Lovett will stand trial on two charges of rape after a magistrate ruled his committal hearing provided sufficient evidence for the criminal matter to proceed.
St Kilda players Andrew McQualter, Adam Schneider, Sam Fisher and Adam Pattison, as well as football manager Greg Hutchison, gave evidence in the matter.
Lyon said it was difficult to determine the impact the court case would have on the players involved.
“It’s hard to measure. We acknowledge it’s not normal. We’re well versed about the Saints bubble but it’s really a mechanism for acknowledging it’s happening and there are players in the epicentre of it,” Lyon said on Wednesday.
“They’ll feel different things to our eighth rookie who is just trying to forge a career. Whatever you may feel, it’s important that you don’t lose focus on your core responsibilities to the football club and that is to prepare and that is the aim.
“Traditionally we’ve handled it well but until you get through the week and you see people perform, it’s hard to make a judgment on whether we’ve been able to achieve that but it’s certainly the aim.”
Lovett will fight allegations he raped a woman at teammate Jason Gram’s Port Melbourne apartment last December.
He was sacked by the Saints the day after he was charged in February.
“Certainly it is a unique experience and an experience most of us would like to avoid. Clearly we adhere to the law of the land,” Lyon said.
“We’ve been caught up in it unfortunately, but it’s going through due process and you just hope for everybody involved that it concludes and everyone can move on with their life.”
