The Sydney Swans have trounced Collingwood by 80 points at the SCG on Saturday night, the 18.25 (133) to 7.11 (53) win set up by an inspirational early effort from Lance Franklin.
The mercurial superstar kicked four goals in the first half of his first game back since mental health issues cut his 2015 short.
The Pies felt further pain with star veteran Dan Swans leaving the match early after appearing to badly injure his right ankle, and Steele Sidebottom reported in the third quarter for a head-high bump on Dan Hannebery.
And their misery might last beyond Saturday after another of their prime movers after Steele Sidebottom was reported for a bump on Dan Hannebery.
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Franklin, who missed Sydney's 2015 finals campaign because of a mental health issue, kicked a goal inside the first 40 seconds and nailed three long-distance shots in the second quarter.
One of the senior figures in a youthful Swans side, 29-year-old Franklin had a fifth major goal scrubbed for an off-the-ball incident involving a teammate.
But he moved into 20th on the leading goal-kickers list with his second for the night and finished the evening on 710, which is the most by any current player.
He had plenty of support with Luke Parker, Tom Mitchell, Jake Lloyd and Kieren Jack running riot, and their three AFL debutants contributing, with lively small forward Tom Papley kicking three goals.
The Swans led by as much as 90 points in the final quarter and would surely have won by a three-figure margin had they kicked more accurately.
Collingwood were so inept in the first half that Franklin had outscored them 25-10 by half-time, and two other Swans, Mitchell and Papley, had also contributed more than the entire Collingwood outfit.
The Pies' service to their forwards was so poor that spearhead Travis Cloke didn't record a disposal in the first half.
One of the few bright spots for Collingwood was from former Giants midfielder Adam Treloar.
MEDICAL ROOM
Collingwood will be sweating on the scans from Swan's ankle injury, but the way he hobbled from the ground in pain, he looks set for some time on the sidelines. Franklin's shoulder looked to bother him at various stages after quarter-time but he should be fine to play next week.
NEXT UP
The Pies need to rebound next Friday night in what should be a belter against Richmond at a packed MCG, while the Swans head to Melbourne to take on the Tigers' round one opponents Carlton at Etihad stadium.
SYDNEY SWANS 3.9 10.12 14.21 18.25 (133)
COLLINGWOOD 1.1 1.4 5.6 7.11 (53)
GOALS
Sydney Swans: Franklin 4, Mitchell 3, Papley 3, Cunningham 2, Hewett, Towers, Hannebery, Parker, Jones, Heeney
Collingwood: Greenwood, Crisp, De Goey, Moore, Fasolo, Treloar, Maynard
BEST
Sydney Swans: Parker, Grundy,Jack, Mitchell, Lloyd, Franklin, Rampe, Papley
Collingwood: Treloar, Adams, Sidebottom, Blair, Greenwood
INJURIES
Sydney Swans: Franklin (shoulder)
Collingwood: Swan (ankle)
Reports: Sidebottom (Collingwood) for rough conduct on Dan Hannebery (Sydney Swans) in the third quarter
Umpires: Bannister, Dalgleish, Schmitt
Official crowd: 33, 857 at the SCG
