Round 10, 2019, at Kings Park
Seymour 13.13 (91) d Tatura 13.12 (90)
It rarely gets better than this in the regular season.
After an arm-wrestle of a first term, Tatura kept the Lions scoreless in the second stanza to lead by 35 points at the main break.
But Seymour came roaring back, snatching a five-point advantage at the final change before the last quarter boiled down to a late free kick and goal after the siren to Ben Rigoni – who managed a similar feat only a fortnight later.
The Lions had to battle two yellow cards in the match, but Tatura’s packed injury ward eventually had it run out of legs.
“I felt for him as soon as the siren went and I saw his face, but good on him,” Seymour co-coach Jason Cole said of Rigoni’s feat.
“It’s a great opportunity. Not many people get that in their career, and he owned it and when you kick them you’ve got that for life. It was a great effort by him.”
Undera v Nagambie
Round 14, 2012, at Undera Recreation Reserve
Undera 9.6 (60) d Nagambie 7.11 (53)
The Lions and Lakers would meet on two other occasions in 2012, but their clash in round 14 was easily their best.
A shootout between key forwards Robert Rutley of Undera and Nagambie’s Luke Larsen netted them three goals each.
Nagambie led for the first half and was ahead by eight points at half-time.
But the Lions kicked seven goals to four in the second half to claim a seven-point win.
They would meet again later in the preliminary final, with Undera again getting the win and setting up a grand final date with Violet Town.
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