 The Crows finished fourth to qualify for its first finals series since 1993, and hosted fifth-placed in the First Elimination Final.In the first final ever to be played at Football Park, the Crows won 14.15 (99) to 9.12 (66).The next week, Adelaide benefited from the finals system in use at the time and hosted the higher ranked , who had finished two places above the Crows but were forced to play away due to losing the previous week to .