Adelaide is eyeing off the lucrative Thursday night football slot, which is set to get a major boost in the new AFL broadcast rights deal.

Crows CEO Andrew Fagan praised the new $2.508 six-year deal, announced on Tuesday, and said the Club was excited at the prospect of an increased dedication to Thursday nights.

The Crows have drawn massive crowds in that timeslot over the past few seasons.

They played the first-ever Thursday-night game in Round Nine, 2014, when the 50,051-strong crowd was so loud the players and umpires failed to hear the three-quarter time siren.

Another 50,023 fans saw Hawthorn beat the Crows on Thursday night earlier this season in Round 12.

"Over the last two seasons we have proven that a Thursday night football experience at Adelaide Oval delivers a sold out venue and leading live entertainment experience, as well as excellent broadcast ratings," Fagan told AFL.com.au.

"In fact, our members and supporters have made Thursday night football a genuine 'event' not just for the Stadium but the city precinct more generally.

"We had already informed the AFL that given the success in 2014 and 2015 we wanted the timeslot to remain a key part of the annual Adelaide Football Club fixture [and] we would be hopeful of up to two Thursday nights in the future."

Fagan also said the Club was encouraged by the League's commitment to grow female participation in the game.

Almost half (at least 40 per cent) of the club's membership base is female and through its Women of Adelaide initiative the Crows run various development programs aimed at women.

Should the AFL create a national competition for women, the Crows want in.

"We are certainly keen to be involved in any proposed national women's competition and formally raised this with the AFL earlier this year," he said.

"Earlier this season we hosted the South Australian women's team at our training facility as well as a Female All Stars curtain raiser game at Adelaide Oval and as recently as [Tuesday] we held one of our many coaching clinics at an Adelaide girls school.

"We have also spoken with the SANFL regarding increased support of their female growth initiatives at a school and community level.

"In short, we are already active in this space and welcome the AFL's stance to increase the breadth and depth or female involvement in footy."