Ross Lyon
| Ross Lyon | |||
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Lyon in March 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ross Lyon | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | |
| 1985–1994 | 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) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 7, 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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).