Adelaide went down to top-placed North Melbourne by 40 points at Arden Street Oval on Saturday afternoon.
The 10.11 (71) to 5.1 (31) victory was the Kangaroos' 22nd in a row and built on rattling off five first-quarter goals.
The continued absence of Chelsea Randall (concussion) and Caitlin Gould (wrist) didn't help Adelaide's scoring woes, and their marking prowess was missed across half-forward, but the ball simply didn't get inside its forward 50 with any real purpose.
The Crows finally recorded their first point with a rushed behind late in the second quarter, before Teah Charlton took advantage of a holding free kick in front of goal to open the third term with a major.
North Melbourne's appetite for the contest was extraordinary, brushing aside opponents with ease – much in the same way Adelaide used to in the early seasons of the AFLW – and creating overlap run, with Erika O'Shea and Emma Kearney particularly damaging off half-back.
Eloise Jones booted three final-quarter goals for the Crows, before the Roos dabbed the accelerator again.
SCOREBOARD
NORTH MELBOURNE 5.1 5.8 8.8 10.11 (71)
ADELAIDE 0.0 0.1 1.1 5.1 (31)
GOALS
North Melbourne: Tripodi, Randall, Bruton, Shierlaw, Riddell, E.King, Bogue, Garner, Craven, Wall.
Adelaide: Jones 3, Charlton, Boileau.
BEST
North Melbourne: Garner, Riddell, Randall, Kearney, O'Shea, Tripodi.
Adelaide: Marinoff, Prowse, Newman, Jones.
