AFL 2025: St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says Saints must ‘earn the right' to ask for more MCG games
AFL 2025: St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says Saints must 'earn the right' to ask for more MCG games
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News.com.au
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Text message reveal after fiery teammate clash at the MCG
Melbourne captain Max Gawn has further moved to defuse any speculation of a relationship breakdown with defender Steven May, declaring his own reaction was 'poor' after a post-siren exchange at the MCG on Monday. Gawn revealed the pair were 'still talking' via text and said it was important to 'defend' May after the clash. After a Gawn miskick in the final seconds sealed a one-point loss to Collingwood, the premiership-winning teammates clashed, with cameras catching the Demons captain looking angry after what appeared to be a serve from May. In the aftermath, both Gawn and his coach Simon Goodwin declared the incident was just two passionate and competitive teammates, and on Monday morning the seven-time All Australian cleared the air once and for all. While he couldn't remember what May 'actually said', Gawn said he should have known his teammate's words were coming from a place of 'care'. 'I think it says (a bit about) both of us; we were both extremely disappointed in that last 30 seconds. I thought my reaction was really poor,' Gawn said. 'I had a teammate showing care, his version of care from a long history with Steven May. I know that. I'm really agreeable with how strong his feedback and terminology and body language is on-ground because he gets the best out of his team. 'I can't confidently say what was said. It was definitely around my decision (to centre the ball). I agree with him in hindsight that my decision was poor. It was a killer of a kick.' Gawn said he reacted badly because he was 'sick of losing to Collingwood' and other close losses and wanted to stick up for May. 'It was all going on in my head. I was extremely disappointed. We had a chance to win the game, and that played out in the goalsquare,' he told Triple M's Mick in the Morning. 'I'm here to defend Steven. He's copped it a little bit in the media over the last 24 hours. If he had his time again, he might not do it on the final siren with a camera there. 'That's both of us throughout the whole game, and unfortunately, that's been caught on camera. I make it a bigger thing by pushing him away, and I'm slightly disappointed in how it's played out.' Gawn said the duo were 'all good'. 'I've got a lot of respect for him, and he has respect for me. We're currently still talking through it via text,' he said.
News.com.au
3 hours ago
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St Kilda coach Ross Lyon suggests local media frenzy over Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera in Adelaide could impact his contract decision
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon is adamant he's 'not losing any sleep' over the looming decision from off-contract star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera after a personal trip to Adelaide in which he was 'terrorised twice' by local media. The South Australian-born 22-year-old, who is bound for All-Australian selection in 2025, is believed to be at the centre of a bidding war between Adelaide and Port Adelaide, with the Saints also hopeful of hanging on to him. His manager, Ben Williams, denied a report suggesting Wanganeen-Milera wouldn't join the Crows due to a racism incident involving former Adelaide captain Taylor Walker in 2021. Wanganeen-Milera has close links with Port players, including Jason Horne-Francis, and the pair were spotted together at a frozen yoghurt shop in Adelaide where Wanganeen-Milera spent the bye week catching up with 'fam' according to Lyon. While there have been reports that Wanganeen-Milera, who has played 75 games with the Saints since his debut in 2022, has issues living in Melbourne, Lyon said the 'melting pot' in Adelaide, which included TV cameras following the young gun at the airport, showed what life could be like if he moved. 'What's interesting is the environment over there,' Lyon said on Tuesday. 'He's been doorstopped twice and terrorised twice (by media). It talks to the intensity over there, getting doorstopped at the airport during the bye. It's interesting how a non-story becomes a story. Clearly it's good to have competitive tension.' Lyon said the Saints were confident the development and support Wanganeen-Milera had been offered at St Kilda and their plans to be a 'great club' were the best way to ensure he remained on a deal that could reach seven figures annually. 'Build it and they will come. Develop our players, support them, make it a safe environment and then at the end of the day you are either good enough to keep them or you're not,' he said. 'I'm not losing too much sleep over it. 'We want to make St Kilda great. We've got a lot of hard work to do over a long period of time.' Lyon was also unmoved by the catch-up with Horne-Francis, a fellow Indigenous star, adamant St Kilda did a lot of work for its own First Nations players. 'The brother boys, they love getting together,' he said. 'We've got Pauly Vandenbergh (AFL diversity pathways manager) coming into the club today who works closely with our First Nations players. 'That's just one aspect of the game.' The Saints will tackle the Western Bulldogs on Thursday night just 52 days after copping a 71-point smashing in round 6. Midfielder Jack Macrae is set to push for selection against his old team after recovering from a punctured lung.
West Australian
4 hours ago
- West Australian
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon suggests local media frenzy over Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera in Adelaide could impact his contract decision
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon is adamant he's 'not losing any sleep' over the looming decision from off-contract star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera after a personal trip to Adelaide in which he was 'terrorised twice' by local media. The South Australian-born 22-year-old, who is bound for All-Australian selection in 2025, is believed to be at the centre of a bidding war between Adelaide and Port Adelaide, with the Saints also hopeful of hanging on to him. His manager, Ben Williams, denied a report suggesting Wanganeen-Milera wouldn't join the Crows due to a racism incident involving former Adelaide captain Taylor Walker in 2021. Wanganeen-Milera has close links with Port players, including Jason Horne-Francis, and the pair were spotted together at a frozen yoghurt shop in Adelaide where Wanganeen-Milera spent the bye week catching up with 'fam' according to Lyon. While there have been reports that Wanganeen-Milera, who has played 75 games with the Saints since his debut in 2022, has issues living in Melbourne, Lyon said the 'melting pot' in Adelaide, which included TV cameras following the young gun at the airport, showed what life could be like if he moved. 'What's interesting is the environment over there,' Lyon said on Tuesday. 'He's been doorstopped twice and terrorised twice (by media). It talks to the intensity over there, getting doorstopped at the airport during the bye. It's interesting how a non-story becomes a story. Clearly it's good to have competitive tension.' Lyon said the Saints were confident the development and support Wanganeen-Milera had been offered at St Kilda and their plans to be a 'great club' were the best way to ensure he remained on a deal that could reach seven figures annually. 'Build it and they will come. Develop our players, support them, make it a safe environment and then at the end of the day you are either good enough to keep them or you're not,' he said. 'I'm not losing too much sleep over it. 'We want to make St Kilda great. We've got a lot of hard work to do over a long period of time.' Lyon was also unmoved by the catch-up with Horne-Francis, a fellow Indigenous star, adamant St Kilda did a lot of work for its own First Nations players. 'The brother boys, they love getting together,' he said. 'We've got Pauly Vandenbergh (AFL diversity pathways manager) coming into the club today who works closely with our First Nations players. 'That's just one aspect of the game.' The Saints will tackle the Western Bulldogs on Thursday night just 52 days after copping a 71-point smashing in round 6. Midfielder Jack Macrae is set to push for selection against his old team after recovering from a punctured lung.
