AFL 2025: St Kilda coach Ross Lyon won't be ‘seduced' by his side's come-from-behind win
The Saints mowed down a record margin to run over the top of the Demons last Sunday, kicking two goals in the final 10 seconds to pinch four points.
St Kilda will give its fans another taste of it by playing the final quarter on the big screen ahead of this weekend's match against North Melbourne.
But Lyon, perhaps due to St Kilda's three wins from 15 starts, is not basking in the emphatic finish.
He wants club supporters to 'indulge' in the victory but trusts his players have put it aside.
'I think our fans and members should indulge but I think our players, we've just got to be hard-nosed pros, which we are,' he said.
'There's certainly no complacency from me and we as coaches, we know that and our young players (do too).
'We've got a mindset of we've got to catch, we've got a bit of catching up to do yet.'
The Saints played captivating and free-flowing footy in the final 30 minutes – a brand that would bode well in four winnable games on the run home.
Lyon says he would like to see that run and dare more often but is under no illusions of how difficult it is to achieve consistently.
'It really didn't come to fruition until late,' he said.
'There's a whole mix, but clearly the ability to keep our spirit and connection going even when the scoreboard was against us was the most pleasing part.
'Everyone wants to see the best version of themselves more consistently, but as we see when you look around, they're not robots, they're not machines, they're humans.
'It's a grind, it's hard, it's long and you're coming up against fierce opponents and mindsets. Sometimes they get on top, sometimes you get on top.
'It's not an exact science, there's a bit of art form in it – to answer in simple terms, would we like to have those quarters more often? Yeah.'
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