The pressure on Neil Craig is sure to mount after another big loss by the Crows.
The Crows nightmare season has continued, with the club all but out of finals contention after going down by 47 points to North Melbourne at Docklands on Sunday.Another poor start cost Adelaide with the Roos kicking the first 5 goals of the match, and from there the Crows never got back within touching distance.
Once again coach Neil Craig will spend the week under the microscope, with his future at the helm of the Crows to be questioned after another poor display by a team that has won just three games for the season.
North Melbourne, on the other hand, did captain Brent Harvey proud as he celebrated his 311th game for the Kangaroos, equalling the club record set by Kangaroos legend Glenn Archer.
But it was future star Andrew Swallow who took the limelight with a superb display in the 18.7 (115) to 10.8 (68) triumph.
Swallow provided a glimpse into the future, finishing with 39 disposals and two goals whilst also dominating contested possessions and clearances in a virtuoso individual display.
Harvey had 17 touches and two goals while Drew Petrie kicked four off his own as North picked up a third win for the season to draw level with the Crows.
Bernie Vince made an encouraging return for the Crows with 26 possessions and albeit inaccurate, Kurt Tippett finished with three majors.
Swallow gave North a scare when he limped off early in the last term, but only a couple of minutes later he was winning another clearance.
He put on a clinic in the first term with 17 disposals, 14 contested possessions and 10 clearances and also kicked the first goal of the game.
After kicking the first two goals, North suffered an early blow when Jamie MacMillan had to be stretchered off with concussion.
Adelaide's Richard Douglas will come under video scrutiny after his hip collected MacMillan's head as the young Kangaroo was trying to gain possession.
But substitute Ben Speight did well when he came on for MacMillan and finished among North's best players.
Adelaide did not kick its first major until 26 minutes into the first quarter.
North continued to dominate general play in the second term, but the Crows were resilient and went goal for goal with their opponents.
Adelaide should have been closer than 23 points behind at half-time, with Tippett and Sam Jacobs missing straight-forward set shots on goal.
The Crows had their chances again through the third term, twice reducing the margin to 21 points.
Adelaide's two goals for the quarter came from 50m penalties against Jack Ziebell and Scott Thompson, a consistent problem for North over their last three games.
But the Kangaroos steadied with three goals and had a decisive 40-point lead at the last change.
Defender Graham Johncock was Adelaide's best player and captain Nathan van Berlo was solid when he went onto Harvey.
The goalkicking yips continued for North forward Lindsay Thomas, who had a set shot after the final siren and sprayed it out on the full.
FINAL SCORE
Kangaroos: 18.7 (115) - D Petrie 4, A Swallow 2, B Harvey 2, L Adams 2, L Anthony 2, A Edwards, B Speight, J Ziebell, K Harper, L Hansen, T Goldstein.
Crows: 10.8 (68) - K Tippett 3, J Gunston 2, P Dangerfield 2, R Henderson, R Sloane, S Thompson.
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