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Senior Coach: Ross Lyon b. 8 November 1966

Playing Career
Fitzroy Lions (1985 - 1994) - 127 Games
Brisbane Lions (1995) - 2 Games

Coaching Career
Carlton Football Club Assistant Coach 2000 - 2004
Sydney Swans Assistant Coach 2004 - 2007
St Kilda Football Club Senior Coach 2007

St Kilda's new coach Ross Lyon enters the job with a wealth of AFL experience stretching back two decades.

Lyon, 39, began his career with Fitzroy in 1985 and played 127 games over the next ten years and a further two games with Brisbane in 1995 before retiring.

As a player he battled constant injuries but was renowned for his feerless approach to the game in particular his strong tackling and fierce bump.

After retiring as a player, Lyon began his coaching career as an assistant to Robert Walls at Richmond in 1996 before moving to Carlton in 2000.

He spent five years at Carlton both as an assistant coach and as the club's VFL coach where he worked alongside respected coaches David Parkin, John Worsfold and Denis Pagan.

In 2004 he joined the Swans as their midfield coach, working under his former Fitzroy teammate Paul Roos, and has been instrumental in Sydney reaching the past two Grand Finals.

Assistant Coach: Stephen Silvagni b. 31 May 1967

Playing Career
Carlton Football Club (1985 - 2001) - 312 Games

Coaching Career
St Kilda Football Club Assistant Coach 2007 -

One of the most decorated defenders in AFL history, Silvagni played 312 games for Carlton, won two premierships and was named full-back in the AFL Team of the Century. Since retiring in 2001, he has worked in part-time assistant roles at Collingwood, Sydney and the Western Bulldogs, and was also a member of the Australian coaching team for the International Rules Series. Another new face at Moorabbin in 2007, he is tipped as a senior coach in the making.

Assistant Coach: Leigh Tudor b. 25 September 1969

Playing Career
North Melbourne (1989-1992) - 8 games
Geelong Cats (1993-1996) - 60 games

Coaching Career
Geelong: VFL coach 2005-09
Western Jets: Coach 2004
Calder Cannons: Asst Coach 2001-03

Leigh Tudor played 60 AFL games with Geelong and 8 with North Melbourne. He began his career with the Kangaroos, playing in back-to-back under 19 premierships under Denis Pagan.

He debuted with North in 1989 but had limited opportunities at senior level at Arden Street. He crossed to Geelong in 1993 and emerged as a regular during the Cats' run to the 1994 and 1995 grand finals.

Tudor's coaching highlights include the 2007 VFL premiership, winning 17 of 21 games to claim the flag with an emphatic win over Coburg in the Grand Final.

Overall Geelong has won 51 of 99 VFL games in Tudor’s five years as coach.

Assistant Coach: Tony Elshaug b. 19 July 1960

Playing Career
Melbourne Football Club (1979-1983) - 66 games
Essendon Football Club (1984-1987) - 65 games
Collingwood Football Club (1988) - 6 games

Coaching Career
St Kilda Football Club 2007 –

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