St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has denied any rift with senior figures on the membership however concedes some individuals are “uncomfortable” with change as he tries to rework the Saints and assist them discover they approach out of a kind hunch
St Kilda made a 5-1 begin to the season however solely sits inside the highest eight on proportion after profitable simply three of its final 10 video games.
The kind hunch sparked stories of rigidity between famend onerous process grasp Lyon and Saints chief government Simon Lethlean.
But the coach insisted the pair remained on good phrases whereas conceding changes needed to be made that might influence individuals in several methods.
“From my end and Simon’s end, we’re fine … I haven’t had one raised word with Simon since I’ve been here, or Simon with me, to be truthful,” Lyon stated.
“Clearly, I’m transitioning into the club – there’s been a lot of new regime … things are done differently, and there’s changes and teams are disbanded.
“There’s been some change, and with change I wouldn’t say there’s unhappiness but sometimes not everyone is comfortable with change.”
Lyon, who was livid after the Saints’ 26-point loss away to Gold Coast on Saturday, stated their points with ball motion had been a “conundrum” for the teaching group.
He stated he was pissed off by the Saints’ continued incapability to take their possibilities in assault, however their lack of progress offensively was not affecting the setting and it was his duty to carry as senior coach and discover a resolution for his or her inefficiency within the ahead half.
“We’re a conundrum because we’ve moved the ball really well typically all year from one end of the ground to the other, so I don’t think we’re stodgy in that respect,” he stated.
“All year, even when we were seventh or eighth for attack we were 18th for efficiency of scoring.”
Lyon stated forwards Jack Higgins (knee) and Jack Billings (thumb) would return to face North Melbourne on Sunday, however Zaine Cordy would “struggle” to exit the concussion protocols this week and was unlikely to return.
Last yr’s SSP revelation Jack Hayes is within the body for his first sport of the season after taking part in in a VFL scratch match final week, however Tom Campbell could play if the Saints resolve Hayes wants one other week on the decrease stage to regain match health.
Originally revealed as St Kilda coach Ross Lyon denies membership rigidity amid kind hunch
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
