GWS' latest third-quarter effort against the reigning premiers, piling on 14 goals, shot up the record list as one of the most damning terms in V/AFL history.

The Lions proved no match for the men in orange, as they turned a close contest into an onslaught, prompting researchers to hunt through the record books for the most points scored in a quarter.

Astonishingly, one side scored triple figures in one quarter over 100 years ago.

The top 10 highest AFL scores in a quarter...

1South Melbourne

Round 12, 1919 Q4

South Melbourne piled on 106 points (17 goals and four behinds) against St Kilda at Lake Oval in the fourth quarter.

That final effort turned the margin into 171 points.

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