But the Murray Bombers are right on the Lions' level, having pushed them within an inch of their life in the semi-final a fortnight back, a game Seymour would hang on to win by just nine points.
It makes for a scintillating encounter with each camp brimming with confidence it is able to win; Lions coach Paul Cox could not wait for Sunday's match to roll around.
“We’re all up and about, there’s no real injury concerns and we’re running on top of the ground,” he said.
“It’s been a great year, it’s a good squad and we’ve had a lot of ins and outs from seniors. We’ve probably got half-a-dozen down who have been playing seniors, so there’s some experience there, but it is a young team.
“We’ve changed things up a bit in different games, but for finals at Deakin, you don’t want to muck around with the footy. The ball can get turned over pretty quickly, so you need to use the ball wisely and limit turnovers, that’s probably the number one thing.”
Seymour went 16-2 in the regular season — a record that included a 1-1 split against Echuca — before a pair of nail-biting finals wins, beating both Rochester and the Murray Bombers by nine points.
Power forward Harley Taylor-Lloyd has had his fingerprints all over both post-season triumphs, while the side contains a host of players that have made an impact at senior level including Michael Bradbury, Seamus Feery, Dylan Hockley, Mitch McLean and Brent Lecerf.
The Lions had four of the Abikhair Medal's top nine in Rhys Clarke, Max McLean, Joel Durham and Bradbury, as well as the league's top goal-kicker Max Jones.
“It’s an even group all throughout, we’ve got an even spread with no real standout stars,” Cox said.
“Our captain Daniel McLarty is a bit of a silent achiever, he’s played one senior game this season which was his first, and he’s only 21. He’s been very good, and Rhys Clarke got injured against Rochy, but he’s put his hand up to play.”
Meanwhile, Echuca coach Troy Murphy said his side had embraced its role of supplementing the club's seniors, with many players having small stints in the ones.
“Having seniors, reserves and thirds in is a great effort, and we haven’t had any senior players drop down like Seymour and Euroa, which is a bonus,” he said.
“We’ve had a lot of players go up and play seniors which is a bonus, we’ve probably got 10 blokes in our reserves that could play seniors at most clubs, and that is a credit to their patience.
“They’re treating it like an apprenticeship and I think a lot of them will play senior football next season.”
Jack Tenace and Ben Costello have been dynamic in front of goal with 83 combined majors this season, while the side contains a stack of players that have impressed at the senior level, more experienced players like Jimmy McNamara, Mitch Pearson, Will Murnane and Jack O'Callaghan as well as exciting youngsters Fraser Verhey, Riley Clarke, Bailey Gray and Jordan Frew.
Murphy said his troops left the semi-final loss to Seymour completely believing they could turn the tables in the decider.
“We got belief from it, they smashed us in the first quarter, but after that it was a pretty even game,” he said.
“We got belief, we can do it and we played a lot better last week against Euroa. If we can play at that same standard we’ll be right in it, and win, lose or draw it’s been a good year.”
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