Sensitive Coaches Box Audio

[Bowey Boy]

Apparently some sensitive info was posted by Saints then deleted. Anyone got the dirt?

[Otiman]

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/03/08/ ... -sabotage/

Ross Lyon has addressed his players after St Kilda inadvertently exposed sensitive audio from its coaches box to rival clubs.

In a pre-season act of self-sabotage, the Saints accidentally uploaded audio of Lyon and his coaching staff from Friday’s practice match against Essendon.

That audio was available to download via software hosting service, Dropbox, for several hours.

It is unclear whether any clubs seized the file and the Saints today couldn’t definitively rule it out.

The AFL during the home-and-away season take carriage of posting behind-the-goals vision that can be downloaded by clubs, broadcasters and members of the media.

But it’s understood clubs were required during the practice match period to upload the vision themselves.

And when trying to upload to Dropbox, the Saints may have opened Pandora’s box.

St Kilda chief executive Simon Lethlean on Wednesday afternoon told SEN the club had “dealt with the matter internally”.

“We haven’t had long conversations with clubs about it. We’re not going to conduct a witch hunt,” Lethlean said.

“I don’t think the IT guys knew the audio was on and being attached (to the vision).

“We haven’t heard anything to suggest anyone has downloaded it. But Ross dealt with it with the playing group to let them know.”

The Saints moved to orchestrate a statement after being contacted by SEN.com.au.

"This upload occurred through human error, which was corrected as soon as we were notified," acting general manager of football David Misson said.

“There is no certainty that this file has been accessed and downloaded by anybody, however, regardless of the low risk, we wanted to be on the front foot and proactive in our response.

“Our focus is on creating a program with high integrity, open communication and care for our people.

“As a matter of course, we addressed this issue directly with our playing group.

“As part of our response, we also alerted the AFL and relevant key stakeholders.

“We feel that this matter has now been resolved and our focus remains on our preparations for the season ahead.

“The club has also taken the opportunity to review its broader processes to reduce the likelihood of this error occurring again.”

The data error is an untimely distraction for the Saints on the eve of a new season.

St Kilda faces Fremantle at Marvel Stadium in its season-opener on March 19.

[bobmurray]

I wonder how many Saints players were potted by staff in the coaches box during the practice match against the dons.

If anyone accessed the uploaded Video file, complete with audio, they'd know.

Silly St Kilda.

[Rubyjo]

St Kildagate..RTB just lost the playing group .Season over.

[Waltzing St Kilda]

"High integrity, open communication" sounds like something Finnis would say. And it's already backfired.

Stop this malarkey immediately and bring back the Bubble.

[saynta]

St Kildagate..RTB just lost the playing group .Season over.

Not half as silly as it sounds.

[Hack]

Amateur stuff….I think there are several people at this club that are just out of their depths

[saynta]

Amateur stuff….I think there are several people at this club that are just out of their depths

Starting to appear that way which is more than just f****** unfortunate.

[WellardSaint]

St Kildagate..RTB just lost the playing group .Season over.

The IT folk have egg on their faces.
They uploaded an audio file in error.
Nothing to do with RTB or any coaches.
Not sure why you think the coaches are to blame

[Templar]

If the coaches knew they were bring recorded then you would think that what they said would be fairly sanitised.

If they didn't know they were being recorded that opens up a whole bunch of other questions let alone how it was linked to the behind the goal cameras.

[spert]

I wonder if there were any loud farts on the audio?

[Vortex]

If the coaches knew they were bring recorded then you would think that what they said would be fairly sanitised.

If they didn't know they were being recorded that opens up a whole bunch of other questions let alone how it was linked to the behind the goal cameras.

you raise a very good point there Temps, but I'm still worried this could derail our finals campaign...OR...some player might leave because his feeling were hurt...I think there is something in that for all of us.

[Templar]

I wonder if there were any loud farts on the audio?

Fart-gate! Damn.

[jonesy]

Strategical leak by the coaching staff

[Trixilver]

Don't really understand what happened here. Uploaded to where? What was it meant to be? They're using dropbox?

[Vortex]

They're using dropbox?

Exxxxactly. Its about as loose as it gets for an organisation of even the smallest of enterprises.

The cloud is just someone else's computer....

[cwrcyn]

Another HUGE story about the Saints.

In another blow to the club's credibility, a club masseuse has been caught putting deep heat into a player's undies

[Yorkeys]

What pearl clutching over reactions. Thank goodness players are more mentally tough than us.

[WellardSaint]

Late news...
Tony Jones from Ch 9 (no idea if he actually heard any of it)
reckons
'The fear is, some of the language was quite fruity, and the assessment of some players was quite frank'

Where did he get that from?

[mr six o'clock]

Wow !!!!!
Coaches swearing and slagging off in the box . Who knew .

[Teflon]

I’ve heard snippets and it’s not good.

Rob Harvey : “Ross Vort on SS reckons Sharman will be delisted after 7 games?”

RTB: “What the truck would he know? Honestly…guy gets his insights off Stinger ..didn’t he get an IT Dept to investigate how his IP can’t be tracked??…WTF”

Rob Harvey: “if he’s got good IT links could we use him at the club??”

[The Fireman]

RTB shoots from the hip anyway on the field and off


The players already say they know where they are with him because he is straight with them
So this all means f*** all

[skeptic]

I could not think of a scandal that I could care less about

Storm in a tea cup

[Ghost Like]

What pearl clutching over reactions. Thank goodness players are more mentally tough than us.

Spot on Yorkeys, I'd hope they are. If it's cuddles and having people p!ss in their pockets then they can try their luck with Clarkson, Longmire and the Scotts...good luck!

[Beno88]

No one will remember this in two weeks.