Essendon V Saints ~SPOILER ALERT~

[gossipcom]

Yes we are out but it would have only extended the pain for one more week even if we had made the 8. I would still love to beat Collingwood wouldn't the new team Swans love to break that hoodoo! Essendon were brave and wanted the 8th spot much more than Port. I do hope Ryder is ok and didn't he make King look old and slow.

In a way it's good that the pressure is off us now, because it means we're going into that match even more so now with nothing to lose while Pies have everything to gain (well 3rd as opposed to 4th).

[Norris Lurker]

Very similar to what happened to Essendon in 2000, when they went close to going through undefeated before suffering a shock loss with only a couple of weeks to go. In the case of the 2000 Bombers, their round 21 loss to the Western Bulldogs gave them the spur they needed to go all the way.