Adelaide’s one-point loss to Brisbane was just the fifth time the Crows have gone down by such a small margin, and the first time since 2007.

Remarkably, Adelaide has lost to Fremantle three times by one point (1998, 2003 and 2007), with Collingwood (1997) and now Brisbane the other teams.

Conversely, the Crows have won three matches by a point - North Melbourne (2013), Hawthorn (1992) and Fitzroy (1993).

Brad Crouch passed 30 disposals for the fifth consecutive game, and sixth time this season, with his haul of 32.

The midfielder won a team-high eight clearances, laid seven tackles and matched a career-high 18 kicks - a record he set in Round Three.

Co-captain Taylor Walker booted three goals from 13 disposals as a prominent target up forward.

Walker now sits one goal shy of the 400 milestone.

SANFL STATS: Every players' numbers from the Round Seven win

Fellow co-captain Rory Sloane was a major presence at ground level with 21 contested possessions and 15 groundball gets among his 28 disposals.

It was his fifth-highest contested possession tally and the third time this season he has finished with 20 or more.

Running at 91.7 per cent efficiency from his 24 disposals, Brodie Smith was one of the cleanest ball users on the day.

He had eight rebound-50s and six inside-50s, an equal round-high combination, and six intercept possessions.

Fellow half-back Rory Laird showed similar poise by foot with 14 of his 17 kicks effective.

Tom Lynch collected eight marks, one goal and 21 possessions to keep his season-best numbers on track.

The forward averages 21.2 disposals per game, narrowly ahead of his career-best 20.5 in 2017, and has career-high averages in kicks, contested possessions and inside-50s.

Ruckman Reilly O’Brien had the fourth-most hit-outs for the round, 37, and was third for taps to advantage (13).