In a contest where Clarence were coming just when North Launceston were going, Alex Lee's ruck work stood out no matter the scoreboard.
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Lee was on top of his game towards best on ground after North's rival was held to three goals in three quarters until the Roos turned it around in a blink of the eye to fire out three more in quick time to undo the follower's work.
It meshed with Clarence's last-quarter goalkicker Noah Holmes, threatening to step into Lee's bright spotlight.
But the ball headed out the other way for Bombers to finish the better, breaking away from a tight one-point break on the back of the 42 forward entries to 29 that Lee created.
"We had definitely backed ourselves in still," Lee said, "I guess we knew what we were capable of and it was just a matter of executing that."
The 24-year-old cast a lone figure at the centre bounces and then around the ground.
Nine possessions does not encapsulate Lee's influence, but the touches that counted were a whopping 39 hit outs.
The tap specialist got it to advantage 12 times for eight clearances out of the middle.
It had almost ensured the Bombers got their hands on the ball first at every stoppage towards a 15-point victory.
"It was more of the process of winning the ball at those stoppages and getting the clearances rather than just a hit out. It was about more of a team involvement," Lee said.
It certainly benefited on-ball trio Brad Cox-Goodyer (eight clearances and 29 disposals), Taylor Whitford (seven clearances and 18 disposals) and Josh Ponting (six clearances and 31 disposals).
Ponting's presence, which earned one vote on Saturday, was almost as crucial as Lee's had coronavirus not arrived after the back-to-back Lynch medalist decided last year to return back to Rocherlea.
Across the Tamar River, Dylan Riley shaped Launceston's victory over Lauderdale with 4.2 in front of goals from a game-high six marks.
Best afield Riley with five grabs inside the forward 50 was one of two Blues to hold their marks - the other was Mitch Thorp - and break the defensive shackles that had nearly clouded the 22-point win at Windsor Park.
Teammate Jay Blackberry picked up two votes from his 12 kicks, eight handballs, 10 contested possessions and a team-high seven clearances.