Against Mooroopna, Seymour was held pointless in the first quarter before finding their feet and mounting a comeback.
In the round before this the Lions were held level with Euroa at quarter time before they got into the swing of things.
It seemed as though a trend had started to form, that the Lions were slow starters.
But Seymour showed that it was a statistical anomaly against the Swans.
Shepparton Swans vs. Seymour, first quarter
Disposals:
Shepparton: 63
Seymour: 96
Contested possessions:
Shepparton: 24
Seymour: 35
Marks:
Shepparton: 22
Seymour: 33
Clearances:
Shepparton: 8
Seymour: 6
Goal accuracy:
Shepparton: 25%
Seymour: 85%
The Lions were moving the ball around freely in the first quarter despite pressure from the Swans as they accumulated 33 more disposals than their opponents.
Seymour had to fight throughout the quarter as the teams were well matched when it came to contested possessions, with a margin of two in the Lions’ favour.
In terms of marks, the Lions had the better start as they racked up 11 more than the Swans, but the statistic that stands out was Seymour’s four contested marks with the home side returning none.
Where the Swans dominated was at the coalface, winning their fair share of clearances; they won the centre clearances and ball-up clearances by a margin of two.
The biggest difference between the sides was when they got the ball within shooting range, where the Lions out-performed the Swans by 60 percent.
Starting strong and finishing strong are what usually win a side the match and so the Lions may be the apex predator no-one wants to come face to face with in finals.
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