St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says Max King will “get there” in time after the injury-plagued forward suffered another setback in the VFL last weekend.
The Saints coach said the situation wasn’t ideal but criticised the “hyperbole … outside the club”.
“We’ve had him with (a movement coach in the USA), we’ve had him to one of the best physios in Australia at the AIS,” Lyon said.
“At the end of the day- it’s really been one long term injury which is the knee that they were conservative (with).”
The Saints forward has not played an AFL game since round 16, 2024, suffering countless injury setbacks, with the latest hamstring to keep him out of action for the next six weeks.
“He’s gonna get there. It’s not a repetitive strain issue, it’s a nonsense,” Lyon added.
“Obviously, we’ve got to build him up and we’ll be even more conservative again, but he’ll get there, I’ve got no doubt.”