{"id":186316,"date":"2025-10-03T00:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T00:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/186316\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T00:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T00:45:11","slug":"st-kilda-farewell-tireless-head-of-football-left-field-replacement-revealed-afl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/186316\/","title":{"rendered":"St Kilda farewell “tireless” Head of Football, left-field replacement revealed – AFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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David Misson will depart the St Kilda Football Club in pursuit of new opportunities in passion fields of high performance, athlete development and organisational design.<\/p>\n

Misson was the Saints’ Head of Football, and spent eight years in Moorabbin over two stints. He rejoined the club in 2022 as the high-performance boss and quickly stepped into the GM of Football.<\/p>\n

Misson also assisted senior coach Ross Lyon<\/a> in developing his panel as well as realigning the club’s processes and standards, applying them to the wider program.<\/p>\n

Ironically, Lyon will take over the role heading into the off-season.<\/p>\n

Ross Lyon has assumed acting head of football duties at @stkildafc<\/a>, in addition to being the senior coach.<\/p>\n

With Dave Misson exiting, Lyon will have oversight on coaching, recruiting, list management and high performance & pre-season planning. Ross the boss \u2714\ufe0f.@FootyonNine<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Tom Morris (@tommorris32) October 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

“It has been a pleasure and a privilege returning to the Saints, a club I feel incredibly passionate about and wholeheartedly want to see succeed,” Misson said.<\/p>\n

“To play a role in setting up the club for success in what is an exciting chapter ahead makes me incredibly proud, and I leave knowing the hard yards Ross and I have done have been worthwhile.<\/p>\n

“There are many special people involved with this footy club and I particularly want to thank Carl, Andrew Bassat and the Board, as well as Ross, for their ongoing support.<\/p>\n

“I wish the players and staff all the best for the coming season.”<\/p>\n

St Kilda CEO Carl Dilena thanked Misson’s contribution to the club.<\/p>\n

\"StMELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 13: Ross Lyon, Senior Coach of the Saints speaks with General Manager David Misson during a St Kilda Saints AFL training session at RSEA Park on March 13, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“David has been a tireless contributor to the Saints over eight seasons across two key periods for the football club,” Dilena said.<\/p>\n

“As a club, we’ve benefited greatly from David’s extensive knowledge and experience in high performance spanning over 25 years and multiple sports.<\/p>\n

“Upon recommencing with the club, he successfully set up and embedded an industry-leading high-performance team and later, stepped up to support the wider operations of the program.<\/p>\n

“While we will miss David, I hope that he leaves with a sense of satisfaction for the part he has played in setting up our men’s program and athletes for ultimate success.”<\/p>\n

St Kilda joins Port Adelaide and Gold Coast in the hunt for a new head of football.<\/p>\n

Chris Davies (Port Adelaide) and Wayne Campbell (Gold Coast) have found new homes, with Davies joining Carlton and Campbell landing at Sydney.<\/p>\n