GVL Data | Seymour cleaner in the wet in triumph over Rochester

In the greasy and wet conditions at Kings Park, Seymour was able to get its hands on the footy more than the Tigers as it won the disposal count, contested possessions and total ground-ball gets.

Rochester won the hard-ball gets by 12 and finished with 13 more intercept possessions.

The hit-outs were close, 47-44 in favour of Seymour, while the clearances again went the way of the hosts, 41-37.

However, Rochester’s on-ball brigade, led by Joe Atley, dominated the centre clearances with 13-5 and won the ball-up clearances 17-16.

Seymour found it easier to clear the ball around throw-in stoppages and won the throw-in clearance count 20-7.

The Tigers also won the one per-centers stat by a staggering 51 to finish with 74 for the game, however Seymour flexed its muscles to win the tackle count by 17.

Interestingly, Seymour had the upper hand when it came to using the ball in the wet.

The Lions finished the game with 75 per cent disposal efficiency — compared to Rochester’s 65 per cent.

And by foot, the Tigers were a miserly 54 per cent while Seymour chalked up 61 per cent.

Seymour went at a whopping 72 per cent going inside their attacking 50, while Rochester was a lowly 35 per cent.

That stat alone demonstrates the Lions were cleaner and more effective when finding a target inside forward 50. And it flowed over into the scoring efficiency with Seymour finishing with 46 per cent compared to Rochy’s 26 per cent.

Nathan Beattie was prolific for the Lions with 27 disposals, nine tackles, five score involvements and 74 per cent disposal efficiency.