And so it was no surprise to see the red and whites set up a winning score from early on.

With barely four minutes on the clock Daniel Hill goaled off a sensational snap from the silo pocket and shortly after Adam Noonan gave one a ride from the outer wing which also had the flags out.

Winger Chris Stringer seemed to have his own ball and centreman Luke Kapitola was keen to share it with him and it was only a couple of minutes before Shane Arbon – in game number 201 – was set up for a mark well inside 50.

The conversion was only a minor score prompting Arbon to gather a second possession in as many minutes and this one he handed off to Josh ‘Tacker’ Gale whose snap through heavy traffic was worth six points.

From the bounce it was the Arbon/Gale combo that scored again and Gale kicked his third minutes later while a stunned Jamestown-Peterborough defence looked on in awe.

By the 20-minute mark it was five goals to zip and the Pies seemed rattled, but they took heart from a booming set shot by David Boulton that opened their account.

It is probably fair to say Crystal Brook went out to lunch at this point and the visitors took advantage.

Chris Stacey and Dan Schuppan used the ball wisely and Ryan Simpson had some important touches, including a bomb to the goal square where Clayton ‘Hoover’ Pycroft grabbed a contested mark and kicked truly from point blank range.

Greg Farr kicked his first for the day right on the siren to send the Maggies into quarter time trailing by just 13-points.

A master-stroke from the Crystal Brook bench was to move Matt Jackman onto Greg Farr after the Jamestown champion booted three early goals on fourth-gamer Nathan Lambert, who was a bit overwhelmed.

It worked a treat because the way Farr opened he could have kicked bag.

Also denting Jamestown-Peterborough’s chances of staging an upset was when fullback Daniel ‘Spanner Kitschke’ rolled an ankle and came off early in second quarter.