Dominance on the defensive side of the ball was talking point of the game as the competition leaders the Chiefs overrun the Force by 24 points at HBF Park.
While the home side put on an admirable performance, the Chiefs work around the ruck combined with rock solid defence saw them finish out the regular season with a 19-43 win.
It was an all or nothing match for the Force as they fielded some new and returning faces to their line-up for their last regular season match of the year.
Looking to keep their undefeated streak at home, the Force saw the return of Gareth Simpson as well as the debut of Wilton Rebolo - his appearance marking the first time a Brazilian has played in Super Rugby.
In front of the largest WA crowd this season, the Force got off to a hot start through Max Burey who nailed a perfect 50/22 to get his side in attacking position.
The Chiefs drew first blood after eight minutes through Laghlan McWhannell who scored a scrappy try, cleaning up of a drop ball.
Both sides went into a huge kicking battle trying to gain territory which led to a try from the Chiefs as the league leaders sent Anton Lienert-Brown over with a cross field kick.
The Chiefs third try of the night came through Liam Coombes-Fabling who picked off an intercept to run 60 metres to score.
After 18 phases of gruelling attacking rugby, local boy Carlo Tizzano got the hit back the Force desperately needed scoring their first try of the game.
The Force conceded another unlucky seven points before halftime as Samipeni Finau raced in under the posts after a miss-tackle.
As the halftime siren sounded the Force went into the sheds with a solid first half performance, however some unlucky tries gave them some work to do in the second period with the score sitting at 7-29.
UWA prodigy Tizzano had arguably the best performance for the Force during the first half displaying an unrelenting work rate and scoring a try as a reward.
The Chiefs put some considerable pressure on the Force in the first ten minutes of the second half as Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi scored in his 50th Super Rugby appearance.
With 24 minutes to play Max Burey decided to get creative and put through a clever grubber kick past a flat-footed defence that saw Tim Anstee dive over for five points.
The spark seemed to ignite the Force attack as they looked dangerous when the ball went wide.
However, after a long build Pita Gus Sowakula added another try for the Chiefs putting the margin at 29 points with 15 minutes to play.
In what was one of the plays of the season the Force finished their season on a high as Max Burey collected his own kick from behind halfway to score in the corner to get Force fans on their feet.
As the final siren sounded the Force closed out roller-coaster season full of world class rugby especially in front of the Sea of Blue winning 5-6 games at home.
Scorers
Force 19 Tries: Carlo Tizzano, Tim Anstee, Max Burey Conversion: Max Burey 2
Chiefs 43 Tries: Laghlan McWhannell, Anton Lienert-Brown, Liam Coombes-Fabling, Samipeni Finau, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Pita Gus Sowakula, Conversion: Rameka Pohipi 5 Penalties: Rameka Pohipi
