In this edition of Your Coach, St Kilda coach Ross Lyon hits back at critics of the Saints' off-season recruiting raid that landed four stars from other clubs including former Carlton ruck Tom De Koning. 

He also discusses injury-prone forward Max King's prospects in 2026, the perceived pressure that comes with headline-grabbing contracts, and the role that Saints great Lenny Hayes will play at the club in 2026. 

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In this edition of Your Coach, St Kilda coach Ross Lyon hits back at critics of the Saints' off-season recruiting raid that landed four stars from other clubs including former Carlton ruck Tom De Koning.&nbsp;
He also discusses injury-prone forward Max King's prospects in 2026, the perceived pressure that comes with headline-grabbing contracts, and the role that Saints great Lenny Hayes will play at the club in 2026.&nbsp;
Subscribe to Your Coach wherever you get your podcasts.&nbsp;

Ahead of the upcoming Toyota AFL season, hear directly from your club’s coach as they go one-on-one with our AFL Media journalists, answering all the burning questions in the lead up to the first bounce of the season.

Ahead of the upcoming Toyota AFL season, hear directly from your club’s coach as they go one-on-one with our AFL Media journalists, answering all the burning questions in the lead up to the first bounce of the season.

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Hear directly from those in charge, as AFL.com.au journalists sit down with coaches from across the league on the eve of the season.

Hear directly from those in charge, as AFL.com.au journalists sit down with coaches from across the league on the eve of the season.