Ross Lyon is not going to participate in Essendon Bombers coach choice course of

Ross Lyon has declined to be a part of the method to be the following coach of Essendon.

Membership sources have confirmed to The Age that Bombers soccer boss Josh Mahoney approached Lyon just lately, however the former St Kilda and Fremantle coach informed the Dons he was content material working in actual property and the soccer media.

Lyon – who coached 163 video games between 2007 and 2019, together with 20 finals and seems on 9’s Footy Categorised and Triple M – was seen as a key contender for the Essendon job, following the departure of Ben Rutten.

Reviews emerged final week that senior Essendon gamers had informed senior folks on the membership that they wished Lyon to be their subsequent coach as a result of they believed he would deliver power and stability.