Adelaide sent an ominous warning to the rest of the competition with a demolition job on the previously undefeated Richmond, at the Adelaide Oval.
Our Inside Football experts take a look at the individual performances of each player...
ADELAIDE – 21.14 (140)
Rory ATKINS – 7
Hard to believe he has played less than forty games, outstanding on the wing.
Eddie BETTS – 5
Tried in vain to get that elusive 500th goal, credit to Dylan Grimes for keeping him honest.
Luke BROWN – 6
Rebounded magnificently after conceding two goals to Daniel Rioli in the first term, and stopped a certain third in the final minute.
Charlie CAMERON – 6
Didn’t have many disposals but the ones he did were deadly, two goals from three attempts and two goal assists.
Brad CROUCH – 7
Has eased back in the side with aplomb, won eight clearances and laid eight tackles.
Matt CROUCH – 8
Won a whopping 10 clearances and was the leading disposal winner on the ground with 38 and kicked a great goal from outside 50.
Richard DOUGLAS – 7
Unsung hero of the Crows midfield, doesn’t get the accolades of his more illustrious midfielders but has had a stellar start to 2017.
Curtly HAMPTON – 5
Had four clearances and four inside-50’s, unlucky not to get his name on the goal sheet.
Kyle HARTIGAN – 6
Had the unenviable task of lining up one on one with Dustin Martin out of the goal square, despite conceding one goal held his own.
Sam JACOBS – 8
Beat Toby Nankervis convincingly with 50 hit-outs, eight inside-50’s and a goal.
Josh JENKINS – 4
Slow return back from injured ribs, will be better for the body on body contests moving forward.
Jake KELLY – 5
Copped two heavy bumps in the first term from Trent Cotchin and Daniel Rioli respectively but bounced back admirably.
Rory LAIRD – 7
Average’s over 30 disposals per game for a defender, a jet across halfback.
Jake LEVER – 7
Intercept marking and attack on the footy as good as anyone in the game.
Tom LYNCH – 8
Six inside-50’s, three goals and three scoring assists, was on fire when the game was still a contest.
David MACKAY – 5
Kicking efficiency let him down despite finding plenty of footy.
Wayne MILERA – 6
Getting better with each game, needs to increase his possession tally but is damaging with the footy in hand.
Andy OTTEN – 6
One of the many highlights for the Crows in 2017, remember he hadn’t played a senior game for over two years and is starring.
Rory SLOANE – 8
Laid seven tackles in the third term alone, and finished hitting the scoreboard three times.
Brodie SMITH – 7
Big goal from outside 50 on the run in the second term, is a weapon across halfback with his penetrating kick.
Daniel TALIA – 7
Removed all doubt about his dodgy hamstring with a commanding display in defence.
Taylor WALKER – 9
Another dominant display as full forward and as all great captains do, leads by example.
RICHMOND – 10.4 (64)
David ASTBURY – 4
Tried his heart out but could not contain the brilliance of Tex Walker.
Dan BUTLER – 3
Five inside-50’s and a goal in the first term but very little after that.
Josh CADDY – 3
His major highlight was six tackles, not good enough when you are one of the team’s midfield stoppage leaders.
Jason CASTAGNA – 2
A miserly seven disposals, the speed and goal sense of previous weeks were not on display.
Reece CONCA – 4
Saw plenty of the footy down back but wasn’t offensive enough when the Tigers won the footy in defence.
Trent COTCHIN – 7
Richmond’s best player with six clearances, six inside-50’s and nine tackles.
Brandon ELLIS – 4
Mismatch in the third term when standing Tom Lynch, gave away height and two goals.
Shaun GRIGG – 5
Thrown into the ruck to give Toby Nankervis a chop out
Dylan GRIMES – 7
The only shining light in the Tigers defence and denied Eddie Betts his 500th career goal.
Bachar HOULI – 5
Too predictable, great player when on song but wasn’t in the contest.
Kane LAMBERT – 4
Kicked Richmond’s only goal in the third term. Quiet night.
Oleg MARKOV – 5
Pushed forward for two goals, one in the first term and a consolation goal in the last term.
Dustin MARTIN – 6
Interchanged with Cotchin as full forward, was dangerous when one on one but the situation didn’t eventuate often enough.
Kamdyn MCINTOSH – 5
Was prepared to leave his man and rebound forward, was okay amongst the carnage.
Steven MORRIS – 2
Received a lucky 50m penalty in the third term but shanked his kick and missed everything.
Toby NANKERVIS – 5
Competed well in ruck but was outplayed around the ground by Sam Jacobs.
Dion PRESTIA – 4
Didn’t impose himself in the game, when Richmond was crying out for leader to step up around the stoppages Prestia went missing.
Alex RANCE – 4
We know he’s the best defender in the game but he needs to stop the oppositions dominant forward first and then rebound second.
Jack RIEWOLDT – 5
One goal shy of his 500th, always presented but the footy just didn’t get down there often enough after quarter time.
Daniel RIOLI – 6
Big first term with two goals but come off a little worse for wear after his fair shepherd on Jake Kelly.
Jayden SHORT – 3
Unsighted, lacked the run and carry of previous weeks.
Nick VLASTUIN – 3
Played predominately as a small forward looked lively in the first term but soon faded out of the game.