The comment that almost cost Ross Lyon his job

0:00Ross Lyon has revealed he offered to consider his position as St Kilda coach after making an offensive remark about the club's Indigenous players. Lyon's comments were so top secret, not even the St C E O new, until Channel 7 broke the story. Close to tears, Ross Lyon was forced to sit down with St Kilda's seven Indigenous players to apologise for an unsavory comment fight off during training. Culture is really important and behaviour is really important and I made an error unintentionally, resolved with my players and I'm thankful for their support. Earlier this month, Lyon said to three First Nations players, I love the brother boy connection but we all have to remember we are part of a bigger team here. It upset the club's Indigenous cohort, senior leader Bradley Hill taking the frustrations of his teammates to the coach, prompting a meeting. So can try Lyon offered to consider his position.

1:01Hilly done a great job in going to Ross and Ross accepted it and apologise for it and all the Indigenous boys accepted it. I'm thankful for my players' support and as a leader of the club it's important that you get it right every time. Superstar Nazair Wengen and Emile are quick to back his coach on social media, the Saints keeping the meeting in-house, not even the club's C E O where until Caroline Wilson's report on the agenda set is last night. There's a lot of things to go on in a workplace and people have disagreements or but they'll sort them out and so not everything surface raises to the surface. Well, Lyon, we're all glad you stood at that next moment and it's good to be hard to account and for everyone in the OFL industry, we need to say vigilant, it's not a bad thing. Mitch Cleary, 7 News.