Adelaide have produced another great escape in a gritty 17-point win over Melbourne to further fuel the belief of coach Matthew Nicks.
The Crows trailed for much of Saturday's Adelaide Oval thriller before steaming to a 11.13 (79) to 9.8 (62) triumph with a final-quarter flourish.
Adelaide took fifth spot from Melbourne with their fourth win by three goals or less this season - they logged 10 scoring shots to one in a frenetic final term, including two goals in the last seven minutes.
Crows boss Nicks was rapt at the rugged nature of victory in a game both coaches rated as finals-like.
"We won that one in a different way," Nicks said.
"What this one did was just add more momentum and belief to where we're at post the bye."
