St Kilda have their knockers,but they have been more stable than most teams in the eight this year. Meanwhile,Buddy’s No.38 is where the real magic lies...
One could argue that the relocation to an unloved and soulless venue inflicted just as much damage on the Saints as Carlton’s draft penalties or the Essendon drug saga did to those more powerful clubs.
St Kilda have returned to being the stingiest defence in the AFL under Ross Lyon. It might have been expected,but the transformation has been rapid as they replicate the Saints of old.
Ross Lyon has changed the Saints and perhaps even tweaked his own method slightly;Brad Scott has tightened up the Bombers and got them moving;Nick Daicos just gets better;and don’t let Fremantle distract you with siren alarm.
Richmond supremo Neil Balme has explained why his club has locked out Daisy Pearce;Essendon’s gun draftee is out until at least round 15;the injury-plagued Saints hope to get Seb Ross back;and Adelaide forward Shane McAdam will serve a three-week ban after his appeal failed.
Fourteen Saints were unavailable for selection,but Ross Lyon enhanced his reputation as a master coach by guiding his young team to a stirring win over Fremantle.
Ross Lyon met with senior St Kilda officials on Sunday,easing the last contractual hurdle and paving the way for him to return and enjoy a second stint as coach of the club. A club great and elite performance manager are also in the frame to return.
While the Saints and Ross Lyon continue to circle each other,a young St Kilda star has reached out to a Fremantle Docker to check what Lyon is like.
The reunion between St Kilda and Ross Lyon appears as close as ever after the four-time AFL grand final coach said his heart had “opened up” to the Saints.
St Kilda’s pursuit of Ross Lyon as their new coach continues apace,with the two parties edging closer to a reunion after the two parties met on Wednesday.
Ross Lyon’s potential return to St Kilda as coach is growing momentum after he met with the club’s top brass on Monday for more than four hours.