It was not for a lack of effort, however, with the Saints well and truly taking the fight to their opponents, who are right in the hunt for a finals berth.
The Lions made a hot start to the contest, with Ellie Fuhrmeister putting through 11 of her side’s 16 opening-term goals to lead the Saints by five at the first break, while Chloe Elliott led the scoring for Benalla with six of her own.
But Benalla’s attacking end fired back in the second term, with Elliott and Ella Sheehan combining for 11 goals, while the defensive end restricted Seymour to just eight goals, cutting the margin to two at the half-time interval, trailing 22-24, but well and truly in touch.
It was a clinical Lions showing thereafter, however, with the home side blowing the contest wide open in a brutal third term.
Seymour put through 19 goals to six in a dominant showing that sewed up the contest, leading 43-28 at the final break.
It was more of the same in the last term as Benalla struggled to find an answer for the Seymour onslaught, with another 18 goals to nine only furthering the advantage the Lions held, and condemning Benalla to loss number 16 for the year.
The Saints will play their final home game of the season next week, hosting Euroa at Benalla Showgrounds, and will look to take their first win of the season over the Magpies.
While the season has not gone as planned for the side, there is still plenty to play for, with Kyabram just one game ahead on the ladder, and with two games remaining in the season, there is the possibility to demote the Bombers to bottom spot with a strong finish.