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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
... whipping boy for Saints and Tigers supporters alike, but seemed to have shored up his position in Ross Lyon's side with 22 games in 2007. However, an injury-interrupted 2008, in which he managed just 10 games for a total of 62 with the Saints, has cost him his place on the list. Meanwhile, Xavier Clarke and James Gwilt have signed new deals with St Kilda that will see the pair remain...
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The Age (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
... he would fit in the club's plans.In their presentations to the board last night, St Kilda coach Ross Lyon and football operations manager Matthew Drain reviewed the club's playing list and discussed Cousins — and the various pros and cons — in terms of where they saw the playing group.It appears that the club's high priority on younger players — it has delisted a number of experienced...
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The Age (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
... directors and has also been involved in at least three in-depth discussions with Saints coach Ross Lyon."Lyon and football operations general manager Matthew Drain will present a submission to the board outlining reasons why the champion midfielder would be a good fit for a club that sees itself in premiership mode."It said members of St Kilda's leadership group, notably captain...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
... he's a champion player so we'll wait and see what happens." St Kilda officials, including coach Ross Lyon, have met with Cousins on a number of occasions. They were viewed as the frontrunner for his services until the Lions, who have draft selections ahead of the Saints, joined the race last week. It has been reported that the Saints have offered a boxing and fitness training expert...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
... it has done, to use a phrase football clubs love using these days, thorough due diligence. Coach Ross Lyon has met the 2005 Brownlow medallist at least three times last month. The last of those known gatherings was at an upmarket seafood cafe in Point Lonsdale. St Kilda chief executive Archie Fraser and football manager Matthew Drain, as well as two members of the board, asked the...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/31/2008
... and Ocean Grove on the Bellarine Peninsula. Two members of the Saints board, as well as coach Ross Lyon, chief executive Archie Fraser and football manager Matthew Drain, dined with Cousins and his manager Ricky Nixon on Sunday night. The owners of Kelp Cafe agreed to open their venue exclusively for the gathering. Fraser could not be contacted yesterday, with club communications...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/30/2008
... and Ocean Grove on the Bellarine Peninsula. Two members of the Saints board, as well as coach Ross Lyon, chief executive Archie Fraser and football manager Matthew Drain, dined with Cousins and his manager Ricky Nixon on Sunday night. The owners of Kelp Cafe agreed to open their venue exclusively for the gathering. Fraser could not be contacted on Thursday, with club communications...
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News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/24/2008
... into the side but once again I'm relishing this opportunity the Saints have given me."Saints coach Ross Lyon has discussed a slightly different role for the hard-running West Australian in 2009."My main strength is my run and I obviously like to play through the midfield but he also mentioned about playing half-back – using me back there and freeing up some other players," he said."But...
