Fremantle coach Ross Lyon says he has no interest in coaching Carlton.

Ross Lyon sent the AFL rumour mill into overdrive on Tuesday afternoon, after he was spotted lunching with Blues list manager Stephen Silvagni.

Speaking exclusively to 7NEWS tonight, Lyon says he is fully committed to Fremantle.

“Nothing suspicious there,” he said.

“I think if there was any subterfuge going on, I don’t think we wouldn’t be sitting in a main stream Carlton restaurant.”

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Lyon said he was simply enjoying a fish and chips lunch with friends, including Carlton’s head of recruiting, before the AFL’s Hall of Fame gathering in Melbourne.

“Look I came out last week and am loving my time at the Dockers led by Nat Fyfe and David Mundy,” Lyon said.

“I’m fully committed and completely passionate and there’s a strong connection with the players.

“We feel like the wheel is slowly turning.”

Lyon said while it was a blow to lose defender Alex Pearce, he expects the Dockers to find the “next man in”.

“We’ll get going again,” he said.

Fremantle has a bye this weekend before taking on Port Adelaide at Optus Stadium on June 15.