{"id":824825,"date":"2026-07-26T11:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/824825\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T11:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T11:37:19","slug":"everything-ive-got-ross-lyon-bristles-at-bad-guy-claims-in-fiery-presser-after-max-kings-latest-sad-injury-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/824825\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Everything I\u2019ve got\u2019: Ross Lyon bristles at \u2018bad guy\u2019 claims in fiery presser after Max King\u2019s latest sad injury setback"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ross Lyon has staunchly defended St Kilda\u2019s decision to select Max King after 756 days on the sidelines in Sunday afternoon against North Melbourne, after finishing their 31-point win<\/a> on the bench with hamstring tightness.<\/p>\n

In what was his first game at senior level since Round 16 in 2024, the 26-year-old bypassed a return through the club\u2019s reserves after completing a significant block of conditioning after his latest setback.<\/p>\n

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After two disposals and a shot on goal during the first half while on managed minutes, King came from the ground in the third term to receive brief treatment from physios, before heading down the race to the changerooms for further assessment. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, that was where the key forward\u2019s day ended, taking no further part in their victory at Marvel Stadium with what the club at this stage maintains is hamstring tightness. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe tightened up in his hammy. The update I had is they\u2019ll investigate and have a scan. I haven\u2019t spoken to him,\u201d Lyon began by telling journalists post-game.<\/p>\n

Clarko makes sly clip at Saints & NAS | 08:15<\/p>\n

Immediately quizzed whether it was an \u201cerror\u201d to bring him back to the top level without a VFL game under his belt, he responded: \u201cI don\u2019t even know what the outcome is, so how can it be an error before there\u2019s an outcome? But we stand by our decision to play him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have high-performance experts, we have load (management) and conditioning. We were really quite confident (he\u2019d be okay).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be remiss of me to be as impulsive as I normally am.\u201d<\/p>\n

King made two appearances in St Kilda\u2019s VFL side earlier this year, in what was his first professional match after 665 days on the sidelines with knee and calf concerns.<\/p>\n

His second clash in early May however was cut short by a hamstring strain, which sidelined him for over two-and-a-half months until Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the four-week (conditioning) block, he had 50% more volume of high-speed running, and 500% more \u2018very high-speed\u2019 running \u2014 which is above 24 km\/h. His biggest sessions were game-load with 20% more,\u201d Lyon continued when being intensely questioned further. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn the context of that evidence, our conditioners thought … it was very considered and very worked out. I\u2019m happy for it to sit with me and my team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really specific, this is the exact conversation: He had a tight hamstring, and he\u2019ll be having a scan tomorrow \u2014 and I will be updated tomorrow. I\u2019m giving you everything I\u2019ve got. <\/p>\n

Clarko makes sly clip at Saints & NAS | 08:15<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve answered directly, with no shying away from the question. I don\u2019t know how I\u2019m becoming the bad guy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Saints were also dealt two late changes against the Kangaroos, which saw Cooper Sharman withdrawn for management an hour before the match before star ruck Rowan Marshall was withdrawn minutes before the first ball-up with back spasms. <\/p>\n

Lyon again emphasised that his involvement with injured players is little to none, as he explained in the instance of Marshall. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt might surprise you, but I don\u2019t dive into it. I didn\u2019t speak to Rowan Marshall when he had his back spasm. They walked over and said: \u201cRowan\u2019s had a back spasm. We need to free him up, we\u2019ve got until \u2018X\u2019 … I said no worries, let me know. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt might surprise you, but AFL senior coaches don\u2019t dive into the medical space. Darcy Wilson was unwell all week, and didn\u2019t train all week … they picked up the phone Saturday and said: \u2018Darcy\u2019s good to play\u2019 … I didn\u2019t speak to him until today.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we try and lean in and try to exert, or even just check, it\u2019s misinterpreted that you\u2019re exerting and putting undue pressure (on players) … it\u2019s not an opaque process. It\u2019s very transparent and professional. Let the cobblers do the cobbling.\u201d<\/p>\n

St Kilda next take on the second-placed Sydney next Saturday afternoon at Marvel Stadium, as they continue to hunt a spot inside the all-important top 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ross Lyon has staunchly defended St Kilda\u2019s decision to select Max King after 756 days on the sidelines…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":824826,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-824825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=824825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/824825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/824826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=824825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=824825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=824825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}