Lyon lashes critics of Australia’s physical approach

AUSTRALIAN coach Garry Lyon has hit out at critics of his team’s physical approach to last Friday night’s 10-point win over Ireland in the Foster’s International Rules series opener in Perth.

Speaking after training yesterday at Rye on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Lyon said the focus instead should be on the success of his team’s performance in front of a sell-out crowd at Subiaco.

“I think a lot of them are coming from a very ignorant point of view. They continue to talk down this series and want to highlight a couple of incidents rather than focus on 42,000 people who enjoyed one of the great spectacles,” Lyon said.