While Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks conceded his side’s unconvincing nine-point win over Richmond wasn’t one for the time capsule, he was maintaining a glass-half-full outlook after the four-quarter scrap. The Crows’ top-four hopes were bolstered, but the same can’t be said for their legitimacy as a genuine premiership contender. Adelaide had everything to play for – and everything to lose, with seventh position and the murkiness of wildcard territory the ‘prize’ for defeat.