John Bateman had had enough. It's as simple as that.
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And it's almost as if the Brisbane Broncos sensed it as the Canberra Raiders second-rower simply ran through their defensive line to set up a game-changing try.
The Green Machine were trailing 8-6 at the time, but when Bateman made the break and put fellow England international George Williams away it started an avalanche of Raiders tries.
That moment highlights exactly what Canberra will lose at the end of the season when he returns to Wigan after just two seasons in lime green.
Any chance you'll stay Bateman? No one will understand your Aussie rules handball try celebration back home.
The Raiders went on to win 36-8 at Canberra Stadium on Saturday night.
It brought them back in touch with the top four, with a trip to the Gold Coast to face the Titans next week.
Bateman would go on to score one himself, as well as run for 152 metres.
"John's certainly brought a different dynamic to us - he's brought a real edge and the more he plays the better their combinations will get," Raiders assistant coach Andrew McFadden said.
"John's a very unique player. He doesn't play like most other players in the NRL. He's awkward, he's unorthodox, but he's very effective.
"He creates stuff and he certainly makes people around him better."
Up until that moment, Brisbane looked every chance of causing an upset with centre Kotoni Staggs looking especially dangerous - although he finished the night on report for a high shot on Jordan Rapana.
But the Green Machine ran in five unanswered tries in the second half against the worst defensive team in the NRL.
The other thing that stood out? It's time to start beating the Jarrod Croker for State of Origin drum.
Dead set, if there's a better goal kicker in the game you'll be doing well to find him.
He finished with six from six in the rout.
But not only that, NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler has to have taken note of some of the flick passes the Raiders co-captain produces.
He also showed a deft kicking game, putting the ball back inside for Canberra fullback Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad to run onto to score.
Raiders wing Nick Cotric scored a brace, while one the other side Rapana scored one to celebrate his 31st birthday - with the crowd singing "Happy Birthday" as the clock wound down.
He could've had three, but lost the ball putting another down and a Staggs' high shot stopped him scoring another.
Cotric also highlighted he'll be a loss next season when he joins the Canterbury Bulldogs, with his partnership with Curtis Scott looking a lot better than it was a couple of months ago.
Their defence looks a lot better, with the presence of Bateman perhaps helping that as well.
Staggs hard started dangerously though, getting on the end of a David Fifita flick pass before kicking back inside for Jesse Arthars to open the scoring.
Williams also enjoyed a night out, his cutout pass for Rapana's try was a peach - and he almost set up one for Cotric with the same pass moments earlier.
He kicked deftly for Bateman's try, which could have been raffled by the Raiders' right edge such was the numerical advantage.
While the Raiders struggled in the first half, their defence was typical.
They almost survived six consecutive sets before a Darius Boyd grubber ended up in Herbie Farnworth's hands to give the Broncos an 8-6 lead at half-time.
It's become typical of the Raiders, their defence, having created a lime green wall that refuses to be broken despite wave after wave of attack.
"That was what set the game up for us. We had to defend a huge amount of possession there," McFadden said.
"We did give up a try at the end, but it was just off a kick. I think that gave the players a lot of confidence to come out after half-time really strongly. That's what set it up for us."
Farnworth bombed a consolation try in the dying minutes that highlighted the Broncos' woeful second half.
While Broncos enforcer Payne Haas was excellent, he was also put on report for a crusher tackle, while Brisbane also lost hooker Jake Turpin with a broken hand.
Haas finished with 186 metres and was ably accompanied by Pat Carrigan (177m), but most of their work was done in the first stanza.
When the Raiders got on a role their impact was vastly diminished.
AT A GLANCE
CANBERRA RAIDERS 36 (Nick Cotric 2, Jordan Rapana, George Williams, John Bateman, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad tries; Jarrod Croker 6 goals) bt BRISBANE BRONCOS 8 (Jesse Arthars, Herbie Farnworth tries) at Canberra Stadium. Referee: Chris Sutton.