St Kilda wingman Mason Wood has been cleared to face Gold Coast as coach Ross Lyon hopes he can proceed together with his red-hot begin to the season.
Wood is averaging 24 disposals, eight marks, a aim and aim help in his first three video games as he makes efficient use of his 192cm body and exact left boot on the wing, with Lyon happy he pulled up effectively from his best-on-ground efficiency towards Essendon.
Lyon mentioned the Saints’ ongoing harm disaster had been “quite stressful”, as in addition they confronted 5 to 6 weeks with out defender Jimmy Webster (fractured cheekbone).
“(Wood) will train and play – he’s fine, so it turned out to be lower grade, it just didn’t look good I think,” Lyon mentioned.
“It’s hard to measure levels but I know when he was at North he was very talented … had injury interruptions.
“He’s played good football here, I think he had some ripper games last year. When the team’s buying in, it probably helps his role a little bit.”
Lyon mentioned the 29-year-old had been an excellent affect on St Kilda’s youthful gamers off the sector.
“He’s trained really hard, he’s great with our young fellas, has them around for dinner and helps bring their professionalism along,” he mentioned.
“He brings a lot to the table, which culturally as a senior coach is great to have.”
Liam Stocker may even be match to face the Suns on Saturday night time after rolling his ankle towards the Bombers, whereas Lyon appeared to place a line by way of choosing Max Heath or Tom Campbell to associate Rowan Marshall after the duo carried out impressively within the VFL.
Lyon mentioned Zaine Cordy’s work because the aid ruckman and Marshall’s capability to ruck massive parts of the sport meant he was reluctant to vary the Saints’ stability.
“Not typically (would he pick two ruckmen), we came up against Sean Darcy and Jackson … I think Zaine Cordy has been fantastic through there, he’s a really smart player,” Lyon mentioned.
“Row laps up the work, so we just manage him a bit Monday to Friday, (he trains) a bit less than the others.”
Lyon mentioned he was buoyed by injured senior gamers together with Zak Jones “begin to move” and joked that the returns of Max King and Tim Membrey in coming weeks “better not” change the best way the unbeaten Saints are taking part in.
He mentioned he had not given a lot thought to how the aspect would adapt to incorporate its returning stars, preferring to maintain his absent gamers to at least one aspect.
“It’s quite stressful losing really good players. They can’t help me, so I just put them to sleep until they’re available,” Lyon mentioned.
“When you’re available, I’ll start thinking about you.”
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