Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew has left the scene with more questions than answers after a 78-point Collingwood thumping massively dented the Suns' AFL finals hopes.
An afternoon filled with promise at a packed Heritage Bank Stadium quickly became a black-and-white nightmare for the hosts in an 18.12 (120) to 5.12 (42) Magpies win.
There was a sea of black and white in the 22,483-strong Gold Coast crowd - the club's third-biggest home attendance - and they weren't disappointed as the ladder leaders hit top gear on Saturday.