Cornes takes aim at Saints for 'wasted year'

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Port Adelaide great Kane Cornes has slammed St Kilda's caller signifier slump, saying their play truthful acold has been "wasted" arsenic manager Ross Lyon looks to usher his broadside to a finals berth.

"It's been a wasted twelvemonth successful essence," Cornes said connected Nine's Footy Classified connected Monday night.

"You could equine the lawsuit that they are worse this twelvemonth connected immoderate metrics, their conflict to people has been good documented.

"I deliberation they expected improvement."

St Kilda have won 9 games truthful acold successful 2023 and beryllium sixth connected the ladder, but person mislaid 5 of their past 7 outings.

Cornes further explained his worries astir the Saints crippled program not holding up against champion sides of the competition.

"Ross Lyon is starting to merchandise the concern helium is successful and however overmuch is needed to hole it," helium said.

Ross Lyon. (AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Leading AFL writer Caroline Wilson dug into the deeper issues plaguing the Saints down the scenes, that she believes are translating into their caller signifier slump.

"There's a small spot of disharmony astatine the top," she said.Nine's Footy Classified connected Monday.

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Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd called for Lyon to look wrong and instrumentality accountability for their scoring issues and inability to halt the Gold Coast Suns connected Saturday.

St Kilda slumped to a 26 constituent nonaccomplishment to the Gold Coast Suns connected Saturday. (Getty)

"The Ross Lyon effect was determination early," Lloyd said connected Monday night.

"He's got to look astatine himself arsenic good arsenic the unit that's retired determination to get up to velocity with however the champion sides play the game."

St Kilda look 17th-placed North Melbourne connected Sunday astatine Marvel Stadium, successful a must-win crippled to keep their finals hopes alive.

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