Sydney Swans defender Heath Grundy had the best view in the house during Friday night's first-quarter blitz against Geelong.
Standing alongside opponent Tom Hawkins at the other end of the ground, Grundy witnessed seven goals sail through in what was a breathtaking display of pressure football.
Kurt Tippett and Luke Parker chimed in for two goals apiece while Isaac Heeney, Ben McGlynn and Lance Franklin also impacted the scoreboard to push Sydney's lead to 39 points by quarter-time.
Sydney didn't have it all its own way however with Geelong helping itself to its fair share of inside 50s.
The Cats dominated the count, 72-40, with a conversion rate of 27.7 per cent, compared to the Swans' 55 per cent.
Grundy, who restricted Hawkins to 1.1 for the match, believed the strong start came down to a full-ground effort.
"The start was crucial, the boys in the middle started well and the forwards were up and going. Hanners (Dan Hannebery), Joey (Josh Kennedy) and Parks (Luke Parker) were hitting in, they got everyone on board," he said.
"I think they had a fair few inside 50s compared to us, but we managed to turn ours into goals. When we went in we were pretty dangerous.
"You take quarters like that every day of the week. That's the challenge every game we play. We know how we want to start, it's just a matter of doing it, and tonight we did it. That start managed to keep us going for the rest of the game.
"The back six were also pretty good tonight, we had a lot of inside 50s against and we held up pretty strong which was good.
"Zak Jones and Nick Smith were pretty solid. 'Smooch' (Smith) was crucial for us with his marking and dropping into holes. (But) as a whole we were pretty strong."
Jones' performance was particularly impressive considering the 21-year-old hadn't played senior football for over two months before his inclusion due to injury and concussion.
He gathered 22 disposals and combined with Dane Rampe for 28 rebound 50s.
He'll make it extremely difficult for the Sydney Swans' match committee to overlook him for Saturday's grand final, despite the hopeful return of like-for-likes Jarrad McVeigh and Callum Mills.
"Zak was one of our best players, he looked pretty composed and crucial for us out of the back line," Grundy said.
"He's had a pretty good year when he's played senior football. We know he can play at this level and he showed that tonight.
"It'll be an interesting week. I'm not sure how Aliir Aliir is yet, he'll be another one (under consideration).
"We do have blokes available and pushing for spots which is good. Blokes will miss out which is tough but, as a whole, it's a good position to be in."
