 The Adelaide Crows entered the 2017 finals series as favourites for the premiership; they defeated and by 36 and 61 points respectively to qualify for the Grand Final, their first since 1998, where they faced .Despite starting as rampaging hot favourites, the Crows lost the match by 48 points and finished runners up for the first time in their history.The club struggled to replicate its 2017 form in the 2018 AFL season.