Why it's a big round for the Saints, Buddy, Dusty and more
When an injury-riddled St Kilda went marching up to Giants Stadium and opened the season with an eight-point win over GWS, every ounce of pre-season optimism surrounding the Saints seemed justified. But the fortnight since then has been calamitous – a listless three-goal loss to Melbourne at Marvel Stadium on a night hand-picked by the club to salute the late, great Danny Frawley and then a 75-point thrashing from lowly Essendon, described by one Saints powerbroker this week as “the worst performance...