Cornes questions Lyon's Saints

What do you think Cane Corns That was Ross Lyons. The system of Saint Kilda. Do you think they’re as close as he does? Yeah I think he’s clearly painting a positive picture and shedding a them in a positive light. But if you if you look at it closely they’ve beaten Richmond by 7 now Richmond are 16th and probably definitely a bottom four side. This team they keep the last six goals against the Giants of the game. They lost to the Bulldogs by ten goals. Their 11th and Port Adelaide. There’s the expect that’s what’s that mean expectancy that’s absolutely smashed. They put out like kick the goals they’re expected to kick. They lose by nearly 40 points not ten and you factor in he mentioned the free kick count. You look at the injury that they’ve had. I just think my my override and we all we all enjoy listening to Ross and his insights. Because he has a lot of friends in the media and because he’s a scary figure or an intimidating figure, he gets a really good run. He’s protected. No, I’m saying they’re miles off it. And I’m saying I’m saying that if if Ross Lyon was Sam Mitchell and he had that squad and the expectation on what they’re supposed to be and the hype around pre-season, there’d be a lot more criticism of comments suggesting that they’re close, they’re a mile off it now. Their drawer is is really favorable, isn’t it? Is it a top eight list? But last year it was, yeah, I thought they overachieved last year. So but but they would say, well, there’s another pre-season into the young players and it’s a second year under the game plan so why wouldn’t you expect it to go? I think they’re recruiting’s been really ordinary. I think you’re one of the other ones who Oh you. You’ve gotta be joking. Critical of Ross because I have been very cool and we all like him. I of course I like him. But I think it’s not he’s not even halfway through his second season yet. He’s suggesting through the close losses that they’re close to where they should be. They’re I’m suggesting that they’re miles off. It’s hard to know what the care has always been straight about Ross. What do you say as a coach. So in that situation I think you’re you’re right that they’ve come to a bit of a fork in the roads and killed her about what they do do. Yeah. From here because you know. Haven’t got quite enough young talent to get them through and and maybe asked to cull more. More players and code go further down than. Before they see a spike. I was critical of Ross, actually. You’ll be surprised to hear on Saturday we’re not when I heard this after the game against Port Adelaide. Look, it’s a tough night for for Port. Obviously the young fella’s done an ACL, so that’s really devastating. You know, you don’t like seeing players on ACL, but they haven’t so easily. Absolutely no problems with me. I mean, I spoke to Ross and he asked how Sam was and you know, I said, look, we suspect that it may be an ACL, but we didn’t have all the information at that time. So there were a couple of people at Port Adelaide who raised their eyebrows with Ross’s comments diagnosing Sam Pal Pepper before Sam Pal Pepper himself had found out what exactly had happened. What I didn’t know at the time was that Ken Hinckley had actually told him on the ground after the game that he’d done an ACL. The two men have spoken today, Ross said. Look, please, if I owe you an apology. I didn’t realize you hadn’t already confirmed this, Ken. Fine with it. We move on.