Adelaide caretaker coach Mark Bickley doesn't fear his chance to become an AFL coach will pass him by if overlooked for the Crows job.

Bickley, with two wins from two games since being appointed Adelaide's interim coach, is yet to decide whether to pitch for the permanent role.

But he's adamant Adelaide's current search, no matter the outcome, won't be his last chance to become a head coach.

"I have seen other coaches, whether it be Ross Lyon, Mark Harvey, John Longmire - the coaching world is littered with people who have had long apprenticeships and gone on to coach," Bickley told reporters on Thursday.

"So if this time isn't right for the football club or for me, I'm not going to pack my bags and say 'that is it, I have missed my chance'.

"I will see this as being a wonderful opportunity to gain experience and continue to gain experience to hopefully become a better coach."

Bickley, in his third year as an assistant coach when Neil Craig suddenly quit three weeks ago, remains firm in waiting until season's end to decide whether to apply for the permanent Crows gig.

"The reason I said I will (wait) until the end of the six weeks is because I didn't want the results of the games to make people more optimistic or less optimistic, or to be scrutinised more heavily or less heavily," he said.

"So once again I just repeat, the best way to deal with it is have all the information in front of you, which will be there at the end of the six week period.

"I'm not even sure when the interview process will start and whilst I'm doing what I'm doing now, I'm not thinking a lot about that either.

" ... They (Crows hierarchy) have said it's up to me, so I would suggest that if I decided I was going to apply for it, they would be happy for me to apply."

While satisfied with victories over sides below the Crows on the ladder - last-placed Port Adelaide and 15th-placed Brisbane - Bickley said a rampant Geelong presented a different proposition at AAMI Stadium on Sunday.

And he rubbished suggestions his 13th-placed outfit would be content with an honourable loss against the Cats, winners of their past two games by a combined 336 points.

"I don't buy that, we're not into respectable losses ... it's a comfort about losing, which I don't subscribe to," Bickley said.

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