Has he achieved success? Well he has led high performing teams. Multiple grand finals, The Streak DVD and multiple All Australian players in his time show that he gets results.It’s the glass half full / half empty view that you can have with Lyon.
You could say ultimately he’s failed as he’s had two massive cracks at the big one and didn’t achieve that at either club.
After finishing at either both lists were left pretty much bottom 4 calibre.
Both departures would be described as ugly.
You can’t on one hand say he’s a control freak that culls anybody whom isn’t on his page and on the other blame others for list deficiencies they may or may not have had.
Can he coach, most definitely
Has he achieved success, that’s debatable
Has he left either club better for being there? Hmmmm…..
There is an element of bad luck in his grand final losses. The difference between him and Paul Roos (who is lauded as one of the greats and gurus) is a bit of luck imo.