As I was on my way into the city on Friday night for a 21st, I picked up a copy of mX and read that bookies were now shortening the odds of my beloved Bombers claiming the wooden spoon, with Essendon now $2.10 second-placed favourites for the ingnominy. The only club more favoured to place last at the end of the season was Melbourne, who were at $2.00. The article said that if Melbourne scored a win on the weekend (which was a distinct possibility, given their recent form) and Essendon copped another pasting (which everyone was expecting), Essendon's odds would shorten even further.
Well, Essendon did go down again, but this time only by 5 points. Melbourne on the other hand got thumped by 79 points by a red-hot St Kilda outfit, and lost its other key forward, Russell 'Robbo' Robertson for the rest of the season to an achilles injury.
I really do feel sorry for Melbourne. As a fellow cellar-dweller, I can understand the heartbreak that Demons fans must feel. And Robbo is one of the genuine nice guys of the comp, so you really do feel bad for him. (Why couldn't Dale Thomas rupture his achilles tendon instead?)
But boy does it give us a bit of breathing space. Chin up, Demons fans...we'll be with you every step of the way in the race to the bottom.
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