Lyon down the law - from The Age

Saints43 · Post: # 700311Post **Saints43** » Sat 14 Feb 2009 9:54am

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/l ... ntentSwap2

The coach called his playing group into a meeting and told them: "If you were relying on a 31-year-old champion to come in and try to win you a premiership, then you are kidding yourselves."

Lyon singled out a number of players - among them Luke Ball, Justin Koschitzke, Nick Dal Santo, Brendon Goddard, Leigh Montagna and the Clarke brothers, Xavier and Raphael - and delivered a blunt message. Lift your work-rate, lift your game and you are all capable of becoming champions. Stop looking to others. Lyon even put the hard word on Sam Gilbert and young David Armitage.

Good one, Ross. For me this is something that needed to be said publicly.

For all the talk of which youngsters will provide improvement I think the scope for improvement in our senior players - not speculative because there is a benchmark set by previous performance - is significant.

marksnsparks · Sat 14 Feb 2009 9:58am

I like and respect RL more every time he opens his mouth. He seems to be a man of great integrity and belief. I hope he's at the Saints for 10 years.

Saints43 · Post: # 700315Post **Saints43** » Sat 14 Feb 2009 10:20am

marksnsparks wrote:I like and respect RL more every time he opens his mouth. He seems to be a man of great integrity and belief. I hope he's at the Saints for 10 years.

I'm still in the 'talks a good game' camp. I want to see a reaction to the message. I would hope (am sure) this message has been delivered privately prior to now. I sort of expected RL to deliver a massive wake up call to the whole playing list when he arrived an have been disappointed by the (what seems to me) complacency throughout the list.

Anyway, he has put them under the spotlight now. And I'm rapt he's done it in such a public way.

STK2009 · Post: # 700320Post **STK2009** » Sat 14 Feb 2009 10:59am

another wilson paraphrase

Buckets · Post: # 700340Post **Buckets** » Sat 14 Feb 2009 12:49pm

[quote="Saints43"]http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/l ... ntentSwap2

The coach called his playing group into a meeting and told them: "If you were relying on a 31-year-old champion to come in and try to win you a premiership, then you are kidding yourselves."

Lyon singled out a number of players - among them Luke Ball, Justin Koschitzke, Nick Dal Santo, Brendon Goddard, Leigh Montagna and the Clarke brothers, Xavier and Raphael - and delivered a blunt message. Lift your work-rate, lift your game and you are all capable of becoming champions. Stop looking to others. Lyon even put the hard word on Sam Gilbert and young David Armitage.

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Ahem...Luke doesnt bust his gut and doesnt put his body on the line time after time???? Understand the rest but to single Ball out? Hopefully Wilson put the wrong name in!

WayneJudson42 · Sat 14 Feb 2009 12:51pm

Saints43 wrote:
"If you were relying on a 31-year-old champion to come in and try to win you a premiership, then you are kidding yourselves."

Bugger! Now I'll have to glue my ripped up membership back together.

For all the hoo haa a few months ago... the club has done exactly what it stated.. gone for youth.

meher baba · Post: # 700350Post **meher baba** » Sat 14 Feb 2009 1:07pm

Saints43 wrote:Lyon even put the hard word on Sam Gilbert and young David Armitage.

I thought Ross was happily married with children.................

saintspremiers · Sat 14 Feb 2009 1:48pm

Good to hear he's put a rocket up a few of them, they need it!

Another issue is Reiwoldt and his anxiety problems - it's been an issue for him for years now from time to time.....generally it's not a problem, but we can't afford for him to go mentally missing in a finals again.

Perhaps he needs to do some meditation or yoga???

Saints Premiers 2008 · Sat 14 Feb 2009 4:47pm

Saints43 wrote:
marksnsparks wrote:I like and respect RL more every time he opens his mouth. He seems to be a man of great integrity and belief. I hope he's at the Saints for 10 years.
I'm still in the 'talks a good game' camp. I want to see a reaction to the message. I would hope (am sure) this message has been delivered privately prior to now. I sort of expected RL to deliver a massive wake up call to the whole playing list when he arrived an have been disappointed by the (what seems to me) complacency throughout the list.

Anyway, he has put them under the spotlight now. And I'm rapt he's done it in such a public way.

disagree, coaches that talk a good game are wallce, eade and knights

rl reminds me of a street fighter...and i prick, and hopefully the right prick to take us to a flag

StNoodles · Post: # 700378Post **StNoodles** » Sat 14 Feb 2009 5:11pm

what's the go with roo's tat in that article?????

Ralphy · Post: # 700379Post **Ralphy** » Sat 14 Feb 2009 5:13pm

StNoodles wrote:what's the go with roo's tat in that article?????

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http://www.saintsational.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49924

was a very nice tattoo

Saints Premiers 2008 · Sat 14 Feb 2009 5:15pm

ralphysaints35 wrote:
StNoodles wrote:what's the go with roo's tat in that article?????
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was a very nice tattoo

he's going to the gold coast

Ralphy · Post: # 700381Post **Ralphy** » Sat 14 Feb 2009 5:16pm

Saints Premiers 2008 wrote:
ralphysaints35 wrote:
StNoodles wrote:what's the go with roo's tat in that article?????
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http://www.saintsational.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49924
was a very nice tattoo
he's going to the gold coast

yeah he's there at the moment,
Dunno im a bit iffy on it reckon he may do

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