sentences:  Despite a fantastic 2018 season, Melbourne crashed down to earth in 2019.The Demons lost their first three games of the season and never recovered, finishing a bitterly disappointing 17th on the ladder with five wins and 17 losses.Three narrow victories prevented the Demons from winning their first wooden spoon in ten years – two five-point wins over Hawthorn and Carlton, and a last-gasp one-point win over eventual wooden spooners Gold Coast.