If I said that the best thing about this game from a weekend journalist’s perspective was meeting Tatafu Polota-Nau on the sideline, it might give you some indication as to its quality. Take nothing away from a polished performance by Gordon but as the scoreline suggests, this was anything but a contest.

Randwick’s season started as last year’s had finished – on a sunny afternoon at Concord Oval. Their last visit had seen them humbled by a superior Sydney University outfit in the Grand Final, but any ghosts from that day were soon laid to rest with a victory that ushered in a new era under returning club legend Gary Ella.