Now they have been joined by the unlikely figure of Tom Lynch in the Crows' history books after the stand-in full-forward booted 10 goals against Greater Western Sydney on Sunday.
The 22-year-old earned his place alongside the pair as the only Crows to reach double figures in a game after finishing with 10.2 in Sunday's 135-point win over the Giants.
Lynch, who booted six goals in the third quarter alone, beat the Giants' final tally of 7.10 (52) by himself.
Prior to this season, he had played six games in two seasons at St Kilda and managed a further six games in 2012 after moving to Adelaide.
Despite the lean run and an extended stint with SANFL side Glenelg, Lynch said he always believed he had what it took to make it in the AFL.
"I have always thought I was good enough to play at this level, but since coming to Adelaide the coaches have instilled a lot more confidence in me, a lot more trust in me through my hard work," he said.
"It is sort of starting to pay off now, with me getting four games in a row.
"Hopefully I can keep contributing."
The arrival of a new attacking option comes at an important time for the Crows, who lost Taylor Walker two weeks ago with a knee reconstruction and have been without Kurt Tippett after his off-season move to the Sydney Swans.
Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson said he rotated players such as Patrick Dangerfield, Scott Thompson, Rory Sloane, Richard Douglas and Bernie Vince through the forward line against the Giants.
But he said Lynch was deservedly the focus of the post-match analysis.
"We hear a bit of doom and gloom sometimes in our industry but this will be one of the really good stories this week," Sanderson said.
"He has really fought hard to get into this side and he has played a lot of games in a row now and his confidence is up and we are seeing the best of him.
"I am really happy that the footy gods were smiling on him today."
Teammate David Mackay said it was great to see Lynch get some reward for his efforts.
"He just had one of those games where he was just everywhere," Mackay said.
Giants coach Kevin Sheedy said he tried almost everything to stop Lynch.
"Let's face it, you don't kick 10 goals often in your life and we put every backline player of a reasonable height we could put on him to shut him down," Sheedy said.
"But when the opposition has it in 25 more times than what we did, it's sort of like going to breakfast and you don't have to cook for yourself. It just gets put on the plate for you."
