[4][5][6] Adelaide, nicknamed as the Crows, finished the 10-game regular season in first position with nine wins and one loss, and the competition's highest percentage, 216.6%.

Their only loss came in round six against the Western Bulldogs by 1 point at Norwood Oval, who finished outside the top six and did not qualify for the finals series.

The season's leading goalkicker Ashleigh Woodland booted two goals to assist in the 14-point winners victory, which resulted in Adelaide qualifying for their third successive grand final.

The Demons made their charge in the third quarter, kicking three goals to one before fighting off a late comeback from Brisbane to claim a four-point victory and qualify for their maiden grand final.

[10] The attendance of 6,436 was described by Guardian Australia journalist Nicole Hayes as "meagre" but partially attributable to the AFL's decision to play the match at the venue at late notice.

An AFL match between Sydney and North Melbourne was pushed back by over an hour to accommodate the league's desire for the grand final to be played without clashing with men's fixtures.

Adelaide made three changes for the match, with part-time defender Madison Newman and midfield utility Brooke Tonon dropped from the side that had won the preliminary final.

[24] Ruck Montana McKinnon was handed a one-match suspension by the AFL Tribunal for a late and high bump on Kiara Bowers of Fremantle in the team's preliminary final win.

[25] Eloise Jones and Najwa Allen returned to the side having served their own suspensions, while Jasmyn Hewett was brought in to cover for McKinnon.

[26] Source:[6] The match commenced with Adelaide's key midfielders Erin Phillips, Anne Hatchard and Ebony Marinoff starting in the centre square.

Adelaide captain Chelsea Randall and defender Sarah Allan shared the task of keeping Melbourne's full forward Tayla Harris quiet.

[5][6][17] Early in the final quarter, Melbourne's Casey Sherriff went off the ground with a suspected broken arm using her guernsey as a makeshift sling.

With eleven minutes to go, Melbourne's Sarah Lampard took a snap at goal from 35 metres out, but missed, cutting Adelaide's lead to eight points.

Seven Adelaide players had won three premierships, in 2017, 2019 and 2022: Sarah Allan, Anne Hatchard, Ebony Marinoff, Justine Mules, Erin Phillips, Chelsea Randall and Stevie-Lee Thompson.