Adelaide defender Josh Worrell says the Crows still have belief, despite a qualifying final loss to Collingwood on Thursday night.

The Crows challenged Collingwood for much of the match, with one goal separating the two sides at the main break, before a third-quarter Magpies surge put the visitors 35-points ahead midway through the quarter.

Adelaide wrestled the momentum back late in the third, with two goals to Luke Pedlar and one to Riley Thilthorpe, but Collingwood did enough to hold on for an eventual 24-point win.

Worrell was a standout for the Crows, recording 26 disposals, six marks - including two intercept - and nine pressure acts.

Speaking after the match, the 24-year-old said he was disappointed but the players were determined to make the most of the double chance they had earned, after finishing the minor round top of the ladder.

“There’s still belief within the group,” Worrell said.

“They just got on top a little bit in that third quarter and that hurt us.

“We know we have the ability to wrestle momentum, we’ve shown we can do it, but we need to work on the ability to continue on with that momentum and finish the game.

“(Nicks) said that we were lucky enough to have earned a double chance, so we’ll come back next week and hopefully get a win.

Only seven Adelaide players - Captain Jordan Dawson, veterans Taylor Walker, Rory Laird and Brodie Smith, Alex Neal-Bullen, as well as former GWS pair Isaac Cumming and James Peatling - had lined up in an AFL final before Thursday night’s clash.

The lack of finals experience proved the main difference, according to Worrell, with much of Collingwood’s line-up having played a part in their 2023 Premiership.

“With some of our moments throughout the game, we didn’t take (them), then once we stopped that surge in the third quarter, we were pretty even around the ball and for the rest of the game,” Worrell said.

“I think it was a really good experience for us young boys who haven’t played in a final before.

“The intensity goes to another level that maybe we haven’t experienced in the past.

“It’s very disappointing, but we were pretty limited on finals experience, so I think it was a good experience for us.”

Adelaide will now quickly turn its attention to next week with a home semi-final clash against the winner of Saturday’s match between Greater Western Sydney and Hawthorn.

Worrell said the Crows would review the first final, reset and be ready for next week.

“It’s tough, and will be something we’ll work on throughout the week and get back to the board,” Worrell said.

“We’ll recover well, do the little things right, get back to training and then be ready to play whenever we need to.”

For all the up-to-date details on Adelaide’s semi-final, which will be released at a later date, head to the Club’s finals hub here.