Adelaide 'is in a bit of trouble' after their 24-point loss to Collingwood in the qualifying final, according to Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes.
Collingwood took on the Crows in a hostile environment at Adelaide Oval and came home victorious, winning (11.13) 79 to (8.7) 55.
Speaking on SEN Breakfast, Cornes said there were concerns with how the Crows performed last night, especially their midfield.
"All of a sudden, their midfield doesn’t look great," Cornes said.
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“Didn't he have to swing the magnets through there last night, Matty Nicks.
“When Rory Laird's back in the midfield and Ben Keays is having a run, you go, ‘The first choice mids probably didn't get it done tonight’.”
Cornes said he wouldn't judge Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks too harshly on the decision to move players around and was wary of overeacting to the loss.
“I'm not critical of Matthew Nicks doing that because the guys weren't getting it done, so you’ve got to do something,"
“I mean, it's a tough one. You can overreact to a Qualifying Final loss and tip into the winner of the Elimination Finals, of course.
“But, yeah, I think Adelaide is in a bit of trouble now.”
Adelaide will face the winner of the GWS vs Hawthorn game at Adelaide Oval next week and if they win, they will travel to the winner of the Geelong vs Brisbane qualifying final for a preliminary final.