The hot and cold tubs have become an integral part of player rehabilitation in today’s game. Aching bodies are submersed in ice-cold water before being dipped in the more temperate tank. The hot and cold tubs aid the body’s recovery processes off field. Unfortunately the hot and colds have also become a part of Essendon’s 2003 campaign on the field. Only once this season has Essendon strung together successive victories and not surprisingly it means a finals’ berth will only be secured very late this season, if at all.