CROWS defender Graham Johncock says Friday night’s 68-point loss to Geelong will serve as a good lesson for his developing team.

The Cats outmuscled, outran, outclassed and outplayed the home side, which was blown away in a nine goal-to-two first half.

Johncock, who picked up 21 possessions and a goal, said the first thing his team needed to look at was the manner in which Geelong played.

"If we take anything out of that game it’s the way they played on at all costs, took risks and played with speed," he said.

"It really showed us just what level you need to play at to become one of the best sides in the competition."

The Crows, although shell-shocked in the first quarter, never gave up – which made the Cats’ dominance all the more impressive.

Adelaide coach Neil Craig declared Geelong had no weaknesses after the game and it seems Cats players were in awe of some of their own efforts.

"They had one of those nights I reckon," Johncock said.

"I was actually talking to Josh Hunt, the player I was standing in the last quarter, and he said they [Geelong] were doing things they just haven’t done before.

"He said, 'It’s just one of those nights we’re having at the moment, we could do no wrong and it’s just bad luck for you guys that you caught us on a good night'."

In an ominous sign for the rest of the competition, those ‘good’ nights have become more frequent for Geelong over the past month, but Craig recalled a time when the Cats were mere mortals.

Nearly two years ago to the day, Geelong ventured down to AAMI Stadium and was on the receiving end of a 92-point walloping from the Crows.

Craig was confident his team could also turn things around quickly.

"I know our supporters will be going home tonight saying, ‘Well, how’s that going to happen? Where’s the turnaround going to come from?’ but we’ll keep working at it," he said.

"There is a model there with Geelong, isn’t there? So it’s possible and that’s why I have great faith in our playing group and great faith in our supporters.

"We’ve never said it was going to be easy. We’re going to continue to work hard on the training track, to give exceptional feedback to each other, to compete and we’ll keep getting better and better."