Cheap shot or not, he was showing a sign of strength. Whenever he took the field against the arch enemy, he took the field despising the filth.
All this politically correctness has gone mad.
Those who want to roll over and be nice and not tread on anyones fingers go support someone else.
The new look Melbourne is about being ruthless, and to show that we mean business. At a time when the Casey project gets approval and on the same night $2million dollar injection takes place to wipe off the Debt. There needs to be a show of strength. Lyon provided that, and he beat the drums about everyone RED and BLUE moving in the same direction.
He is right, it is probably the most significant night in the Club's history. A little niggle at Collingwood was him showing his passion. We need that between the clubs. We need an intense rivalry for the Queens Birthday clash to continue. And if that means adding fuel to the fire, so be it!