Daly Cherry-Evans had been gearing up for his final curtain call at his beloved Brookvale Oval for some time, ever since announcing his shock departure at season's end.
DCE would have been envisioning how he could perfectly orchestrate his farewell against New Zealand in the last round of the regular season.
The halfback would likely have pictured himself throwing a dummy and streaking away to touch down under the posts, or throwing a long, cut-out pass for his winger to score.
What he wouldn’t have seen coming was his error contributing to the fastest try in NRL history against the Sea Eagles.
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James Fisher-Harris scores fastest try in NRL history after DCE nightmare
DCE was called into action straight from the kick-off by his opposite number for the Warriors, Tanah Boyd.
But the veteran playmaker failed to make the catch, with the ball bouncing away from him and back towards his in-goal.
Jason Saab then failed to scramble to shut down the danger as he fumbled the Steeden.
James Fisher-Harris was the first man on the scene to not make an error as he picked up the pill and touched down.
"I don’t believe this!" Andrew Voss exclaimed in commentary on Fox League.
"You are kidding me. That didn’t just happen. We have seen a first - that has to be the fastest try in rugby league history.
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"On a scale, the ridiculous is a 15 out of 10," Voss continued. "Have you ever seen the likes of that?"
The official mark for the four-pointer was clocked at nine seconds as it became the quickest try in NRL history.
The record previously belonged to fellow former Warriors player Kirisome Auva’a, who scored after 11 seconds.