Craig indicated the kudos the Crows received was a reality of the football industry, as was dealing with losses.
"We're putting our hand up to be the best club in the competition. Now, the better we get, the more that you've got to put up with, and that's part of being good," Craig said after Adelaide's second loss of the season.
"If we're not going to be able to handle some recognition and praise and reading about ourselves and hearing about ourselves, then let's not put our hand up to be good in the AFL - but we will.
"But you've got to learn and people need to learn from that and be able to handle that scrutiny, just as you've got to be able handle the negative aspect of it."
Craig said matter-of-factly, that the loss was not a setback.
"Not where we're going. Winning's not a straight line, so we accept that. We've learned a lot of good things in three weeks, with the wins that we've had and we'll learn some really good things tonight," Craig said.
But he conceded that Adelaide's third quarter fade-out against the Bulldogs, which produced just one goal as opposed to the Dogs' nine, was unacceptable.
"That's our worst quarter for the whole year, including Wizard Cup, so it was pretty disappointing for us to play a quarter of footy like that," Craig said.
Craig said next Saturday night's clash against the unbeaten Kangaroos was a timely tonic.
"You couldn't get a better game, could you? They're the top side, who pride themselves in the area that we lacked in the third quarter, on our home ground. It's amazing how it all falls," Craig said.
Meanwhile, Craig had no concerns regarding a disallowed goal from Martin Mattner on the half-time siren.
"From where I sat, it clearly wasn't a goal. That's me hearing the siren, so probably in real terms it was the correct decision and even if it wasn't, it didn't decide the game," Craig said.
