I’d rather Melbourne win.I'd rather see the Bombers win but that is purely from a Lions perspective, another loss for them and surely they'll have to rebound with a line in the sand game. A scrappy unimpressive 1-2 goal win to the Bombers would be OK by me.
I believe Essendon are about ready to implode and I don’t see them as a “line in the sand” team.
I believe from the coach down, they’re mentally fragile, and if a team gets on them early, the players will roll over, and tune out the coach.
I want Melbourne to smash them. Then they will have the pressure of the media and their fans on them all week. And I don’t see them as a “us against the world” team.