Neil Craig is expecting a 'finals-like performance' from Adelaide and Fremantle at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.

The Crows have an 8-1 record against the Dockers at AAMI Stadium but have beaten them only narrowly in their past two duels - by six points there in round 19 last season and by 11 points at Subiaco Oval in round four this season.

"Fremantle have obviously got five wins in a row and no one gives you those," Craig said on Friday. "They've got some momentum, they've obviously got some stability in their team, they've got some confidence.

"It's great for Fremantle because I think the football world has been waiting for that to happen. To Chris's (Connolly's) credit, he's had to stand firm and back himself in, and he's now reaping the rewards for that.

"So, clearly, we're playing a side that is in form and wants to finish in the top four. We're guaranteed of finishing in the top four and we're now striving to finish in the top two. So it sets itself for a really finals-like performance, so once again we'll hopefully witness a really good game for our supporters here."

Asked how he rated Fremantle among the pack of six - with Melbourne, Sydney, St Kilda, Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs - immediately behind top teams Adelaide and West Coast, Craig said: "It's hard. You don't look at those top six closely each week. You tend to look more at the upcoming opposition.

"I think the thing to respect about Fremantle is if you look at their list … I think everyone for a long period of time has acknowledged the quality of their list in terms of playing talent.

"What you're now seeing is some consistency of performance, and that's really important. That would suggest they've grown as a club - for maturity and knowing exactly where they're going.

"So whether that puts them ahead of some of those other teams, who knows? But they'd be feeling really confident and they should be."

Craig hailed the Dockers' midfield as 'pretty well dressed with the quality of players they've got'.

"They played Matthew Pavlich in there for a period of time last week, mainly at centre bounces," he said. "It adds a different dimension in there.

"(Ruckman Aaron) Sandilands is different - he's huge, he's a giant, an absolute giant of a man - so that poses a range of problems.

"You've got the Carrs (Matthew and Josh), (Troy) Cook and the (Des) Headland/(Peter)Bell-type of players, so they've got a nice mixture of body strength, running players - guys who tend to be really good at the 50-50 contests versus guys who have this capacity to receive a ball. So, yeah, it'll be a good challenge.

"I think Fremantle have got a nice blend of different types of players. We've had some good contests against them, but certainly our most difficult opponent has been West Coast.

"I know Fremantle have made a big emphasis on their midfield, on their stoppage work, and they were really, really good against a quality (Hawthorn) midfield last week.

"But we're happy with our midfield. We've got Goodwin, Reilly, Thompson, Edwards, Doughty, Bode, Porplyzia, McLeod, Clarke, Biglands … "