St Kilda has a mountain of work to do to keep their AFL season alive after the GWS Giants went off the chain with a goal first half outburst in their elimination final at the MCG.

The Saints came into the match as one of the best defensive teams in the competition under the tutelage of returning coach Ross Lyon.

Meanwhile GWS surged into the post-season with seven wins from eight goals and they stormed the MCG to rattle the Saints early and take control of the match.

 That included a stunning run of play labelled ‘the Jackie Chan special’ in commentary.

Callum Brown managed to turn this into a goal with a kick commentators dubbed the ‘Jackie Chan special’

Max King has been strong for the Saints with two goals despite playing with a shoulder that needs a reconstruction

Callum Brown and Lachie Keeffe combined in the goal square before Brown leapt in the air and karate kicked the ball through the sticks to the groans of the parochial St Kilda crowd.

Saints rallied late in the second quarter with three goals of their own, including two to key forward Max King who is playing with the pain of a busted shoulder that will need surgery in the off-season.

At one point the Giants led by 42 but Saints managed to trim it back to 23 at the halftime break

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Hunter Biden took a stroll in Malibu with his Secret Service detail – 24 hours after Special Counsel David Weiss warned they were seeking to indict him by the end of September for buying a gun while using drugs.

The president’s scandal-hit son donned his trademark aviators and cap after spending an hour in an upscale restaurant near the $15,800-per-month pad he’s renting with wife Melissa and son Beau.

The 53-year-old look relaxed, despite his growing legal problems and the firearms charges that could land him a maximum of 10 years in prison.

Hunter had reached a deal that would have allowed him to avoid trial for the firearms charges if he abided by parole conditions over 24 months.

But the deal spectacularly collapsed in court in July when the judge picked apart the agreement between prosecutors and his defense lawyers.

Now the charges for lying on a federal firearms form appear to be back on the table, according to a new filing signed on Wednesday by Special Counsel Weiss.

Hunter Biden took a stroll in Malibu with his Secret Service detail – 24 hours after Special Counsel David Weiss warned they were seeking to indict him by the end of September for buying a gun while on drugs

‘The Speedy Trial Act requires that the Government obtain the return of an indictment by a grand jury by Friday, September 29, 2023, at the earliest,’ the filing read. ‘The Government intends to seek the return of an indictment in this case before that date.’

Hunter Biden is also under investigation for his foreign business dealings, which are also the focus of probes started by House Republicans in Congress. 

He was supposed to be spared from jailtime when Weiss, the U.S. attorney for Delaware, and his lawyers inked a plea deal where the younger Biden would plead guilty to two misdemeanor crimes of failure to pay more than $100,000 in taxes. 

Hunter had made more than $1.5 million in income in 2017 and 2018.   

As part of the plea deal, he would have avoided prosecution for the gun charge if he met certain conditions over a 24-month.

The president’s scandal-hit son donned his trademark aviators and cap after spending an hour in an upscale restaurant on the pier on Thursday afternoon

Hunter allegedly lied on a firearm report (above) required for his gun transaction. A photo of the form shows he answered ‘no’ when asked if he was an ‘unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance’

The stretch of pier in Malibu, California, where Hunter ventured on Thursday as he faced the growing likelihood of another indictment 

A picture from Hunter Biden’s laptop showed the now 53-year-old first son posing nude with the firearm in question 

Hunter had lied on a 2018 application to buy a gun. 

A photo of the form shows he answered ‘no’ when asked if he was an ‘unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance.’ 

Hunter wrote about his extensive drug use during that period of his life in his 2021 memoir, Beautiful Things.  

Republicans in Washington complained that the president’s son had gotten himself a ‘sweetheart deal.’ 

Jurgen Klopp paid a glowing tribute to outgoing Liverpool icon Roberto Firmino which praised his ‘incredible football brain’ at the player’s leaving party on Sunday evening.

The player looked visibly touched by his manager’s words as Klopp gave a short speech to tables packed with his team-mates and their families, the coaching teams, and Liverpool staff members. 

Firmino is leaving Anfield after calling time on a decorated eight-season spell at the club which has seen him win the Premier League, the Champions League, the Carabao Cup, and the FA Cup under Klopp. 

On Saturday, Firmino was unable to hold back tears as he said goodbye to the Anfield faithful after the Reds’ final home game of the 2022-23 campaign. 

In a fairytale twist, Firmino scored the equaliser as Liverpool drew with Aston Villa 1-1 without which, Liverpool’s hopes of playing Champions League football next season would have been snuffed out after top-four rivals Manchester United beat Bournemouth 1-0. 

Jurgen Klopp paid tribute to Roberto Firmino at the player’s leaving party on Sunday evening

The 31-year-old provided an emotional moment at Anfield when he equalised against Villa

In his speech, Klopp shared the respect he feels for the 31-year-old, calling him a ‘really special’ player. 

‘You are so football smart, in training sessions you are the first to get the exercise,’ Klopp began. 

‘It’s like you saw it once: “Ah, okay, go for it”. It’s really special and it makes you the player you are, with all the technical stuff, but your football brain is incredible.

‘That’s all good and makes you the player you are.’

On Saturday, Klopp admitted that it had been difficult to prepare for the match against Villa knowing that it would be the final appearance for valued players such as Firmino and his team-mate James Milner, who has been linked with a move to Brighton when he leaves as a free agent this summer. 

‘Bobby is a wonderful story but the day was not easy for us,’ Klopp said of Firmino’s goal. 

‘We love these boys and it was clear we had to prepare something for them. The game was super-important but the first half was not great – we were too much in a rush and it was clear we had to calm down.’ 

Saturday saw Firmino given a guard of honour, along with other departing players this season

Anfield unveiled new tributes to the player, who has won six trophies for the Reds since 2015

In their performances, Klopp added, ‘the two boys showed what we will miss’. 

A dinner was just one of the features of the leaving party, which saw Firmino posing for photographs with his team-mates and the raft of silverware the Brazilian has won with the club since joining from Hoffenheim in 2015. 

After Klopp’s speech, Firmino and his team-mates made for the stage, where the forward donned a Liverpool shirt over his formal wear and Jordan Henderson led the room in a rousing round of the player’s ‘Si Senor’ chant. 

Firmino’s future away from the club is yet to be confirmed, but he has been heavily linked to LaLiga champions Barcelona, with a deal for the free agent reportedly already agreed.