Brodie Smith says believes Adelaide can still make the finals this season Brodie Smith looks for the long option during Adelaide's win over Gold Coast. ADELAIDE'S finals hopes may be on death row, but for Crows midfielder-defender Brodie Smith while there is hope, there is life. "It is still possible ... so we have to be confident," said Smith as the 6-8 Crows faced up to being two losses away from elimination in the AFL finals race. We have to now try to play some good footy for the rest of the year. FINALS: Crows just two losse s from elimination "It would have been nice to win, it would have put us ninth and now we've dropped to 12th ... so that makes it pretty tough," said Smith today as Adelaide dealt with the fallout of the six-point surrender to West Coast at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night. We're still going to be positive this week and look forward to Collingwood (at the MCG on Friday night). BAN: Elbow to earn McKernan big penalty Adelaide's selection meeting will face at least two changes as the Crows deal with the loss of young midfielder Aidan Riley (broken right leg) and the anticipated suspension of key forward Shaun McKernan on a striking charge. But midfielder Bernie Vince, who was concussed late during the loss to the Eagles, was back to his chirpy ways at West Lakes today. He still needs to pass a concussion test to be passed fit for selection against the Magpies. McKernan's ban could open the door for Richmond recruit Angus Graham to play his first AFL game as a Crow. The collapse against the Eagles - with the Crows giving up a 13-point lead with three goals in the last six minutes - continues to irk the Adelaide players. "Everyone was shattered - it was a game we should have won and we let it slip," said Smith. Smith also made his stance on stagers in the AFL very clear. As the AFL's match review panel looks the McKernan incident, there also is intense interest on whether the AFL tribunal will stand by its vow to rid the game of stagers. The contentious moment in the Crows-Eagles game is at the start of time-on in the third term when Eagles tagger Patrick McGinnity appears to fake being tackled above the shoulder and earns a dubious free kick from experienced field umpire Stephen McBurney. McGinnity scores West Coast's eight goal from the free kick to give the Eagles an 11-point lead in a game ultimately decided in West Coast's favour by six points. Smith today said: "It is something you don't want in the AFL. It is something we can rub out of the game as quick as possible.