RESULT RESTS WITH THE DEFENCE
The jury has been presented with much conflicting evidence in the eight-week trial that has been season 2003. In the dock is the Essendon Football Club and they stand accused. Is this club guilty of deception - have the four wins given supporters false hope? Or are they legitimate contenders with intermittent losses simply speed humps along the road to finals’ football? The next courtroom scene will be played out at The Dome this week against Port Adelaide.