Each year AFL coaches are either put under scrutiny or praised for what they have done with the club's list and where their side has finished at the end of the year.
Whether it's a club going through a rebuild, a premiership contender, or a side failing to fulfil expectations, here is every coach ranked as safe, pressure-building, or under the pump heading into the 2027 season.
Ross Lyon (St Kilda)
Under the pump
When the war chest opened for St Kilda, and they picked up the likes of Tom De Koning, Sam Flanders, Jack Silvagni and Liam Ryan, alongside retaining Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Saints fans had a lot to be excited about and finals on their minds. But after missing the finals again, heat has ramped up on Lyon and the Saints.
It will be Lyon's fifth and last contracted year in charge next season, and if they cannot finish in the top 10, you have to think about what his future looks like beyond 2027.
