Ross Lyon is putting the St Kilda band back together, with two-time AFL Brownlow Medallist Robert Harvey also returning to the club.
The day after Lyon's second term as Saints coach was confirmed, Hawthorn announced Harvey was leaving them to return to where he made his name as one of the AFL's greatest players.
Harvey will be reunited with former Saints teammate Lenny Hayes, who returned to the club in August as an assistant coach.
St Kilda have confirmed Hayes and Geelong great Corey Enright will be two of Lyon's key lieutenants, with Harvey now joining them as well.
"It's happened pretty fast - I only got a call (from) Ross last Friday," Harvey said in a club video.
"Obviously I have a really close relationship with Ross and a great belief in what he does as a coach.
"To come back is exciting ... I'm really looking forward to the challenge, there's a lot of work to be done."
Harvey said he contacted Hayes on Monday when Lyon's return as Saints coach was confirmed.
"It's very nostalgic, yes, but there's work to be done and Lenny's on the path that I was a few years ago as well as a coach," Harvey said.
"I'd love to help him as much as anything, as a coach."
Harvey played a club-record 383 games for St Kilda and Hayes, also a Saints captain, played 297 matches.
Harvey aserved as an assistant at St Kilda for the 2010-11 seasons, leaving the club at the same time as Lyon controversially went to Fremantle.
Harvey since has been an assistant at Collingwood and was at Hawthorn for this season.
Nick Dal Santo coaches their AFLW team and there is speculation Brendon Goddard could return to the club.
While Harvey retired in 2008, the rest were key players when Lyon coached St Kilda to the 2009-10 grand finals.
"I'd love to have a few of those guys back. Robert Harvey, he has incredible respect, I have reached out to him," Lyon said earlier on Tuesday on SEN.
"He has decisions to make.
"Brendon Goddard - he's been really public in it.
"All I want to do is get good people on the bus."
