Adelaide Co-Captain Ebony Marinoff says the Crows’ “will-to-win” helped get them over the line in the do-or-die Round 12 clash against Fremantle on Sunday.

The Crows rose to the occasion at Norwood Oval to defeat the Dockers by 12 points and earn a sixth-consecutive finals berth.

Momentum swings were rife in Sunday’s match and the Dockers threatened late in the game.

But the Crows’ defensive efforts, led by Marinoff’s Co-captain Sarah Allan, helped the side get victory.

Speaking to the media on Monday, Marinoff said the tightly-contested match would hold the Crows in good stead as they mounted their charge toward a fourth AFLW flag.

“Talking about the ‘will to win’, that’s what finals are all about - it’s contested, it’s high pressure, it’s all about field position,” Marinoff said.

“You would’ve seen Eloise Jones stand up in the last six to eight minutes and take some key, crucial marks, Sezzy Allan all day, Anne Hatchard with the sealer, Stevie-Lee Thompson on the win defensively.

“To be able to win, and in Hatchy’s 100th game, and to see her kick the sealer, it was one of those days that you’ll remember forever, that’s for sure.

“It’s amazing to be able to put ourselves back into another finals series (and) I feel like we are very well prepared to hit the official finals series.”

Marinoff added another accolade to her bow on Sunday when she became the first player in AFLW history to record 1000 tackles.

She said she had worked hard at the contested side of her game and enjoyed the competitive side.

“If I’m not tackling or providing pressure to the opponents, Doc (Matthew Clarke) is probably  telling me off, and so is CJ (assistant Courtney Cramey),” Marinoff said.

“It is part of my game, and it’s something that I pride myself on - just being a bull at the contest and also laying those tackles.

“I love to compete and that’s why I play this great game.”

The Crows’ elimination final will be against St Kilda at Norwood Oval this coming Sunday afternoon.

It will be the second time the two sides will face each other, having played in Round One, with the Saints taking the spoils.

Marinoff said there were many lessons learnt from that Round One loss to St Kilda and her team was eager for atonement.

“We got absolutely pantsed in the contest, so we’ll have to be better at that,” Marinoff said.

“The way we moved the ball was not at the level and looking back in Round One, we were potentially a little bit shell-shocked.

“St Kilda has been tremendous this year. They’ve had a lot of injuries as well, so the fact they’ve been able to make the eight is super impressive.

“The fact we get another go and it was so long ago, is probably awesome for both teams because I’m sure they’ve grown and evolved, and as have we.

“Hopefully we can pack out Norwood and fans can watch us in a do-or-die final.”

Adelaide faces St Kilda in an elimination final at Norwood Oval on Sunday at 2.35pm.

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