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...
6Sydney
Round 17, 1987 Q4
It wasn't long under the banner of the Sydney Swans that the newly relocated side started making a name for itself.
In 1987, a staggering 13.7 (85 points) set a monstrous win, and one of the highest scoring games by a side (236 points).
