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Adelaide got Darren Burgess that got Melbourne fit for their run at the flag funny enough. Aerobic fitness looks a big part of the modern game.
 
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AFL Gather Round Collingwood v St Kilda: All the news, action and fallout from Adelaide Oval​

St Kilda went hard at Jordan De Goey last season – and it almost happened. But since then, everything’s changed. Seb Ross reveals just what Ross Lyon has done since arriving.

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It is easy to forget how close Jordan De Goey came to playing for St Kilda against Collingwood on Sunday.
“We had a lot of interviews, meetings, kind of did all the due protocols I guess just to try and get the best understanding of what it would be like if I went there,” De Goey said after eventually signing a five-year contract to remain a Magpie.
But the Pies pulled their contract offer mid-season amid a Bali blemish as the Saints – then under coach Brett Ratten – went for broke on signing the free agent.
“We’ve got some emerging guns of the competition … but we need more,” then-list manager James Gallagher said at the start of trade period.
“Hence the really strong interest in (Jordan) De Goey. We certainly gave him plenty to think about, it was pretty close at the end of the day.
“For a player like that you need to be all-in. We were and we make no apologies about that, we thought he could have a significant impact for us on-field.”
[PLAYERCARD]Jordan De Goey[/PLAYERCARD] really did get close to joining St Kilda. Picture: Michael Klein

Jordan De Goey really did get close to joining St Kilda. Picture: Michael Klein
Veteran Seb Ross wasn’t involved in the pitch, but said it wouldn’t surprise if some teammates were.
“There might’ve been a couple of guys that might’ve had a word to him or got drafted with him and have sort of known him along the way,” Ross said on Saturday.
“If we did get him that’s one less worry we’d have for (Sunday). He’s a bloody good player and he’s in great form and we know he can break games open.”

In a way, it was fitting De Goey stayed at Collingwood. The club’s chaotic ball movement, which has a touch of Russian Roulette about it, runs parallel to De Goey’s explosive best.
The Brownlow Medal contender is in career-best form stretching back to the start of last year’s finals series and is now playing as a midfield weapon.
The Magpies roll the dice more than a craps casino dealer and, despite inaccuracy problems in the past two weeks, they are averaging 101.5 points per game.
They play with so much speed on the ball that defenders are often rushed and unorganised when the likes of De Goey ping the Sherrin into dangerous areas.
Seb Ross, left, and the Saints are unbeaten in 2023. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Seb Ross, left, and the Saints are unbeaten in 2023. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
That’s what makes the pinnacle of Gather Round so intriguing. No style has been successful against Ross Lyon’s unbeaten Saints in 2023.
St Kilda is conceding just 56.8 points per game – the fourth-stingiest opening month of a season on record, behind Lyon’s 2009 grand final Saints and eventual premiers Geelong (2011) and Western Bulldogs (2016).
How are the Saints putting up such strong defensive numbers so early into learning a new style?
“One of Ross’s great sayings so far has been, ‘From the class to the grass’,” Ross said.
That refers to the education that has taken place since day one of pre-season. Summer school at the Saints has involved two or three lessons each week.
“We’ve done a mountain of education over the pre-season,” Ross said.
“Two or three times a week just having educational meetings about our game plan.
“From everything we do it’s really clear for the guys when they step foot out on the oval.”
Ross Lyon has delivered clear, strong messages to the group. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos

Ross Lyon has delivered clear, strong messages to the group. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos
The back six, led by All-Australian candidate Callum Wilkie, are in great form and the forwards work up to help condense the ground.
There are no hit-up options for the opposition and Ross loved the work of hard-running wings Mason Wood and Ryan Byrnes, who were big pre-season drivers.
Ross expected a transition-based game on Sunday that should be easy on the eye.
“They’ve got some serious threats all over the ground. I think it’ll be a pretty fast-paced game, one for the fans to really enjoy,” he said.
There are so many metrics they are braining.
Across the first four rounds of any season the Saints also rank among the best teams for points conceded from turnovers (32.2) and conceding scores per inside 50 (35.8 per cent).
“They’re in great shape,” Pies coach Craig McRae said.
“We just went through opposition before and there’s a lot of number ones in everything, really.
“We‘re looking forward to the challenge. They’re defending the ground really well and they’re attacking well, too.

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“They’re hard to move the ball against. Then the way they transition the ball really well from D50 to forward 50.
“Their gamestyle looks like it’s really strong. It’s a great thing to have players out and still perform really well.”
 
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Game changes: The Saints’ big turnaround, what the Demons fixed, and Tiger woes​

Marc McGowan

By Marc McGowan​

April 14, 2023 — 7.30pm

KEY POINTS​

  • Sunday’s St Kilda-Collingwood clash pits contrasting styles in the best game of the round.
  • 2021 premier Melbourne’s return to the top tier includes dominance in a key category.
  • How Adelaide’s incredible efficiency has transformed them into a club to be feared.
  • What needs to change if Damien Hardwick’s Richmond are to turn their fortunes around.
Fifty-two. Forty-one. Seventy-four. Sixty.
Those are not this week’s lotto numbers: they are the meagre points tallies St Kilda’s four vanquished opponents – Fremantle, Western Bulldogs, Essendon and Gold Coast – mustered against the AFL’s stingiest defence.
Prime ball mover: St Kilda’s Bradley Hill.

Prime ball mover: St Kilda’s Bradley Hill.CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES
Defensive maestro Ross Lyon’s unbeaten Saints have conceded 10 goals fewer than all clubs bar Richmond, who have still coughed up 59 extra points, while being somewhat of an offensive juggernaut, too.
They have gone from 15th to second in converting a rebound 50 into an inside 50, and 11th to second at generating a forward-50 entry from kick-ins, according to Champion Data. Lyon’s men are also the sole team averaging more than 100 uncontested marks, too, which relates to them amassing the second-most short kicks in the opening month.

A mighty challenge awaits St Kilda on Sunday against Collingwood, but Fox Footy analyst David King is convinced the Saints’ success is sustainable.
“They are the best ball-movement team in the comp – they stop it better than anyone, and they’re second at going end-to-end themselves. Their run is all-consuming,” King said.

“It’s their best asset, and like Sydney last year, you can’t move the ball against them. They out-number, and do it on the skinny side of the ground, where they can invest numbers.
“You have to recognise what you’re seeing with them, but I’m looking forward to Sunday. They can beat Collingwood; if they keep the game on the skinny side and don’t allow Collingwood to switch into the corridor.”

Part of what makes the Saints-Magpies showdown so intriguing is they are thriving with game styles that divert from the pack.
Lyon’s celebrated return to Moorabbin, at the unfortunate Brett Ratten’s expense, came with a variety of questions after his underwhelming finish at Fremantle – the club he once ditched St Kilda for.
The biggest centred on how the Saints would play in the Lyon 2.0 era.
Lyon revealed he sent his star-studded group of assistants away to get creative, then they returned for a think-tank session that led to tailoring a game plan around his players’ running strengths, from Bradley Hill and Mason Wood to Seb Ross, Jack Sinclair and Ryan Byrnes.
“Our game style is an up-tempo, run-and-work game style. Hopefully, that was evident,” Lyon said after St Kilda’s first-round take-down of 2022 finalists Fremantle.

“I think if we play another team that’s really up-tempo; it will be ballistic. It will be last-man standing.”
That team has arrived in Collingwood, setting the scene for a tactical arm wrestle that could decide the match.

Both clubs benefit from out-numbering opponents: the super-fit Saints by repeatedly out-running their rivals from contest-to-contest and having constant support, whereas the Pies’ method revolves around pressing forward as a defensive group and relying on risk, reward and probability.
King calls the Saints’ approach “chase and arrive”, while Collingwood’s surge mentality often leads to four or five Pies breaking away together. At the same time, they are 11th for mark and play-on percentage, but have one of the lowest kick-to-handball ratios in the competition.

“They’re [Collingwood] prepared to give up an easy goal. They will try to out-number six versus three, and if the three [from the other team] can win it, they will have two spare blokes out the back,” King said.
“It’s analytics at its best. You will win 90 per cent of those six-versus-three contests, but it’s also why Brisbane were able to walk in so many goals against them last week. It might lose them a big game, but they’re going to win lots of matches.”

The Pies have more believers at this stage than St Kilda, one of only three sides with a sub-40 per cent scoring rate from inside 50s. As admirable as Zaine Cordy, Mitch Owens and Anthony Caminiti have been, the Saints are desperately missing Max King and Tim Membrey.
But they rank second in scores from turnover differential – and history tells us the premier typically comes from teams who finish in the top four in this statistic.

There is also a new-found appreciation for Sinclair, an All-Australian defender last season who has gone to another level this year in Lyon’s system. King thinks Sinclair is St Kilda’s best player, above Jack Steele and the injured Max King. Rich praise, indeed.
 

How ‘The Doc’ is feeding the unbeaten Saints a winning formula​

Jon Pierik

By Jon Pierik​

April 16, 2023 — 5.00am
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/live-scores?match=266660354
If there was one Saint ready to meet Ross Lyon’s demands of an uber-professional approach to football, it was the man dubbed “The Doc” by teammates.
Having already rejuvenated his career under Brett Ratten last year, using his precise left foot to advantage in averaging a career-high 17 touches and five marks, Mason Wood is now enjoying a career-best season under Lyon.
In the zone: [PLAYERCARD]Mason Wood[/PLAYERCARD] has become the true professional, and has been instrumental in the Saints’ stunning start to 2023.

In the zone: Mason Wood has become the true professional, and has been instrumental in the Saints’ stunning start to 2023.CREDIT: SIMON SCHLUTER
As Lyon says, Wood, 29, has been outstanding, averaging 24 disposals, a goal and a goal assist through the Saints’ unbeaten four rounds, heading into Sunday’s blockbuster against Collingwood in Adelaide.
That he had what initially was feared as a serious shoulder injury against Essendon in round three, only to line-up against the Gold Coast last weekend and have 24 touches - the injury will require a weekly “jab” - typified Wood’s attention to detail.
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“There are probably a lot of things that I have worked on for a long time coming together,” Wood said of his season in an interview with the Sunday Age.
“There are a lot of things that have gone my way, as far as my role in the team, how we are playing, playing a bit more game time. I am doing a few things better as well, but the accumulation of, obviously, Ross, the running game, more game time, playing full-time wing, and being a bit cleaner and marking the ball better as well, it accumulates to look like a big improvement but, really, it’s tiny improvements adding up to make a big difference.
“The good thing for me is, I have a really good handle on what makes me a valuable player. At the end of the day, that’s something I have wanted to be at football clubs in the past - a valued member of the team. Last year [I felt that] definitely as well, but, in years past, playing that third tall [forward] position, can be quite tricky.
“Now that I have a position where I know how to play that to a T ... and if it means I get on the end of the ball a bit more, then happy days. Ross keeps it very simple.”

Wood is a true sporting professional, to the point that he has completed a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science at Australian Catholic University, and is now pursuing a postgraduate course over three years as a master of high-performance sport. Therein lies the background to his nickname.
The son of a PE teacher and eyeing a future career in sports science, Wood has embraced the importance of nutrition - namely protein, carbohydrates, good fats - and has taken to helping teammates adjust their diet.
In his element: [PLAYERCARD]Mason Wood[/PLAYERCARD] is relishing life on a wing, where his precise left foot can slice open opponents.

In his element: Mason Wood is relishing life on a wing, where his precise left foot can slice open opponents.CREDIT: DANIEL POCKETT, GETTY
He and girlfriend Mikaela have fellow Saints Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Matt Allison as housemates, with the pair given a first-hand view of how Wood goes about his preparation, including cooking.
He says his message on diet is to “balance and not trying to make it up on the fly”.

“A lot of my stuff is really ingrained in what I am trying to achieve. Once you get that down, it becomes easy,” Wood said.
“A lot of people are scared to start and be diligent with things because it means: ‘I have to be like that forever and a day’ … my message is, if you get it right, it becomes really easy.
“A few boys were having frozen lasagna. I am just like: ‘We can do better than frozen lasagna, guys. Here are three or four things you can eat meat-wise. Here are some carbohydrates, and a good way to get some fats in’.”
Dinners at his place have been well received by many teammates, and supported by Lyon, who has demanded greater professionalism from a list said to have not fully understood what’s required to win a premiership.

One-time Kangaroo: [PLAYERCARD]Mason Wood[/PLAYERCARD] has always had a delightful left-foot kick, but struggled for overall consistency as a forward at Arden St.

One-time Kangaroo: Mason Wood has always had a delightful left-foot kick, but struggled for overall consistency as a forward at Arden St.CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES
“He’s trained really hard, he’s great with our young fellas, has them around for dinner and helps bring their professionalism along,” Lyon said.
“He brings a lot to the table, which culturally as a senior coach is great to have.”
Wood, taken with pick No.41 in the 2012 national draft from the Geelong Falcons when he was a mad Cats supporter (he still taps now Saints assistant coach Corey Enright for tales from the Cats’ 2007-11 dynasty), had seven seasons and 65 games at North Melbourne where he was used predominantly as forward. However, after the pandemic-hit 2020 campaign, and a rugged time in the Queensland bubble, he was one of 11 Kangaroos delisted.
The Saints gave him a second chance through the supplementary selection period and put him on the rookie list. He had nine games in 2021, but responded with 19 last season, having asked himself: “How can I turn the gears on what’s left?”

“I have had a lot of people, probably rightly or wrongly from my North Melbourne days, say: ‘Why couldn’t you put [good] form together?’ Like I said, a lot of things are going right, which makes a big difference,” Wood said.

“We play one of the highest running games in the comp - I would say running is one of my strengths.”
Wood’s standing among teammates was reinforced when he claimed the Robert Harvey award last season as best clubman for his work with the club’s emerging talent, while spending time as an AFLW development coach.
“Everyone’s got their own story, haven’t they? He’d been on an AFL list, been injured a lot, so he’s put in a lot of time on his body and his preparation, and he’s grabbed his second opportunity,” Lyon said last week.

“A lot of people do that. You look back, and you think: ‘What did I leave on the table at the other place?’ Footy mortality sharpens you up pretty quick.”

Wood signed a one-year deal last year, but can expect at least another year on the back of what has been a remarkable start for the Saints. While they just missed the finals last season, even the most ardent of supporters would not have tipped an unbeaten run to this point, particularly with an injury ward, including Max King, Tim Membrey and skipper Jack Steele, as long as a shopping list.
But in the likes of Wood, ruckman Marshall, a makeshift forward line that has seen the likes of Rising Star nominee Mitchito Owens and former VFL Blue Anthony Caminiti begin to make a name for themselves, and a stingy defence, the Saints have marched home.
“I can’t speak more highly of Ross. I think a lot of the guys are in that category. He does seem like he operates on another level, potentially, to some other coaches I have had in the past, and sees the game really, really well,” Wood said.

“He sees what other teams bring to the table, and fills you with confidence when you leave the room going: ‘We know how to beat this team’. He holds really high standards across the board.”
 
 
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How ‘The Doc’ is feeding the unbeaten Saints a winning formula​

Jon Pierik

By Jon Pierik​

April 16, 2023 — 5.00am
Live Scores and Match Results | AFL | The Age
If there was one Saint ready to meet Ross Lyon’s demands of an uber-professional approach to football, it was the man dubbed “The Doc” by teammates.
Having already rejuvenated his career under Brett Ratten last year, using his precise left foot to advantage in averaging a career-high 17 touches and five marks, Mason Wood is now enjoying a career-best season under Lyon.
In the zone: Mason Wood has become the true professional, and has been instrumental in the Saints’ stunning start to 2023.

In the zone: Mason Wood has become the true professional, and has been instrumental in the Saints’ stunning start to 2023.CREDIT: SIMON SCHLUTER
As Lyon says, Wood, 29, has been outstanding, averaging 24 disposals, a goal and a goal assist through the Saints’ unbeaten four rounds, heading into Sunday’s blockbuster against Collingwood in Adelaide.
That he had what initially was feared as a serious shoulder injury against Essendon in round three, only to line-up against the Gold Coast last weekend and have 24 touches - the injury will require a weekly “jab” - typified Wood’s attention to detail.
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“There are probably a lot of things that I have worked on for a long time coming together,” Wood said of his season in an interview with the Sunday Age.
“There are a lot of things that have gone my way, as far as my role in the team, how we are playing, playing a bit more game time. I am doing a few things better as well, but the accumulation of, obviously, Ross, the running game, more game time, playing full-time wing, and being a bit cleaner and marking the ball better as well, it accumulates to look like a big improvement but, really, it’s tiny improvements adding up to make a big difference.
“The good thing for me is, I have a really good handle on what makes me a valuable player. At the end of the day, that’s something I have wanted to be at football clubs in the past - a valued member of the team. Last year [I felt that] definitely as well, but, in years past, playing that third tall [forward] position, can be quite tricky.
“Now that I have a position where I know how to play that to a T ... and if it means I get on the end of the ball a bit more, then happy days. Ross keeps it very simple.”

Wood is a true sporting professional, to the point that he has completed a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science at Australian Catholic University, and is now pursuing a postgraduate course over three years as a master of high-performance sport. Therein lies the background to his nickname.
The son of a PE teacher and eyeing a future career in sports science, Wood has embraced the importance of nutrition - namely protein, carbohydrates, good fats - and has taken to helping teammates adjust their diet.
In his element: Mason Wood is relishing life on a wing, where his precise left foot can slice open opponents.

In his element: Mason Wood is relishing life on a wing, where his precise left foot can slice open opponents.CREDIT: DANIEL POCKETT, GETTY
He and girlfriend Mikaela have fellow Saints Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera and Matt Allison as housemates, with the pair given a first-hand view of how Wood goes about his preparation, including cooking.
He says his message on diet is to “balance and not trying to make it up on the fly”.

“A lot of my stuff is really ingrained in what I am trying to achieve. Once you get that down, it becomes easy,” Wood said.
“A lot of people are scared to start and be diligent with things because it means: ‘I have to be like that forever and a day’ … my message is, if you get it right, it becomes really easy.
“A few boys were having frozen lasagna. I am just like: ‘We can do better than frozen lasagna, guys. Here are three or four things you can eat meat-wise. Here are some carbohydrates, and a good way to get some fats in’.”
Dinners at his place have been well received by many teammates, and supported by Lyon, who has demanded greater professionalism from a list said to have not fully understood what’s required to win a premiership.

One-time Kangaroo: Mason Wood has always had a delightful left-foot kick, but struggled for overall consistency as a forward at Arden St.

One-time Kangaroo: Mason Wood has always had a delightful left-foot kick, but struggled for overall consistency as a forward at Arden St.CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES
“He’s trained really hard, he’s great with our young fellas, has them around for dinner and helps bring their professionalism along,” Lyon said.
“He brings a lot to the table, which culturally as a senior coach is great to have.”
Wood, taken with pick No.41 in the 2012 national draft from the Geelong Falcons when he was a mad Cats supporter (he still taps now Saints assistant coach Corey Enright for tales from the Cats’ 2007-11 dynasty), had seven seasons and 65 games at North Melbourne where he was used predominantly as forward. However, after the pandemic-hit 2020 campaign, and a rugged time in the Queensland bubble, he was one of 11 Kangaroos delisted.
The Saints gave him a second chance through the supplementary selection period and put him on the rookie list. He had nine games in 2021, but responded with 19 last season, having asked himself: “How can I turn the gears on what’s left?”

“I have had a lot of people, probably rightly or wrongly from my North Melbourne days, say: ‘Why couldn’t you put [good] form together?’ Like I said, a lot of things are going right, which makes a big difference,” Wood said.

“We play one of the highest running games in the comp - I would say running is one of my strengths.”
Wood’s standing among teammates was reinforced when he claimed the Robert Harvey award last season as best clubman for his work with the club’s emerging talent, while spending time as an AFLW development coach.
“Everyone’s got their own story, haven’t they? He’d been on an AFL list, been injured a lot, so he’s put in a lot of time on his body and his preparation, and he’s grabbed his second opportunity,” Lyon said last week.

“A lot of people do that. You look back, and you think: ‘What did I leave on the table at the other place?’ Footy mortality sharpens you up pretty quick.”

Wood signed a one-year deal last year, but can expect at least another year on the back of what has been a remarkable start for the Saints. While they just missed the finals last season, even the most ardent of supporters would not have tipped an unbeaten run to this point, particularly with an injury ward, including Max King, Tim Membrey and skipper Jack Steele, as long as a shopping list.
But in the likes of Wood, ruckman Marshall, a makeshift forward line that has seen the likes of Rising Star nominee Mitchito Owens and former VFL Blue Anthony Caminiti begin to make a name for themselves, and a stingy defence, the Saints have marched home.
“I can’t speak more highly of Ross. I think a lot of the guys are in that category. He does seem like he operates on another level, potentially, to some other coaches I have had in the past, and sees the game really, really well,” Wood said.

“He sees what other teams bring to the table, and fills you with confidence when you leave the room going: ‘We know how to beat this team’. He holds really high standards across the board.”
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Love the bloke. Beggars belief that nutritional assistance needs to come from a player however. Frozen lasagna ffs, on the Plugger66 diet.
 
Dard Ball Get said:
Love the bloke. Beggars belief that nutritional assistance needs to come from a player however. Frozen lasagna ffs, on the Plugger66 diet.
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Sometimes the value of a player isn’t just what they do on field. He sounds like a great person to have around the club. North could probably use someone like him now.
 

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Dard Ball Get said:
Love the bloke. Beggars belief that nutritional assistance needs to come from a player however. Frozen lasagna ffs, on the Plugger66 diet.
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Pretty sure Dempster used to do the same/similar with that team.
 
Dard Ball Get said:
Love the bloke. Beggars belief that nutritional assistance needs to come from a player however. Frozen lasagna ffs, on the Plugger66 diet.
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Wait until Mason finds out that the meal of choice for Clark and Coff is fruit toast.
 

Ross, SOS, Voss and the sliding doors moment that changed Carlton and St Kilda history​

Sam McClure

By Sam McClure​

April 19, 2023 — 4.14pm

As unlikely ladder leaders St Kilda prepare to face Carlton in front of a big crowd at Marvel Stadium on Sunday, there will be much discussion surrounding the stories of both coaches. After all, Michael Voss only became Carlton coach after Ross Lyon pulled out of the process. Or, was he promised the job and then asked to go through the process? It depends on who you ask.
But there was a more significant sliding doors moment at Carlton well before Lyon came into the picture.
Blues coach Michael Voss, club great Stephen Silvagni and Saints boss Ross Lyon.

Blues coach Michael Voss, club great Stephen Silvagni and Saints boss Ross Lyon.CREDIT: GETTY
It was October 2017. Former AFL executive Simon Lethlean was sitting in one of several living rooms inside then Blues president Mark LoGiudice’s Kew mansion, barely three months after a scandal forced Lethlean out of league headquarters.

The Carlton president and revered businessman was on the lookout for a new chief executive, having just parted ways with Steven Trigg. He wanted Lethlean.
In the following days, Lethlean received a text message from at least one board member, welcoming him to the club. The director, who is no longer on the board and asked not to be identified because of sensitivities around board appointments, confirmed to The Age they had sent the text.

Why Lethlean never made it into the CEO’s chair at Ikon Park remains a mystery. Lethlean, now CEO of St Kilda, chose not to comment when contacted this week. Nor did LoGiudice want to discuss the events of 2017 and the decision not to appoint Lethlean, saying it was time to move on.
Instead, Carlton appointed the highly rated Cain Liddle, who was working at Richmond at the time, under the tutelage of Brendon Gale.

The commercially savvy Liddle made an instant impact, signing major sponsors Virgin and Puma to long-term, multimillion-dollar deals to help stabilise Carlton’s struggling finances.
However, as was widely reported at the time, Liddle and then list manager Stephen Silvagni, one of Carlton’s most decorated figures, endured a frosty relationship, which was exacerbated when then Richmond winger Brandon Ellis toured the club’s facilities.
Liddle, who has also been contacted for comment, said at the time he did not go behind Silvagni’s back, and that “everyone on list management was very clear of the role I was playing with Brandon”.
Carlton later cited the presence of Silvagni’s sons on the list as the reason for his departure and, as we reported at the time, “SOS” took a parting swipe at the club’s leadership on the way out.
Silvagni addressed a board meeting in November 2019, and according to two people familiar with the events who spoke anonymously to protect confidentiality, read out a handwritten letter in front of shocked directors. It’s a letter both Silvagni and the board still have, but he chose not to comment on its contents when contacted this week.

Only weeks ago, Silvagni was conspicuously absent from the club he helped make successful, choosing not to accept an invitation to the Blues’ rooms to celebrate his son Jack’s 100th game, which was a monumental day for the Silvagni family. Family members defended the decision on social media. “Can confirm he was really tired and wanted to go home,” son Ben tweeted later. Jo Silvagni, who was in the rooms that day, tweeted that Stephen’s love and support for his sons was beyond question and the family had chosen to do what suited them.

Silvagni, of course, now works as list manager alongside good friend Lyon at St Kilda. And how Lyon ended up back at the Saints instead of in navy blue remains a point of intrigue.
In April 2021, long-time board member and businessman Luke Sayers took over from LoGiudice as president in what was far from a smooth handover. Sayers did not waste any time in conducting an external review of the football department, which resulted in the axing of coach David Teague. Later the club parted ways with Liddle, too.
With Sayers and his club desperate to land a big name coach, his first call was to Alastair Clarkson. His second was to Lyon. Speaking candidly at the time on Nine’s Footy Classified, Lyon indicated the situation at Carlton had clearly changed, and because of that, he withdrew from the process. Enter, Voss, while a year on, Ross is the new (old) boss at the Saints.
 
Dard Ball Get said:
Love the bloke. Beggars belief that nutritional assistance needs to come from a player however. Frozen lasagna ffs, on the Plugger66 diet.
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tbh not surprising, how many young blokes do you know that can cook, let alone, think about nutrition at the same time?

thats the thing the club should be doing, providing oversight on nutrition away from the club either through education or meal-type services
 
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