Ross Lyon

Ross Lyon
Lyon in March 2016
Personal information
Full name Ross Lyon
Date of birth (1966-11-08) 8 November 1966
Original team(s) Reservoir (NFL)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
19851994 Fitzroy 127 (112)
1995 Brisbane Bears 2 (0)
Total 129 (112)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2007–2011 St Kilda 121 (76–41–4)
2012–2019 Fremantle 184 (96–87–1)
2023– St Kilda 53 (26–27–0)
Total 357 (198–155–5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 7, 2025.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ross Lyon (born 8 November 1966) is a former Australian rules football player and the current senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously coached St Kilda from 2007 to 2011 and the Fremantle Football Club from 2012 to 2019. He played for Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears from 1985 to 1995.

Lyon is second on the all-time AFL/VFL list of most games coached without a premiership with 354, behind only Rodney Eade (377).