Crows fans don't like you recalling the fact that in 1997 they controversially got to play Geelong in a home semi-final despite the Cats finishing above them on the ladder. It was thanks to a quirk in the rules with Geelong (2nd) losing to reigning premiers North (7th) and Adelaide (4th) beating the 5th side in the first week of the finals that year. Then add Geelong's Leigh Colbert being denied a clear mark and shot on goal. Nah, no whinging about home-town umpiring
.
Then in the following year (1998), the Crows finished 5th and were flogged by Melbourne (4th) in the first week of the finals. Now days if you finish 5th and lose your out (as we learnt twice the hard way
), but Adelaide got a second chance, again thanks to the rules of the day, and went on to win the back-to-back flags.