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Shayne Hope

Lyon defends Saints' game style, tagger here to stay

Marcus Windhager (left) is set to continue playing a tagger role for St Kilda. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has defended his tactics in the face of mounting criticism while declaring his intention to continue using a tagger to blunt the AFL's sharpest ball-winners.

Lyon's game style has been under the blowtorch since the Saints' posted the lowest winning score for a team led by the 57-year-old since 2010 in their victory over Gold Coast on Saturday night.

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