Bruno Fornaroli and Diego Castro both struck twice as Perth Glory recorded their third successive A-League victory by defeating Newcastle Jets 6-2 at HBF Park.
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It was the second straight game the Jets have been thumped by four goals and they have now conceded 10 in the past two - as many as they had in the previous seven games.
After going behind 1-0 in the 15th minute, the Jets equalised through Nikolai Topor-Stanley. They conceded a second just before half-time, but at 2-1 they were still in it at the break.
However, the second half was all Perth.
The defeat leaves the Jets languishing in 10th spot on eight points from nine games.
As well as doubles to Fornaroli and Castro, Neil Kilkenny and Joel Chianese were also on the scoresheet on Saturday evening to make it 14 wins in the last 16 home games against the Jets.
Glory went ahead on 15 minutes when Fornaroli was bundled over 20 metres from goal and Spaniard Castro stepped up to curl the resulting free kick over the wall and past goalkeeper Glen Moss.
Newcastle looked to hit back and went close when Matt Millar headed just over from a Dimitri Petratos free kick. They didn't have to wait long for the equaliser as another set piece from Petratos found its way to Nikolai Topor-Stanley via Lachlan Jackson and Millar and the central defender nodded home from close range.
Just five minutes later, Glory restored their lead when Neil Kilkenny converted from the spot following Ben Kantarovski's foul on James Meredith in the penalty area.
Perth boss Tony Popovic made one change to his side from the previous two outings with Joel Chianese replacing Chris Ikonomidis, and the decision was justified minutes into the second half. Kilkenny fed Chianese on the edge of the area and his shot found the top corner, although Moss will feel that he could have gotten a stronger hand to the effort.
Again, the Jets rallied and a neat one-two between Steve Ugarkovic and Petratos allowed the former a sight of goal and he slotted the ball past Liam Reddy.
Glory struck again as Fornaroli's close range shot was deflected beyond a hapless Moss by Kantarovski and the Uruguayan then bagged his second of the game on 71 minutes, finishing superbly with his left foot.
The last word fittingly went to the outstanding Castro as he curled home a shot for the final goal of the contest.
It is the first time that Glory have scored six goals in an A-League game since February 2016, giving the 6585 spectators in attendance plenty of value for money.,
