Ross Lyon could be the man to lead Fremantle to finals as St Kilda continue late season surge

[Pelican Press 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

Ross Lyon could be the man to lead Fremantle to finals as St Kilda continue late season surge

Fremantle’s finals fate is out of their hands after another tight loss at the weekend but a path still exists to September and it could be their former mentor who can open the way.

After cross-town rivals West Coast ******* to give the Dockers a break as they returned to old ways in a 65-point smashing against Carlton, Fremantle are now outside the eight and can no longer make finals all on their own.

Their season could be over by the time they run out to face Port Adelaide if Carlton, Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn all pick up wins in their earlier fixtures.

Realistically with the Hawks taking on the lowly Kangaroos, the equation ***** with the Bulldogs losing to the Giants or if Ross Lyon’s St Kilda can continue their late-season surge to down the Blues.

After being largely aimless for much of the season the Saints have won five from their last seven including downing the minor premiers Sydney in round 17 and their come-from-the-clouds victory over Geelong on Saturday.

Trailing by 33 points at halftime, the Saints scored seven goals to one in the third quarter to stun the Cats with coach Chris Scott comparing them to the Harlem Globetrotters.

“They just blew us out of the water early (in the second half) and had the momentum. It was really hard for us to stop,” he said.

“They played some scintillating footy, It was kind of Harlem Globetrotters there at one stage.”

While the Saints have been out of finals contention for months Lyon insists there’s still plenty to play for in the final round with several players fighting for their future.

“Everything counts, Jimmy (Webster) has signed. Everything counts, every time you roll up, we all get judged, right? That’s why I laugh when everyone says ‘there’s not much to play for’,” he said after the win.

“We’ve got a huge responsibility to our members, our fans, our sponsors, to be a serious footy club and improve.

“I’m not really here to talk about list management, but every moment counts, we all get judged all the time.”

Camera IconBradley Hill celebrates a goal against Geelong. Credit: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos/AFL Photos via Getty Images

Lyon is not the only former Docker who could help out his former club with Brad Hill winding back the clock in his 13th season.

He was subbed out with some stiffness against Geelong but has been averaging just a tick under 20 disposals and a career-high 5.2 marks per game with his seven goals his best return since 2017.

While the Dockers still have a huge task to defeat Port Adelaide they may be sending a few words of encouragement to their former teammate and coach to make sure they still have something to pay for when they run out at Optus.

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

#Ross #Lyon #man #lead #Fremantle #finals #Kilda #continue #late #season #surge

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up