A STIRRING Saturday afternoon in front of the 2006 premiership teams saw Seymour take a 22-point victory over Kyabram at Kings Park, keeping the Lions’ undefeated run at home going.
The Lions well and truly did it the hard way, having to come from behind on multiple occasions throughout the day, before taking advantage of Kyabram’s injury and ill-discipline to kick six of the last seven goals to eventually win by 22 points.
Early on, it looked as though it would be Kyabram’s day as the Bombers scored the opening three goals to open up a 20-point lead. But goals to Ricky Schraven and Jesse Brock ensured the Lions would stay in touch, trailing 13-30 at the first change.
Seymour made some inroads in the second quarter, but only by four points, with Schraven kicking a second and Nicholas Quigg adding another to trail 30-43 at the main break.
The Lions hit the front early in the third to give the crowd some life, with Jack Murphy and Rory Kennedy kicking truly, before Kyabram kicked the next two goals to again open up a 10-point lead. Kennedy added a second, but the Lions still trailed by 10 points at the final change, 51-61.
Kyabram still looked the goods, leading by 11 points midway through the term after answering the first goal of the last through Dylan Cook.
Then, it started to happen.
Darcy Giles delivered a goal to help the Lions get back on track, before Kennedy’s third gave the Lions a dramatic lead they would not relinquish.
However, there was more. Jaron Murphy’s best World Cup impression was the sealer, before he added a second, and Huw Jones added another right on the siren, to ensure the Lions won 13.13 (91) to 10.9 (69).
Co-coach Ben Davey loved the work of Lachlan Giles, while Jones, Quigg, Cook and Brock were very reliable performers.
The Lions sit half a game clear in third as a result of the win, and two and a half games clear of fifth.
Meantime, the reserves took a thrilling six-point win, while the under 18s fell eight points short.
The netballers had a dominant day as the Lions continue to vault up the ladder and hit good form. The A-grade took a 96-12 win, while B-grade was equally dominant, 100-21. B-reserve scored a 66-19 win and the under-17s won 34-26. The only loss on the court was the under-15s, losing 15-43.