Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks says he had to remind himself \u201cto smile\u201d after his side barely escaped with a nine-point victory over last-placed West Coast.<\/p>\n
Admitting the result \u201cfelt like a loss\u201d, Nicks conceded his side were \u201cbelow their best\u201d, but still did enough to take the four points to now sit one game clear at the top of the table.<\/p>\n
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