 Despite going into the match as underdogs, the Crows played some of their best football of the year to soundly beat the Dogs by 68 points - 24.17 (161) to 13.15 (93).It was a complete contrast to the thriller that took place the previous year, with Matthew Robran kicking six goals and Andrew McLeod, opposed to renowned tagger Tony Liberatore, booting seven.Like the previous year, Adelaide went into the Grand Final as underdogs, playing against , who had won the premiership in 1996 and had won eleven consecutive matches leading up to the Grand Final.