Ross Lyon has defended St Kilda’s shock backflip of Leek Aleer , rejecting talk the club “reneged” on the Giants defender after a busy trade period at Moorabbin.

The Saints pulled out of their pursuit of Aleer last Thursday, some six days out from the trade deadline, in a stunning turn of events.

It came after St Kilda had chased Aleer for over a year as the 24-year old ended up re-signing with GWS on a significantly cheaper deal that cost him over $1 million in earnings.

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