They may have lost only one game so far this AFLW season, but the Crows’ finals hopes rest entirely on this weekend

Sure, the AFLW’s conference system has come under fire with having all the best teams in the one conference, but no one could complain about how the season ends

FORGET the lopsided nature of the AFLW’s two-conference system. Forget that the top four sides — overall — this season will not play finals. Forget it all.

Because it all comes down to this weekend …

And not a single football fan could be disappointed with that.

After six rounds of women’s football, more than 300 goals kicked and 450 tackles laid, not a single team — in either conference — is a certainty to extend their season.

That includes Adelaide, even though they are sitting on top of Conference A with five wins, one loss and a superior percentage to both North Melbourne and Fremantle who sit below.

As the competition heads into its final round this weekend, and the top two teams from each conference going through to finals, there are seven teams still in contention: four in A (Crows, Kangaroos, Dockers and Melbourne) and three in B (Carlton, Geelong and Brisbane).

On Saturday afternoon, the Crows play their Conference A rivals Melbourne, who are on four wins and two losses, at the Demons’ home ground Casey Fields.

Crows joint vice-captain Angela Foley collected 15 disposals as part of the Crows important win over the GWS Giants on Sunday. Picture: Sarah Reed.

And with Melbourne’s percentage greater than both the Kangaroos and Dockers, the Demons could make the finals by beating the Crows by enough to better Adelaide’s percentage.

Crows head coach Matthew Clarke isn’t surprised by the tight end to AFLW03.

“It’s looked this way from a fair way out,” he said following his side’s critical 32-point win over Greater Western Sydney at home on Sunday.

“It’s going to come down to the last round, so I’m sure the AFLW is pretty happy about that.

“It’s really congested: three teams on five wins, and one on four and two with a pretty healthy percentage, so it’s certainly going to be an exciting week next week.”

Selection will be key for the Crows this week as they look to take on Melbourne.

Both mid-defender Courtney Cramey (hamstring) and forward Jessica Sedunary (foot) could make themselves available for selection.

Adelaide Crows AFLW coach Matthew Clarke shakes hands with assistant Peter Cavan after their win over the Greater Western Sydney Giants at Unley Oval. Picture: Mark Brake/Getty Images)

But Clarke said the experienced players had a bit of work to do during the week to prove their fitness.

“Both those girls are building to full fitness, so that will probably be a lineball call as to whether they’re ready and it will be a challenging decision at match committee,” he said.

“Obviously, they’re quality players, but the ones who are in (the team) are playing well, so it’s tough.

“Particularly Cramey who’s only missed a couple of weeks, but Sedunary’s a bit tougher because she hasn’t played a game all year. We’ll just have to wait.

“But ultimately, it’s what’s best for the team. We’ve had a number of players who have come in and out of the team, have stepped in, played their role and then occasionally had to go back out and find form.

“Ultimately, you need a squad that’s hopefully going to get you to finals.”

Bring on round seven.