Jack Basley

@StKFootball For all the good work our list team has done they’ve dropped the ball in not recruiting a decent KP Forward. What I would give for just one of Treacy, Amiss or Voss tonight (and every week). Hammer and Keeler don’t cut it unfortunately.

Another promising opportunity to get this spluttering season going is lost. Five day break, injuries, long trip…all true. But it’s clear: not only is our forward line broken, but this group cracks against good teams. Mentally? Very fragile. Zero grit. Your thoughts below 👇

@StKFootball Tricky games against the giants and the bulldogs straight after that as well.

THE ROAD AHEAD We now meet 4 of the 5 best teams in the competition. R9: v Gold Coast (A) Darwin R10: v Richmond (H) R11: v Fremantle (A) Perth R12: v Hawthorn (H) R13: v Sydney (A) SCG Currently 4-4 Disaster: 5-8 Survival: 6-7 Solid: 7-6 Huge: 8-5 Judgement Day has arrived.

@Stavr04 Surprised at Pou’s numbers. He seemed very fumbly especially in the first half. He’s probably still getting up to speed but we need more from him.

Few really underrated performances. Phillipou 20 disposals 0.1 8 score involvements 2 Direct goal assists 2 clearances 3 I50s Hall 23 disposals 7 score involvements 3 clearances 2 I50 1 R50 #SaintsFooty

@s_d_mcintyre @StKFootball Also 6 vs 9 day breaks. Set up to fail really.

@StKFootball Gusty to stay in it and almost take it. Two weeks in a row in Adelaide against the home teams is very tough. It sucks that the umps gifted it to Adelaide. We really need Max and maybe even Doug back.

We got the rub of the green v Port with the umpires - but not match-deciding like here…! To make incorrect decisions at key moments hurts the spectacle. Brave effort - but we fall to 2-4 and it now feels too far back from here to make it into the top 6. Your thoughts below 👇

@StKFootball The next two are non negotiable to get us to 4-4. After then it’s in our hands. We need a KPF (King!) badly. I regret losing the Collingwood and Demons games more than this one.

@FootyonNine Saints were a bad clearance team, now they’re a good clearance team. Simple

"I just think it's too big a payment for a ruckman, when they don't often influence games." Have the Saints made a mistake in spending so much of their cap on TDK? #9FootyClassified | Watch on 9 & 9Now 🖥️

@Michael_60 @nicksplitter @unpluggered @zerohanger Fair point. I for one am glad that the club has his back though.

@jkbasley @nicksplitter @unpluggered @zerohanger Who you barrack for is irrelevant in this instance

"I stood up and admitted it. I was remorseful. I've learned from it. I wouldn't make that mistake again." Hmmmm. I don't know how they prove or disprove either side in this 'he said - he said' dispute. #stkildafc #saintsfooty @unpluggered

@nicksplitter @unpluggered @zerohanger So-called Saints fans were calling for him to get sacked when they hadn’t even heard his side of the story! So much for strength through loyalty.

@jkbasley @unpluggered @zerohanger If he said it he should absolutely face the consequences. Just seems like there isn't any legal proof other than "he said - he said"

@JustinDimieri Brisbane had a week off last week

In last quarters this year: St Kilda: 7.11 Opposition: 15.6 For a “fit team that can run” we sure do suck in last quarters. #AFLSaintsLions

@GSpellchecker Aussie band Playlunch have written a song about it youtu.be/7PTvxw4fc9M?si…

You'd be amazed how many endless feuds this causes with neighbours in Britain. There are two types of people. Those who just park where there is space. And those that think they own the bit of public road closest to their house and make life hell for everyone else.

@FOXFOOTY Mason Good

MASON WOOD, MASON COULD! 💥 📺 Watch #AFLGiantsSaints on ch.504 or stream on Kayo: bit.ly/4d25kz5 ✍️ BLOG bit.ly/4m1ulgt 🔢 MATCH CENTRE bit.ly/4btlO0A

@davisjarrafooty 96% humidity in Sydney today and raining before it started. Not sure what else you could really expect

I feel bad for the 7 and a half people who have had to watch this game… Rossball is back #AFL

@RWBFooty He also said all the journalists standing there in front of him were mediocre lol

Can’t believe Ross said I was mediocre

@nicksplitter @unpluggered @Kouvaau If we lose this week then the gloves will really be off and rightly so. I agreed with Ross’ press conference. We played ok, just let ourselves down with composure and conversion. Ryan kicks that sitter and someone spoils Jamie Elliot and we could have had a tied game.

@Kouvaau @unpluggered Nobody said the world is ending. It was a disappointing performance after a hyped-up offseason but the media has been preparing for us to fail for months. Get ready, because it's coming.

Good morning. It's a new day and the sun comes up again... but we are going to get SLAMMED this week. ... and rightfully so.

@sainter2525 @Bitey_26 I reckon stocker probably comes in. Not sure who for

@Bitey_26 Mason wood horrible. We don’t really have anyone to bring In though, Keeler replaces Marshall and maybe banfield comes in but very iffy

You don't want to react too much to one game but there are some guys who are on an incredibly short leash if i were RTB. - Macrae was horrid when he played and that was on 52% GT - Darcy Wilson had ok numbers but his kicking is Jayson Daniels like.

@scepticsview @flagswans26 TDK is 25 vs Marshall 30 and the saints had to pay that money to get him out of the Blues

@flagswans26 Looks pretty crazy laid out like that. I swear I’m missing something with tdk… is he twice as good as Marshall? If not why give him twice the money. Flanders is like if Matt crouch got less of the ball and was less impactful

Take your pick: Heeney, Gulden and Warner for 3.4 million OR NWM, TDK and Flanders for 4.7 million No wonder the saints are such a middle of the road club 😂😂😂😂 #AFLSaintsPies

@DavidPocock Is the extra money they raise going to be given back to taxpayers, or just disappear into the government coffers?

We all know our housing system is broken. I’ve been pushing hard for years for reform to property tax concessions including CGT on investment properties, so this discussion is welcome. Senator Lambie and I had costings done that could save billions and use CGT reform to incentivise new supply. Govt needs to act and start treating housing more as a human right than an investment vehicle. afr.com/politics/feder…

@Chopperduck @CalTwomey Brisbane are the one being attacked here? 🤔

@CalTwomey Hilarious to attack brisbane over this when we were a basket case not long ago and couldn't keep players. Hopefully the saints have a culture that backs up their huge bucks to keep players.

"I can understand fears about having to pay fair value for players. I appreciate it's a novel concept for some people." Saints CEO Carl Dilena has fired back at Chris Fagan's suggestion the Saints' lucrative contracts pose a "danger" to the AFL. Story 👉 afl.com.au/news/1463757

@jaminball Celonis has built this.