SEYMOUR had a setback in its quest to cement itself as a contender for the double-chance, with inaccurate kicking the Lions’ kryptonite in a four-goal shock loss to Mooroopna.
Sitting just one game outside the top two coming into the game, and Mooroopna in 10th, many good judges tipped the Lions to continue their good run of form.
Instead, the script was turned on its head in its entirety. Seymour was unable to buy a goal in the first quarter, while the Cats zoomed away with three goals to lead 22-1 at the first change.
The Lions’ woes continued in the second quarter, kicking five behinds to leave them goalless after half time, while Mooroopna added three more goals to lead 43-6 at the main break.
Riley Mason finally got the Lions on the board to open up the third quarter to give themselves a little bit of hope, but Mooroopna kept answering any challenge, with Dan Tuddenham kicking three goals for the quarter to snuff out any hope Seymour had of a miracle comeback.
A second goal to Mason and a goal from Nicholas Quigg meant Seymour trailed 28-70 at the final change.
Seymour had its best quarter in the last term, kicking five goals from 12 scoring shots, but it was not enough as the Lions lowered their colours, 8.17 (65) to 13.10 (88).
Quigg put in a good performance, as did Dylan Cook, Tom Stapleton, Jaron and Jack Murphy, while Mason finished with four goals, but could easily have had more.
It was a better day for Seymour’s reserves, who, off the back of Jack Radford’s eight goals, finished full of running to turn around a 17-point half time deficit to win by 33 points.
The Lions were no match for the Cats in the under-18s, however, losing by 39 points.
Seymour also had a tough day in the A-grade netball competition, losing 46-33 to the Cats in a result which drops the Lions outside the top six.
B-grade lost 43-32, while B-reserve lost in a similar scoreline, 43-34.
A tough day for the Lions on the court was confirmed with losses in the 17-and-under, 54-28, and 15-and-under, 73-22.
The Lions will look to bounce back as it hosts Rochester in a King’s Birthday blockbuster.
