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Former Hawthorn star Luke Hodge has urged St Kilda to pursue Collingwood free agent Jordan De Goey with the Saints almost certain to miss AFL finals again in 2022.
After losing by 15 points to Brisbane at Marvel Stadium on Friday night, St Kilda now faces an uphill battle to make finals.
A string of wasted chances in front of goal - most notably by Max King, who finished with 0.5 - ultimately proved costly for St Kilda as Brisbane steadied to post a 12.9 (81) to 9.12 (66) win.
While the Saints were up for the fight against Brisbane, a string of poor losses throughout the season ultimately cruelled their chances.
Hodge believes that a player of De Goey's calibre would make a difference.
'I'd be going for (Jordan) De Goey if I was St Kilda,' he said on SEN's Crunch Time.
'He's a player last night who would've loved that opportunity and would have loved having the ball in his hands.
'My issue with St Kilda is the effort. On Friday night, no
