Ross Lyon has defended the AFL's decision to go up against the Socceroos and taken a swipe at GWS home-ground attendance in the process.
The Saints coach was at his feisty best on Sunday after they beat the Giants by eight points in a pulsating clash at Marvel Stadium.
The game deserved a lot more than the crowd of 17,748, although that was about par for the teams and the venue.
There had been pre-game talk about the start of the AFL match clashing with the end of the Socceroos' World Cup opener in Vancouver.
On Friday, Lyon dismissed that as "irrelevant", but he was in more of a mood to discuss the issue after Sunday's win over GWS.
"There are full-time people who do the (AFL) fixturing," Lyon said.
