Even deadpan Don Pyke is getting a tad excited about his Adelaide Crows.
But the Adelaide coach is warning that unbeaten doesn't mean unbeatable after his side produced yet another AFL demolition job on Sunday.
Pyke's Crows smashed Richmond by 76 points to bank six consecutive wins and become the AFL's sole unbeaten side.
The Crows have topped 100 points in every win - on Sunday, with dash and daring confidence, they amassed 21.14 (140) to Richmond's 10.4 (64) at Adelaide Oval.
And all this after the previously undefeated Tigers led 6.3 to 5.0 at quarter-time.
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Pyke is among the AFL's most guarded and poker-faced coaches but admitted some delight as captain Taylor Walker (five goals) and vice-captain Rory Sloane (33 touches, three goals) led a romp.
"To play that way after quarter-time, yeah, it's exciting," Pyke said.
"I sit back in the box at times and some of the ball movement we were able to execute, it's a real credit to players and I'm sure our fans are loving watching it."
But Pyke cautioned against getting carried away just yet with Adelaide's barnstorming form, believing "self-satisfaction doesn't lead to progress".
"No-one is unbeatable," he said.
"We have still got work to do but when we play that way, we are very hard to play against.
"The reality is our guys have built some really strong belief and trust in each other. And performances like tonight don't hurt in that space.
"But we know there is a long way to go."
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick labelled Adelaide "without a doubt" the league's measuring stick.
"They are top of the ladder for a reason," Hardwick said.
"There's no doubt their work rate, contest to contest, taught our blokes a lesson.
"They are the best side in the competition but we didn't play anywhere near our best footy."
Hardwick said Richmond would learn great lessons from the heavy loss, which comes before another test of the Tigers' credentials: reigning premiers, the Western Bulldogs.
The Tigers, who entered the Crows game with the stingiest defence in the competition, were blown away by Adelaide's attacking might in the second and third quarters.
In a match-defining burst of sheer scoring power, Adelaide kicked 13 of 14 goals en route to prolonging the club's best start to a season.
Leaders Walker and Sloane were superb while midfielder Matt Crouch (38 disposals), defender Rory Laird (34 touches) and ruckman Sam Jacobs (50 hitouts, nine marks, 26 possessions) were also prominent.
