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AFL 2022: Ross Lyon, St Kilda, Saints, Coach, Meeting, 4 Hours, Andrew Basatt, Simon Lesleen, Brett Ratten, New Job, Interested, Discovered

Ross Lyon is one step closer to becoming St Kilda’s next coach after a lengthy four-hour meeting with the club’s hierarchy on Monday.

Lyon has admitted to 7NEWS that he is “interested” in rejoining the infamous club he left ten years ago.

“We just had our first talks,” he said.

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“Yeah (interested) otherwise we wouldn’t come see you.

“It’s a delicate time for everyone. It’s not easy coaching an AFL club.”

According to 7NEWS, the former Freo and St Kilda coach met with Andrew Bassat and Simon Lesleen from 11am to “just after 3pm” at the Bayside House of the Saints Club in Melbourne.

Lyon have been linked to replace Brett Ratten, but he was sacked last Thursday after a club review deemed a change in leadership necessary.

of Herald Sun It reportedly wasn’t the first meeting between Lyon and Bassat after the duo “shared a bottle of red wine late into the night.”

Lyon told 7NEWS that attending the St Kilda meet was a “big step”, considering he had turned down previous chances to coach Carlton and Essendon over the past 12 months.

St Kilda played 121 games in 2009 and 2010, reaching the Grand Final two years in a row.

After making a shock decision to move to Fremantle in late 2011, he led the Dockers to their first Grand Final in 2013, the club slipping down the ladder.

After failing to reach the final for the fourth season in a row, Lyon were handed the order by the club with one round to go in 2019, along with then-CEO Steve Rosic.

Former Docker Michael Barlow says Lyon has a track record of success but ultimately it comes down to whether he wants to return to coaching, leaving behind lucrative media jobs .

“I often say that he had a huge impact on my career,” he told SEN.

“When he was at St Kilda[his success]was obvious to everyone.

“He’s a clear candidate to come here and coach. I think it depends on the desire of the person whether he wants to do it or not.”

first published as ‘Big step’: Lyon confirms ‘interest’ in returning to Saints job after marathon

AFL 2022: Ross Lyon, St Kilda, Saints, Coach, Meeting, 4 Hours, Andrew Basatt, Simon Lesleen, Brett Ratten, New Job, Interested, Discovered

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