we) thought to ourselves ‘oh, not again’,” said Betts.

“They jumped us early and they pumped us, so it was good that we fought back and it was a gutsy win by the boys.”

Adelaide will need another big performance from Betts in Adelaide’s Semi-Final clash with Hawthorn this Friday night at the MCG.

Betts said the Crows are expecting a physical contest against the reigning premier.

“Finals footy is a different brand of footy so it’s all about contested ball winning and the pressure,” he said.

“We should go over there with a lot of confidence and if we play like we did on the weekend and press up and slow them down and also counter attack the other way and score goals, hopefully we can do that.”