It was a milestone match to savour for North Melbourne superstars Jasmine Garner and Emma Kearney, who both starred in the comprehensive 26-point AFLW win over Gold Coast at Blundstone Arena.
Garner (27 disposals, one goal, seven clearances, six inside-50s) dominated in the midfield to be best-on-ground, while captain Kearney (17 touches) was superb across half-back in the Kangaroos' 6.4 (40) to 2.2 (14) triumph on Saturday afternoon.
Both were playing their 50th game and paid rich tribute to each other post-match.
"She's unbelievable," Kearney said of two-time best-and-fairest winner Garner.
"She makes footy look so easy.
"I remember back in her junior days, everyone used to talk about this Jas Garner, and now I get to play with her.
"She's a very special player."
Garner returned the favour to her skipper, who hasn't put a foot wrong since moving from midfield to defence and is the only player to earn All-Australian honours in all six AFLW seasons.
"She (Kearney) just keeps getting better every year," Garner said.
"You throw her in another position (backline) and she's the best at it - All-Australian every year and she's just so consistent.
"She's our captain and we love her - love what she brings to the team."
Tahlia Randall, who slotted a career-best three goals, was the chief beneficiary of Garner and Kearney's upfield exploits.
The Suns conjured the first score of the game when vice-captain Jamie Stanton snapped a behind in the opening minutes, but they were forced to wait until the last five minutes of the match before notching their next point.
In the meantime, the Kangas ran riot.
Gold Coast ruck Lauren Bella was regularly getting her hand on the footy first at the hitouts, but North's midfielders, led by Garner, cut a swathe once the ball hit the deck at the stoppages.
Ahead by 12 points at quarter time, armed by a 10-2 advantage in inside-50s, the Kangaroos were even more dominant in the second term were ahead by 26 points at halftime.
"Gold Coast apply pressure really well but we were able to match them," Kearney said.
"We knew if we could match them in the contest, we could try to get them on the outside.
"Our ball movement, particularly off the back half, was really pleasing, which allowed our forwards to get to work."
Randall marked a Garner pass and nailed her third early in the term, which was followed by debutant Sophia McCarthy kicking the first of her career as the home side in Hobart romped to a 39-point three-quarter time lead.
With just a solitary point on the board, Gold Coast were in danger of creating unwanted records.
The lowest score in AFLW history - 0.2 (2) held jointly by the Suns against Brisbane in 2021 and St Kilda against Carlton last season - was in danger of being broken.
To their credit, the Suns showed pride by lifting noticeably in the fourth term.
Stanton converted a free kick for Gold Coast's belated first goal with just over three minutes remaining before Kalinda Howarth's mark and goal inside the last 60 seconds limited some of the earlier damage.
