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Influence ... Lenny Hayes enjoying being back on the ground at Saints training. Source: Chris Eastman / News Limited
Lenny Hayes' presence at St Kilda training is a welcome boost for the AFL club in the midst of a turbulent off-season.
Remarkably, the 32-year-old star is expected to be ready for round one next season despite needing heart surgery in September for a leaky valve.
Hayes is on a modified program and trained on Tuesday as the team officially started their pre-season.
He will travel to Colorado at the end of the month for the Saints' altitude training camp.
Hayes is still recovering from the major surgery, but coach Scott Watters said he was progressing well.
"He will be 100 per cent come round one, ready to play," Watters said.
"You run out of superlatives to describe the way he goes about his work.
"He's an outstanding guy, the way he's presented himself after the operation.
"He's in terrific condition."
Hayes is often referred to as the heart and soul of the Saints team and his successful recovery from the surgery is welcome news for St Kilda fans.
In the last few weeks free agent Brendon Goddard went to Essendon and fellow veteran Jason Gram was sacked after he failed to honour undertakings about his off-field behaviour.
The club failed to secure a trade for West Coast defender Mitch Brown, but lost Jamie Cripps to the Eagles.
Watters said the club was staying in touch with Gram and was continuing to support him.
"But ... we have a club culture and a set of values and standards that we need to really strongly defend," Watters added.
"At the end of the day, players make a choice on whether they stay and be involved with what we want to try and deliver.
"Unfortunately, some of Grammy's choices probably preclude him from that opportunity."
Watters also brushed off questions about Goddard, with the coach saying he was only concerned about Saints players.
He also would not buy into Goddard's comment on Monday that one of the reasons he went to Essendon was because of the player talent at his new club.
"I have no interest in other people's perceptions ... we deal with what we deal with here internally," Watters said.
"We're excited about what's ahead, we're loving our pre-season."
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