Wednesday, June 11, 2014: Pleased for AFL Football

Ross Lyon has never been bothered by the detractors. His eyes present a rather different perspective on the world than that that is consumed by the rest of us. His dour and defensive method of coaching is, to him, a thing of beauty. His St. Kilda exodus was not treachery, but common sense. He's always been a little bizarre.

So when his star pest Hayden Ballantyne avoided suspension for a high bump on Adelaide's Matthew Jaensch, Ross Lyon was never going to be simply "happy with the decision". It's just not his style.

"That's what we coach our players on - if you make the ball your object, you'll be ok. Everyone saw it that way, so I was pleased for Hayden. But more importantly, I'm pleased for AFL football" said Lyon, whilst kicking the ball backwards and ordering his team to flood as quickly as possible.


In the news...
Senile Carlton Coach Mick Malthouse has reminded us of his support for a more respectful rugby-style discourse between players and Umpires. "It's got to be two way and if you build up a two way relationship it's far better than a one way, let's face it" he rambled.

"We'd love it to be zero. It'll never be zero", umpires boss Wayne Campbell has conceded that errors are inherent to umpiring. "It's human beings umpiring a really, really hard game.

And finally - some Smother props to Phil Davis, who looks likely to return this week from a kidney injury that put him in hospital early in the season. Read about it here.