Rochester slumped to another defeat after a final-quarter rampage from Euroa at Moon Oval at the weekend.
The Tigers were brave for three quarters, even winning the third term, before conceding seven goals to one in the last quarter to ultimately go down by 50 points.
While the scoreboard makes for tough viewing, the stats interestingly suggest Rochester matched it in many other areas despite being outscored.
The disposal count went the way of the Magpies in the fourth quarter, although only just, with Rochester seven touches behind (109 to 102).
The same can be said about clearances, with Euroa notching one more than the Tigers (11-10), while uncontested marks were won by the same margin (Euroa 30, Rochester 29).
Rochester was on top in the contested ball stat (+8), laid more effective tackles (12-11), had three additional pressure acts and also edged Euroa out in rebound 50s (10-8).
The major difference came in the number of turnovers and the number of inside-50 entries.
Euroa recorded 16 turnovers to Rochester’s 22 and made the Tigers pay, scoring 3.4 (22) from turnovers in the final quarter alone.
Additionally, the Magpies entered the forward arc 17 times to Rochester’s nine, scoring from 76 per cent of those entries.
While it may be all doom and gloom when looking at scores alone, the stats suggest Rochester’s final quarter meltdown wasn’t actually that bad.
Rochester v Euroa
Final quarter stats
Disposals
Rochester 102
Euroa 109
Clearances
Rochester 10
Euroa 11
Contested possessions
Rochester 36
Euroa 28
Effective tackles
Rochester 12
Euroa 11
Pressure acts
Rochester 6
Euroa 3
Rebound 50s
Rochester 10
Euroa 8
Turnovers
Rochester 22
Euroa 16
Inside 50s
Rochester 9
Euroa 17