Adelaide fell to Fremantle by 24 points at Optus Stadium on Friday night, after a late burst helped the Dockers secure the win, and the minor premiership.
The Crows fought hard in a high-stakes clash that was tied early in the final quarter, but they couldn't contain the Dockers right to the end, as the ladder leaders kicked five late goals to prevail, 16.16 (112) to 13.10 (88).
The Dockers' Optus Stadium record has played a pivotal role in the record-breaking season for Justin Longmuir's team, but Adelaide threatened at stages on Friday night to breach the fortress.
Crows midfielder Izak Rankine was given space to do damage and finished with a game-high 39 disposals, as Adelaide brought plenty of heat throughout a tough match and stayed in the contest through efficient scoring.
They couldn't hold up in the final term under a weight of inside-50s as the Dockers put the foot down as they have done so many times through a brilliant season.
Their start to the game, however, was best described as fumbly and hesitant as Adelaide seized its opportunity with early goals to Rory Laird, Darcy Fogarty and Callum Ah Chee.
Amiss missed a 20m set shot at the other end in a worrying sign for the Dockers, but he quickly made amends after Mason Cox laid a crunching tackle in the midfield and Luke Ryan – in his 200th game – sent a pinpoint inside 50 towards the spearhead.
It was the first of three straight goals for Amiss, with Bolton setting up the next with some brilliance on the wing and then Sam Switkowski breaking free at a centre stoppage to hit the 23-year-old on the lead.
The Crows got numbers into defence to try and clog up the leading lanes, but a late goal to Serong saw the Dockers take a 13-point lead into the first break.
Adelaide ran hard to stifle the Dockers' ball-movement through a tight second quarter, with a pair of goals to Josh Rachele giving the team some reward as it made the most of fewer opportunities.
Zac Taylor snapped a brilliant goal out of traffic, but neither team could make a decisive move as the Dockers took a five-point lead into half time.
The third term was a wild ride as the lead changed four times, with scores also tied on four occasions as both teams lifted their pressure and attack on the ball.
Treacy inserted himself in the contest with a desperate tackling effort on Max Michalanney and a crucial goal moments later, with Riley Thilthorpe booting his first goal for the game minutes later from a free kick.
The Crows edged ahead after Brayden Cook snapped his second goal, but the Dockers' midfield stars stepped up, with Serong booting a brilliant goal from the centre square and taking a contested mark on the wing when the Crows surged forward.
Andy Brayshaw dribbled a clever goal through to give the ladder leaders a seven-point lead at the last change, laying down the challenge to the Crows.
Thilthorpe levelled the game with an early goal in the final term, but the Dockers took control to close the game out, with Amiss booting his fifth from the goal square before a brilliant snap from Dudley gave the Dockers a match-winning 22-point lead.
SCOREBOARD
FREMANTLE 5.4 7.5 11.10 16.16 (112)
ADELAIDE 3.3 6.6 10.9 13.10 (88)
GOALS
Fremantle: Amiss 5, Dudley 3, Frederick 2, Serong 2, Bolton, Brayshaw, Cox, Treacy
Adelaide: Thilthorpe 2, Rachele 2, Taylor 2, Cook 2, Fogarty 2, Ah Chee, Laird, Rankine
BEST
Fremantle: Amiss, Serong, Treacy, Brayshaw, Clark, Bolton, Dudley
Adelaide: Rankine, Dawson, Worrell, Curtin, Taylor
INJURIES
Fremantle: Nil
Adelaide: Nil
