St Kilda coach Ross Lyon insists a mid-season wobble will not take his prices again to reminiscences of earlier drop-offs.
The Saints’ 12.12 (84) to eight.8 (56) loss to Brisbane on Friday evening was their second on the bounce, after beforehand shedding to Richmond, and knocked them all the way down to sixth with an 8-6 file.
After profitable their first 4 matches beneath Lyon in his second stint on the helm, the Saints have been inconsistent within the 10 since.
St Kilda burst out of the blocks in 2022 with a 8-3 file however received simply three matches within the second half of the season to overlook out on finals.
The fade-out led to the membership sacking Brett Ratten and bringing again Lyon.
“I don’t think you can compare it,” Lyon informed reporters.
“Our first half of the year, we did it without key personnel.
“We bought Max again and we did it with a bunch of children that we have nonetheless bought.
“I understand the narrative and there’s no judgment for me in it but I think it’s apples and oranges a bit.”
Lyon identified the likes of Dan McKenzie and Zak Jones, who have not performed this season, and Tim Membrey, who has solely managed 4 video games, had been essential to St Kilda in 2022.
He was assured his prices in any other case would not begin casting their minds again to final yr’s fadeout.
“No I wouldn’t have thought so. Not unless they listen,” he mentioned.
“Not for mine, I wouldn’t have thought.
“We performed a fairly good staff tonight and final week we may’ve simply received – we stuffed up 10-Quarter-hour.
“So I think we’re still in pretty good shape, aren’t we?
“I simply look across the competitors – I did not count on us to undergo 22-0.
“Am I disappointed with tonight for our fans and members and the Spud game? Yeah, for sure. But some of the things Brisbane did didn’t surprise me. Did I think we would handle them a bit better? Yeah.”
McKenzie, Jones and Jack Billings will return from harm by way of the VFL on Saturday whereas the Saints will eye a fast rebound towards West Coast away subsequent Sunday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
