1. Are the Crows the real deal?
Despite winning eight games in a row, there still seemed to be a faint question mark surrounding Adelaide's premiership credentials. The Crows were kept to their lowest score of the season (55 points), albeit in greasy conditions at Simonds Stadium, with Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts and Tom Lynch all having quiet games. With their playmakers subdued, it remains to be seen whether the Crows' game style can stand up in September. Adelaide now has three wins from 20 attempts at Simonds Stadium, with its last win coming in 2003.

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2. Corey adds to the story
At 34 years of age, in game 325, Corey Enright turned in a sensational best afield performance to put Geelong's season back on track. Enright's defensive positioning was near flawless, taking an abundance of intercept marks to cut off numerous Crows attacks. The star defender collected 31 disposals at 80.6 per cent efficiency, to go with seven rebound 50s. Enright is due to break Ian Nankervis' clubs game record of 326 games against the Western Bulldogs next Friday and there is no doubt he could play on in 2017.

3. Bews a good Betts
Geelong had persisted with Tom Ruggles as its only real lockdown small defender, alongside a more attacking Corey Enright, but went back to a trusted formula against the Crows. Jed Bews, who had played just three games this year, one of those against the Crows, was brought into the side to curtail the influence of dangerous goalsneak Eddie Betts. For the most part, the nuggety defender did a solid job, restricting Betts to just 11 disposals and one lucky goal. Bews, who has been in great touch at VFL level over several weeks, defends strongly and showed an ability to take the game on and back himself. The 22-year-old is worth persisting with and could play a crucial role on the competition's dangerous small forwards in September.

4. Quiet Cats come good
They might not be classed as breakthrough games, but both Tom Hawkins and Steven Motlop took some positive steps toward breaking out of their form slumps. Hawkins, who has admitted he has not played his best, booted four goals and took five marks (two contested) to outplay in-form Crows defender Daniel Talia. Motlop, who has also been well down on form this season, had 22 touches and and provided some run and dash on a wet night. More importantly, the speedy Cat laid seven tackles and was much more involved defensively. Geelong needs to find a way to have both players in top form leading into finals.

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5. Six years, three clubs, one debut
Sam Menegola finally made his AFL debut against Adelaide on Saturday night, five years after first being drafted as a rookie by Hawthorn. The 24-year-old was a late replacement for Zac Smith who was "managed". It was an impressive debut, with the midfielder racking up 26 disposals and five clearances. Menegola spent one season at the Hawks, before his three-year stint at Fremantle between 2012-14. The 24-year-old did not play a game at the Hawks or Dockers and after a strong season playing in the WAFL for Subiaco, the Cats picked him up in the fifth round of last year's draft. Menegola put together an impressive pre-season but injured his knee in the opening NAB Challenge clash against Collingwood. He is regarded as the second best runner at the club, behind Mark Blicavs, and deserves the opportunity to cement himself in the team.