Ross Lyon

[Pennant St Dee 13,231]

SEN just reported Lyon meeting with StK players...likely to leave Saints.

Maybe he's just telling them,

end of season boys go and have a break but FFS stay away from school girls & leave your cameras at home

[praha 11,240]

Saints fans were destroying Lyon on the radio on Sunday, saying they are hoping to see him go.

1 flag, 26 spoons. 3 GF appearances in 2 years, came VERRRRRRRY close to winning 2 flags. Not sure what they want from the man.

Mostly old hags ringing up though. Sydney won a flag using Lyon's style. Pies and Cats both have relentless backlines.

Defense is key.

As the saying in basketball goes: "Offense sells jerseys, but defense wins championships".

[pitmaster 3,561]

What percentage of coaches who don't win a flag get re hired. I can think of Eade and Wallace

Fair point but I'd add Malthouse to the re-hires since Eagles picked him up when he left Bulldogs

[Striker475 696]

Northey

Ayres

[nutbean 8,838]

Malcolm Blight

[Demon Disciple 12,174]

As the saying in basketball goes: "Offense sells jerseys, but defense wins championships".

I liked Tom Harley's analogy from a while back. Offence sells memberships, defence wins premierships.

But then i suppose if you had all of the back line,forward line and midfield down pat (like the Lions of 2001-2004) then anything is possible!

[Carlos Danger 380]

Sydney won a flag using Lyon's style.

That's about as intelligent and accurate as saying Port won a flag in 2004 using Bailey's style.

[DeeSpencer 25,720]

That's about as intelligent and accurate as saying Port won a flag in 2004 using Bailey's style.

I disagree. To say it was exactly the same is blatantly wrong, but both Sydney and St Kilda based their games around good contested ball and defence. That didn't change from 2005/6-2009/10. Especially considering the Geelong era was in the middle of that all I think it's a valid point.

[biggestred 5,105]

Staying.

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

Lol there goes that idea.

Next!

[Face Your Demons 175]

So who do we chase now

[MadAsHell 4,212]

Sucks!!! Not happy at all.

Malthouse is the only big fish left now.

[pantaloons 2,019]

Depressing. Can we afford to wait until after the Grand Final to chase Malthouse? If we can't get him, then we're in the poop on the doorstep of trade week.

Very, very disappointing. Full credit to Melbourne for putting in the offers to exactly the right people in Clarkson and Lyon. I think I'm more disappointed in this than LeTom's departure.

[Deetective Sgt. Taggert 389]

They still have to agree to terms don't they?

Still, looks like we've missed this one

[Jesse Christ 2,884]

Depressing. Can we afford to wait until after the Grand Final to chase Malthouse? If we can't get him, then we're in the poop on the doorstep of trade week.

Very, very disappointing. Full credit to Melbourne for putting in the offers to exactly the right people in Clarkson and Lyon. I think I'm more disappointed in this than LeTom's departure.

Surely we don't have to "officially" wait till the granny, if you smell what I'm cooking..

[Dee1987 277]

What now????? Surely Garry Lyon will look at Eade i dont want Scott Burns or any other assistants, the only one i would have is Neeld cuz hes been at Collingwood. Maybe Thompson and Malthouse are smokies still?

[Bluelegs 36]

Wait is there a link to prove he's staying? Was it on the radio? I must have missed it.

[jayceebee31 761]

Another one bites the dust---we really have to find a very strong coach.I feel Eade is best suited.

[Robbie57 2,020]

Staying.

Where is the announcement?

[pantaloons 2,019]

Wait is there a link to prove he's staying? Was it on the radio? I must have missed it.

It was on Channel 10 reported as an 'exclusive' by Rob Waters.

[No16 1]

Where is the announcement?

There was a mention that Lyon was staying at the end of 10 News as well that we will receive two first round picks for Scully.

[Robbie57 2,020]

What struck me as strange was the on the couch it was said we hadn't put an offer to him and we had better hurry up.

Now if we were in that position on Monday night it suggests we weren't serious in chasing him or did I miss something.

What it might suggest is we knew he wasn't on the table or we have another iron in the fire.

[Robbie57 2,020]

There was a mention that Lyon was staying at the end of 10 News as well that we will receive two first round picks for Scully.

thanks

[Bluelegs 36]

It was on Channel 10 reported as an 'exclusive' by Rob Waters.

I'm going to wait for some confirmation at least. There isn't anything on either the AFL website, the Melbourne website or the StKilda website.

[nath 0]

Not much experience left out there.

Malthouse/Choco is about all the experience that wont be coaching next year.

Only assistant I would look at would be Scott Burns.