Lyon, 44, has been the senior coach for the past five seasons at St Kilda, where in 121 games he took the Saints to four finals series and three Grand Finals in two years (including the 2010 drawn grand final).
From a media conference today, Lyon spoke of his excitement to lead the promising group at Fremantle.
“As a career AFL coach, I am incredibly excited to be appointed senior coach of the Fremantle Football Club and I look forward to the challenges that lay ahead,” he said.
Fremantle president Steve Harris said Lyon’s professional attributes and coaching style were ‘founded on a demanding work ethic highlighted by his professionalism, diligence and ruthless will to win’.
"It is clear that Ross can deliver a consistent and successful game style while, at the same time, continuing to build the culture of our playing group,” Harris said.
"We expect, under Ross's guidance, to execute a well-planned pre-season that will lay the foundation for a playing group that is consistent, driven and competitive throughout the entire home and away season and plays finals in 2012."
