That ends a very big day of football.
There have been upsets and injuries, and the shape of the finals has changed from what we expected before the day started.
Melbourne's loss to Western Bulldogs feels like a pivotal moment, giving the Crows a way out of the wildcard round, which they took.
The Crows and Cats did what they needed to, securing top-six spots, while Carlton tuned up for the wildcard round with a stirring win over Fremantle.
Tomorow we will be back to bring you the final three games of the home and away season, beginning with the early game at Docklands as Essendon takes on Port Adelaide.
Then we will have the culmination of a huge week for the Sydney Swans as they play North Melbourne at the SCG as the second half of a historic double-header with their women's team taking on Essendon at lunchtime.
Finally tomorrow evening at 7:20pm AEST, West Coast will host Hawthorn in Perth, with the Hawks needing close to a miracle to snatch third spot.
Taylor Walker's emotional six-goal haul has lifted Adelaide to a 56-point win over GWS and securely into the AFL's top six.
The Crows avoided the wildcard finals after Walker and Izak Rankine (35 touches, four goals) starred in a 24.13 (157) to 15.11 (101) triumph on Saturday night.
Adelaide hold fifth spot overnight, but will slip to sixth should Hawthorn's expected win over lowly West Coast on Sunday eventuate.
Veteran forward Walker was playing his last home-and-away game for the Crows, after announcing his looming retirement.
And after a prolonged pre-game tribute, the 36-year-old kicked three goals in the initial 10 minutes to delight an adoring 52,332-strong Adelaide crowd.
Rankine dazzled, kicking two specials and creating two more goals, and Riley Thilthorpe bombed two accurate 55m set shots.
The Giants lost key backman Sam Taylor, ruled out with concussion after a knock in a marking contest.
GWS rallied in the second term, kicking six goals to two to reduce their halftime deficit to 21 points.
Jake Stringer, in his 250th AFL game and possibly last with the Giants, booted three goals to half-time as the Crows lost small forward Zac Taylor to a hamstring injury.
Stringer slotted his fourth with another spectacular effort early in the third quarter and the visitors were only 16 points down.
But Adelaide rapidly responded, with Walker collecting two more majors and Josh Rachele slotting two in a minute.
Stringer potted his fifth goal late in term, but the Crows were a commanding 35 points up at three quarter-time, 17.8 to 10.9.
Rankine soon added another highlight to his monster game with a classy third goal — he also had 12 clearances and 10 score involvements.
His teammates Thilthorpe, Darcy Fogarty and Ben Keays also booted three majors each in Adelaide's highest score of the season.
Captain Jordan Dawson (32 disposals) was a standout, and Dan Curtin's 23 touches included five clearances and a goal.
The Giants, despite Stringer finishing with six goals and the efforts of Clayton Oliver (25 possessions), Lachie Ash (26) and Lachie Whitfield (21), end a disappointing season in 12th spot, with 10 wins and 13 losses.
Star forward Jeremy Cameron made a successful AFL return and Geelong did what was necessary, beating lowly Richmond by 57 points.
The 20.13 (133) to 11.10 (76) win on Saturday night at Kardinia Park guaranteed a week off for the Cats heading into the finals.
They will most likely host an elimination final, with Hawthorn near certainties to beat West Coast on Sunday and leapfrog Geelong into the top four.
It was the Cats' second-highest score of the season and they will take a six-game winning streak into the finals.
Returning from a shoulder injury for his first game since July 11, Cameron started in defence before going back into attack in the second quarter, and he played out the game.
But teammate Jack Henry was forced out of the match in the second term with an ankle injury.
Star midfielder Bailey Smith was best afield, racking up a game-high 40 possessions and kicking three goals, along with 827 metres gained.
Shannon Neale led the scoring with four goals, including a lovely set shot on the final siren, while Shaun Mannagh and Patrick Dangerfield also kicked three apiece.
Richmond were competitive early, and when Seth Campell kicked their third goal they led 12 minutes into the opening term.
But the Cats closed out the term with four goals, capped by an excellent set shot from Dangerfield at the end of the quarter, and they were out to a 20-point lead.
Geelong killed off the game with a six-goal run through the second term, broken by Tom Lynch's first goal on the half-time siren. The Cats led by 49 points at the main break.
The Cats amassed 22 inside-50s in the third quarter, but the Tigers restricted the damage and it was three goals apiece for the term.
There would be no blowout, and a four-goal burst from the Tigers in the last quarter brought the margin back to 34 points.
Geelong quickly snuffed out the unlikely rally from the next centre bounce and Dangerfield's third goal followed.
Lynch kicked three goals for the Tigers and midfielder Tim Taranto had 36 disposals, with a game-high 10 clearances.
The Tigers have only won three games this season and are second-last. They will claim the wooden spoon if bottom side Essendon upset Port Adelaide on Sunday.
