Former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon has slammed AFL players for their poor ball-use by foot, suggesting players are turning over the ball at an all-time high.

Through the opening five rounds, Lyon has had enough of teams butchering the ball heading inside 50, and told SEN Breakfast he's fed up with what he's seen.

โ€œKicking in footy right now is as bad as Iโ€™ve ever seen it,โ€ he told SEN Breakfast.

โ€œFor goal, kicking inside 50 and some of the general field kicking, at some stage youโ€™ve just got to say enough is enough.

โ€œThese are professional full-time footballers who have more access to resources and time than ever before and it is putrid.โ€

Lyon particularly took exception to an incident on Saturday afternoon, when St Kilda's Jack Steven overcooked a kick to Jake Carlisle in the final seconds of the Saints' draw with GWS.

Co-host Tim Watson defended the players are asked Lyon if it was a product of players running more than ever before, but the former Demon wasn't having it.

โ€œNo. Because back when we played we werenโ€™t fit enough to be able to play in that manner because we didnโ€™t train as much as they do in these days,โ€ Lyon said.

โ€œWe were never required to run the way that the current player is.

โ€œThey train them to be athletes and to run and be fit and then Jack Steven couldnโ€™t make a 20m kick to Jake Carlisle.โ€

Lyon went on to say some of the skill errors he's seen so far this season have been nothing short of "embarrassing."