The Crows' first final in eight years was ripped away from them by the Magpies, who kicked five goals to none in a scintillating 15-minute burst during the third quarter.
Thursday night's result at Adelaide Oval left Matthew Nicks' minor premiers facing a cut-throat home clash with GWS or Hawthorn next week.
"You don't often lose a final and get another crack at it, but we do," Nicks said after the 11.13 (79) to 8.7 (55) defeat to Collingwood.
"Three quarters won't get it done in finals footy, we knew that coming in ... we were beaten tonight by a side that played better than we did, no doubt about that."
Adelaide have lost consecutive games just once this season - against Gold Coast and Geelong back in April - and Nicks backed his players to move on quickly from the latest setback.
"We've been able to regroup reasonably quickly all year, get straight back to process and what does the week look like," Nicks said.
"We've all got finals experience under our belt, albeit a small amount, it's going to help us."
Nicks also backed Jordan Dawson to bounce back after a relatively quiet 19-disposal game from the Crows' skipper against Collingwood.
"I'm super confident he will," Nicks said.
"He's a competitor, he's our captain, so he'll be right.
"He'll want the shortest week possible - see if they can play us on Wednesday next week."
Nicks dismissed concerns over a minor ankle injury that appeared to hamper Dawson during the Magpies clash.
Rachele has been sidelined with a knee injury since round 17 but has resumed full training and is set to be given the green light to return next week.
The dangerous small forward's creativity around goal would be welcome in the absence of suspended star Izak Rankine.
"He's moving really well, Josh. He hasn't put a foot wrong, so he'll be pushing," Nicks said.
"He's a competitor as well, so he'll be keen to get himself back in.
"But we've got to make the right decision there and not rush that because he's going to be a really important player for us moving forward."
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