Adelaide have overcome the stifling Perth heat and a plucky West Coast outfit to post a 26-point AFLW win at Mineral Resources Park.
With the mercury hovering above 35 degrees in Perth at bounce down on Saturday, Adelaide unleashed a five-goal blitz late in the second quarter to set up the 11.5 (71) to 6.9 (45) win.
The Crows (9-1) will finish on top of the table if Brisbane upset ladder leaders Melbourne at Brighton Homes Arena on Saturday night.
Adelaide midfielder Ebony Marinoff was superb with 23 disposals, seven clearances, eight tackles and a goal, while Madison Newman finished with two goals from her 19 possessions.
Crows big Montana McKinnon was a force in the ruck with 35 hitouts to go with her 15 disposals.
West Coast captain Emma Swanson battled hard all day on the way to 28 disposals, while rising star Ella Roberts (27 disposals, seven tackles) continued her outstanding season.
Eagles forward Kellie Gibson kicked 2.3 to mark her 50-game milestone.
Adelaide entered their final match of the home-and-away season knowing even with a loss they would finish no worse than second.
Anne Hatchard, Chelsea Randall, Kiera Mueller, Stevie-Lee Thompson and Jessica Waterhouse were all rested, while Zoe Prowse missed with illness.
The first quarter was a hard-fought affair as both sides went in hard despite the hot conditions.
The Eagles edged out to a one-point lead with eight minutes remaining in the second quarter when Gibson snapped a goal.
But Adelaide flicked the switch with five goals in the space of six minutes of actual game time to open up a match-winning 29-point lead.
Danielle Ponter provided the best highlight of that flurry of goals when she burst out of the middle with two bounces, combined with a teammate for a one-two and then kicked truly on the run.
Newman also had something to crow about when her snap on goal bounced at right angles to evade an Eagles defender and go through for a remarkable goal.
West Coast fought back in the third quarter, but they failed to fully cash in on several promising opportunities.
With Adelaide already having an eye on the start of finals next week, West Coast controlled field position for large parts of the final quarter.
Goals to Isabella Lewis and Dana Hooker closed the gap to 14 points with seven minutes remaining, but Keeley Kustermann and Newman kicked late goals to ease Adelaide’s nerves.
West Coast finished their season with a 2-8 record and are on the lookout for a new coach after Michael Prior stepped down two weeks ago.
