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O’Sullivan roars despite Lions loss

By Hamish Donaldson

Aug 28, 2023

In form: Jack O'Sullivan was flying for Seymour in its loss to Shepparton Bears.

In form: Jack O'Sullivan was flying for Seymour in its loss to Shepparton Bears. Photo: Aydin Payne Photo by Aydin Payne

Rain is wet, the sun will rise in the morning and Jack O’Sullivan will star for Seymour.

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Some things are just guaranteed.

Despite being on the losing side, the midfielder was second to none at Deakin Reserve on Saturday afternoon.

The club will not be happy with the final score, but if its midfield man finds the same form in the qualifying final against Echuca at Benalla Showgrounds, it will be the favourite for the flag.

Jack O’Sullivan vs Shepparton Bears

Disposals: 35

Contested possessions: 17

Total groundball gets: 8

Inside 50s: 6

Score involvements: 10

O’Sullivan was directing all of Seymour’s play as he got hands on the ball whenever he could and, by the end of the game, had a mouth-watering 35 disposals.

Sixty-six per cent of the midfielder’s offloads found their target, with 76 per cent of handballs finding the intended teammate.

Where O’Sullivan has been next level for Seymour is when the going gets tough, and he won 17 contested possessions and five hardball gets on Saturday.

Getting the ball into dangerous areas is also a speciality of the Seymour midfielder, who managed six inside 50s with 83 per cent efficiency and accumulated 10 scoring involvements.

There is no area of O’Sullivan’s game where he is weak, and no finals opponent will be able to rest easy this week knowing he is in scintillating form.