any word on why they couldn't work together? Was it personalities, or work related like incompatible game-pan and tactics?
Former West Coast and Fremantle assistant Peter Sumich main candidate to replace Ross Lyon
Ross Lyon can’t stand the man set to replace him — once friends, they don’t even speak
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Sumich and Lyon grew apart across their time together at Fremantle. The two were philosophically opposed. Lyon was relentless and could be intense, while the two-time West Coast premiership player was more laid back and calculated. What began as a partnership ended in acrimony. The two have a non-existent relationship these days.
The key stumbling block Sumich will need to overcome relates to his difficult time at Fremantle under Lyon. It’s understood there were a small section of board members who sided with Lyon in 2016 and those board members will need to be convinced if Sumich is to win the top job this time around.
At 51, close observers believe he would be more adept at handling Perth’s footy fishbowl landscape than a less-experienced candidate such as Justin Longmuir.
Although Longmuir appears certain to be in the mix for the role, the former Freo goalkicker is seen as a bigger risk due to his age.