[1] Former captain Nathan van Berlo also decided to retire at the end of 2016 after struggling to get a spot in the AFL team.
[4] After the trade period they delisted two more players: midfielder Mitch Grigg and utility Ricky Henderson.
[6] The final player to be dropped off of the senior list was Sam Shaw, who retired due to the effects concussion was having on his career.
[8] With the Crows' first pick in the national draft they selected Jordan Gallucci, a midfielder from Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup.
[19] Now premiership favourites, the Crows expected an easy win against North Melbourne, who had only won one game and were on the bottom of the ladder.
Adelaide kicked 9 of the next 10 goals to bring the margin back to 3 points early in the final quarter, but they were unable to take the lead.
This was enough for West Coast to make the top eight, beating Melbourne on percentage by half a percent, and because Geelong had beaten the Giants, the Crows finished minor premiers in spite of losing their last two games.
This came at the cost of defender Brodie Smith, who tore his ACL in the first quarter, ending his season and putting into question whether he'd play in 2018.
[41] At the preliminary final, Sloane returned from his appendicitis and Andy Otten was brought into the team to replace McGovern.
[43] After finishing second in the ladder, Adelaide won the first AFLW grand final by defeating Brisbane Lions 4.11 (31) to 4.5 (25).
The Crows started the first-ever AFL Women's season strongly, winning their first four matches, and spending three of the first four rounds at the top of the ladder.
In front the whole match after that kick, the Crows weathered a late comeback to win the first-ever AFLW final by six points.