From what I’ve read Lyon said something inappropriate to a female staff member. There wasn’t anything physical involved and it was settled by the parties and the Fremantle Football Club.

I’m not trying to diminish sexual harassment in the workplace but last time I checked this didn’t disqualify him from ever holding another job.

A member of my family wrote the first organisational sexual harassment guide in the country back in the 80s and has worked with major government, corporate and institutional organisations over the last four decades (she’s retired now). The best outcome you can get in a situation is that all parties come away satisfied and educated about what their responsibilities are with respect to workplace behaviour and attitudes.

I don’t know anything about the situation at Fremantle and I’d suggest outside of rumour and innuendo nobody here does either. But whatever transpired, unless the complainant comes out publicly and makes a statement saying otherwise, at this stage the matter has been resolved. And to suggest Ross Lyon should never be able to coach again based on what’s currently known would be unfair, wrong and completely disproportionate.