Gold Coast are just one game outside the AFL's top eight after dismantling Hawthorn with a 67-point win in Darwin.
Three first-half goals for Mabior Chol, an outrageous finish from hometown hero Joel Jeffrey and a starring 24-disposal, two-goal, best-on-ground display from Brandon Ellis helped the Suns cruise away for their fifth win of the campaign.
They kicked nine of the first 11 goals and were effectively home before the Hawks woke up at TIO Stadium.
It turned into a genuine party for the Suns, with another local Malcolm Rosas also enjoying his time back on home turf with three goals.
It was a third win in four games for the Suns, and with North Melbourne, Adelaide and Port Adelaide on deck in the next three weeks, they are emerging as a genuine finals contender.
In hindsight, things were over quickly as Ben Ainsworth had the game's first goal when the Suns found room on the counterattack.
Rosas quickly found another before Izak Rankine's third pinched them a 19-1 break inside 15 minutes.
Hawthorn's Luke Breust got his side on the board soon after with a clever snap, but a Chol set shot kept the Suns 18 points clear at the first break.
The Suns' power forward struck twice in the second term as his team broke away, but a long bomb from Jeffrey brought the house down and gave his side a 40-point advantage.
The hits kept coming as a sizzling Touk Miller delivery let Levi Casboult hit the scoreboard, with even two late Hawthorn goals only keeping them within 41 points at the half.
Ainsworth snapped home a second late in the third for a 55-point lead, from a free kick after Jarman Impey appeared to knee him in the back off the ball, while Rosas' second took the margin past 10 goals.
Ellis was best for the Suns but he got plenty of support with Miller (24 touches) and Lachie Weller (27) among their best.
It was a poor night for the Hawks after their upset of Brisbane last weekend and they have now lost five of their past six games.
Tom Mitchell was in magnetic form with 29 touches, while Chad Wingard was his side's only multiple goalscorer with two majors.
