The siren sounds at Docklands Stadium, and St Kilda winds up 53-point winners after a late goal to Jack Higgins.
There are four weeks to go in the home and away season, and Essendon’s finals hopes are dangling by a thread.
It’s hard to know where the Bombers go from here, and performances like this make you wonder how much mental scarring this group has after last season’s collapse, because it is happening again.
After sitting in the top four for most of the season, Essendon looks in danger of missing the finals altogether.
St Kilda records its first consecutive wins since Round 13, they were absolutely fantastic this afternoon. Ross Lyon will be a happy man.
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