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CibbuanoLate finish a concern: Lyon
August 27th 2008 07:04
ST KILDA coach Ross Lyon says he is concerned that playing a Sunday twilight match in round 22 could have an adverse affect on his club's finals campaign.
The Saints' clash against Essendon at Telstra Dome won't kick off until 4.40pm - meaning it will not finish until around 7.15pm Sunday night.
Collingwood - one of the Saints' possible opponents in week one of the finals plays on Friday night while their most likely opponents in next weekend's elimination finals in Sydney and Adelaide both play on Saturday.
Lyon said he hopes the AFL takes the late starting time of his team's clash against the Bombers into account when it does the fixturing for the first week of the finals.
"I just hope we get a seven day break (leading into the first final) but we can't control that," he said.
"We will take what comes but in a perfect scenario we would get the regulation (seven day) break."
"But there are so many possibilities who can end up where - the Kangaroos can finish anywhere from fourth to eighth - that we can't even think about it."
Meanwhile Lyon said midfielder Luke Ball, who has been sidelined since round 18 with a hamstring injury, was unlikely to be risked this weekend.
"He is more unlikely than likely (to play this week) at this stage but he is running pretty strongly," he said.
The Saints' clash against Essendon at Telstra Dome won't kick off until 4.40pm - meaning it will not finish until around 7.15pm Sunday night.
Collingwood - one of the Saints' possible opponents in week one of the finals plays on Friday night while their most likely opponents in next weekend's elimination finals in Sydney and Adelaide both play on Saturday.
Lyon said he hopes the AFL takes the late starting time of his team's clash against the Bombers into account when it does the fixturing for the first week of the finals.
"I just hope we get a seven day break (leading into the first final) but we can't control that," he said.
"We will take what comes but in a perfect scenario we would get the regulation (seven day) break."
"But there are so many possibilities who can end up where - the Kangaroos can finish anywhere from fourth to eighth - that we can't even think about it."
Meanwhile Lyon said midfielder Luke Ball, who has been sidelined since round 18 with a hamstring injury, was unlikely to be risked this weekend.
"He is more unlikely than likely (to play this week) at this stage but he is running pretty strongly," he said.
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