This whole myth about Ross Lyon being handed a premiership team ...
In 2004 St Kilda won 17 games, in 2005 they won 15 games, in 2006 14 wins.
Ross took over in 2007. In 2010 they missed the premiership by 1 point (the draw v Collingwood).
Ross brought some of the following in to that 2010 side that had played 0 games for St Kilda in 2006; Zac Dawson (in 2009), Michael Gardiner (2008), Clinton Jones (2007), Brett Peake (2010), Adam Schneider (2008), Farren Ray (2009), Sean Dempster (2008), Robert Eddy (2008).
He was missing from the 2006 team the likes of; Luke Ball, Aaron Fiora, Fraser Gehrig, Aaron Hamill, Robert Harvey, Brett Voss.
I'm not sure just how many people who repeat that Ross inherited a premiership list, actually have done any research themselves.