Jeremy Cameron kicked his 700th AFL goal, Chris Scott coached his 350th game and Sam Lalor's first match back from injury lasted just two minutes.
The key points summarised Saturday's twilight game at GMHBA Stadium, as Geelong mauled Richmond in the second term on the way to a 72-point win.
After an even start, the Cats kicked eight goals to one in the second term and cruised to their 18.16 (124) to 7.10 (52) win.
Cameron kicked 4.5 and became the 27th VFL/AFL player to reach 700, while the win capped Scott's milestone.
But it was a brutal trip down the highway for the Tigers and especially for Lalor, who has another left hamstring injury.
The No.1 draft pick had been given an extra week to ensure he was ready after injuring the same muscle in round 12.
He was hurt tackling Tom Atkins on the outer wing on Saturday and it looks like Lalor faces a lengthy layoff, having also hurt his left hamstring before last year's draft.
Teammate Hugo Ralphsmith also suffered a hamstring injury.
Richmond now only have two wins from their past 22 visits to Geelong, and this was their first match without key forward Tom Lynch, who has started his five-game suspension.
For the Cats, it was a solid hit-out coming out of the bye - particularly given Tyson Stengle was unavailable for personal reasons, and Bailey Smith was a late withdrawal because of illness.
Smith did not train on Friday and Scott said he woke up sick on Saturday morning. It is the third time this season that Smith has been a late out.
George Stevens took Stengle's place and made an impressive AFL debut, while Jack Bowes came in for Smith and kicked two goals.
"The first quarter wasn't ideal. The start was OK, but certainly in the second quarter we got going - it was a strong performance," Scott said.
"It was nice to see George Stevens come in and have an impact.
"I don't care who you are, when you lose two of your best players pre-game ... it was a recipe for a bit of a slow start, but we arrested it pretty quickly."
Cameron missed a sitter on the half-time siren and finally kicked his fourth for the 700 milestone in the third term, when good mate Brad Close handballed to him and he snapped accurately.
"He had enough shots tonight. He's in good form, the big fella," Scott said.
The Cats now play GWS away - the Giants have won their past five games in Geelong.
"We'd rather play them in Sydney than here ... it is a big test," Scott said.
After being jeered by some fans in the round-16 loss to Brisbane, Gryan Miers was outstanding off half-forward and racked up 29 possessions.
Midfielder Max Holmes had a game-high 36 disposals and kicked a goal, while Atkins racked up 17 tackles.
A highlight of Geelong's barnstorming second term was Stevens winning a free kick at a stoppage and kicking his first AFL goal.
Scott was rapt for the 20-year-old from South Warrnambool, punching the desk in the coaches' box.
Jack Martin also kicked his first goal for Geelong in the final term.
The only positive from Lalor's injury was that it brought sub Maurice Rioli into the game early, and he was among Richmond's best players with plenty of hard work off half-forward.
Rhyan Mansell also kicked Richmond's first three goals.
"The second quarter wasn't good enough ... you get your right whack," said Tigers coach Adem Yze.
"It was a footy lesson, really disappointing."