Come for the rivalry, stay for the Nick Daicos masterclass.
It was the best individual quarter of the year and probably the best quarter of Daicos' career.
Thirteen touches, two goal assists, one goal, three centre clearances and two tackles to get the Pies home by five points after trailing by 18 at the last change.
Somehow that statsline still undersells his majesty in the last quarter.
It was the sort of individual monopoly usually reserved for NBA games - not on an AFL field where winning demands 23 contributions.
The juxtaposition between his skill in the last quarter and the overall standard of the first three terms was the sort of thing you'd expect to see if a former AFL player is forced to play local reserves footy.
At the last change, fans were left wishing the much talked about Friday night double header was instead on Thursday to give them another footy game to tune into, so ugly was the contest.
Daicos, who won the Richard Pratt Medal in the Peter Mac Cup game, ensured everyone got something for investing their time and he had cause for celebration after 100 games glittered with accolades - and littered with some near misses too.
We've outlined 10 of his best moments from a dazzling last quarter.
2Desperate defence
Speaking on Channel 7 post-game, Nick Daicos noted he was dissatisfied with his defensive pressure at three-quarter-time and wanted to lift.
His only two tackles of the game came in the last minute. The first led to a stoppage on the wing with less than a minute to go, giving the Pies a chance to set up defensively rather than defending repeat entries.
Sam Walsh looked to burst through that ensuing stoppage but Daicos clung on for dear life, Walsh lost control of the footy and it again held up the Blues' forward charge.
The Pies backline is usually their safety net, but given its disorganisation for parts of the night, those couple of moments provided important relief as the tension was at its highest.
There were sexier moments that will live longer in Magpies' fans' memories, but the stage of the game lifts this to number two.
