Shayne Hope   

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon is proud of the way the AFL club handled a difficult situation in-house after he offended a group of the club's Indigenous players with a comment he made at training.

Melbourne coach Steven King believes explosive star Kysaiah Pickett has not only the tools and ability required to become the AFL's best player, but also the mentality.

St Kilda have called for greater consistency and clarity in the AFL tribunal system after a drawn-out process resulted in Lance Collard's penalty for a homophobic slur being reduced to a two-week ban.

St Kilda forward Lance Collard will serve a two-week suspension over his latest homophobic slur after having his ban reduced by the AFL appeal board.

St Kilda's Lance Collard has been banned for seven weeks over his homophobic slur, with the AFL tribunal noting a longer suspension could have had a "crushing" effect on the young forward's career.

St Kilda forward Lance Collard faces up to 10 weeks on the sidelines if found guilty of using a homophobic slur against an opponent - an allegation he denies - but will have to wait to learn his fate.

There's more to the evolution of Kysaiah Pickett than meets the eye. The electrifying playmaker's emergence as a full-time midfielder has been one of the most exciting aspects of Melbourne's hot start...

Kysaiah Pickett starred and Bayley Fritsch kicked four crucial second-half goals as Melbourne pulled off the fifth-greatest comeback in club history in a stunning 23-point triumph over Carlton.