With apologies to Essendon fans, the biggest surprise of the opening two rounds of the new AFL season has been the performances and excitement around St Kilda and North Melbourne, which has the two clubs in second and fifth on the ladder after eight quarters of football.
When we ask the question of what has changed at the two teams since last season it's simplistic, if understandable, to go no further than the men in charge — Ross Lyon and Alastair Clarkson, the two highest-profile hires of the last six months.
