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Christian Petracca - Season Ending Knee Injury

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Brendon Goddard did his ACL in 2007, came back in round 3 of the 2008 season, then went All Australian in 2009 and 2010, starring in the 2010 drawn grand final. Lenny Hayes did his ACL in 2011, then

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Ironically, I now lay here in my bed after having knee surgery yesterday. I feel sorry for Christian but I know he has the determination and desire to totally recover. I ruptured my ACL in my righ

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Yeah I can understand the comments like he wouldn't have been a major factor for us this year, it's better doing it now than at 25, this year was more a development year for him, he will be fresh to g

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Schwabby was up a tree and caused it by slingshotting a little marble into his knee from distance.

Does that do it for you?

Nah I was looking for something much more elaborate and far fetched. Something like it being his fault for organising the deal to use the ground that it happened on. Or blame it on Dave misson or the recruiter who picked him. Something out of the usual d'land play book that couldn't possibly be a simple football incident

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Hollow emptiness is what I feel right now .... but I can't find words to describe how Christian must feel.

Keep your chin up young fella, and come back the true star that us Demonlanders have craved for years.

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You really don't believe that Demonox

He would have been lucky to get three votes for the season.

He has not played one game.I understand the disappointment but a little perspective would not go astray.

No mate but just disappointed for him and us.

I don't think there would have been such a big reaction if our club hadn't been so shi$t over the last 8 yrs.

All of us are looking forward to seeing him play but hey that's footy.

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DEE-PRESSING


Christian Petracca (2014 No.2 draft pick) ACL in first pre-season


Jesse Hogan (2012 No.2 mini-draft pick) Stress fractures in back ruined first season


Jimmy Toumpas (No.4 draft pick in 2012) Suffered hip problems in first season


Mitch Clark (Traded No.12 pick in 2011 for) Battled foot problems and retired with depression


Jack Trengove (No.2 draft pick in 2009) Repeat navicular injuries cruelled 2014-15


Tom Scully (No.1 draft pick in 2009) Walked to GWS after two seasons


Luke Tapscott (No.18 pick in 2009) Slipped on a sprinkler cap in first pre-season and injured hip


James Strauss (No.18 pick in 2008) Broke leg in second season


Sam Blease (No.17 pick in 2008) Broke leg at school in first season


who walked under a ladder


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I was cursing and carrying on at work when I heard the news. My moaning consisted of the usual MFC supporter quotes. We all know the key words. Cursed, God hates us and so begins another year of crap. A work mate turned to me and said it could be worse you could be Essendon. Get well Christian.

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I am really sorry to see Chritian do his knee and I wouldn't wish it on any afl player ( well maybe one )but is now the best time for him to do it. Imagine if he played maybe 3 or 4 games over the first 10 weeks which is what you would expect with P Roos and then he did his knee you would lose the rest of this year and probably next season as well due to fitness levels at least he now knows round 1 2016 is his target

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I was cursing and carrying on at work when I heard the news. My moaning consisted of the usual MFC supporter quotes. We all know the key words. Cursed, God hates us and so begins another year of crap. A work mate turned to me and said it could be worse you could be Essendon. Get well Christian.

Yes, very true, now that you put it in that light cowboy, it's a speed bump rather than an head on crash.

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OMG - what is that the almighty has against this club? Sure we sacked the greatest coach of all time, but isn't there a 50 year rule?

What awful luck for the kid and for the club

I despair that we will even get a true young star who will remain fit and uninjured through his career

GO DEES

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People saying its no big deal cos he is 'young' and has 'time on his side' and 'we had to wait for Hogan for a year cos of injury, we can wait for Petracca too' really are clueless .

This kid was going to have an Ollie Wines like debut season. Hes by far the most ready made rookie. A massive impact from round 1 was on the cards. He is an X factor player who would have been worth 1-3 more wins for us this season.

What ridiculous logic it is to say that cos Hogan lost a whole season we shouldn't care that Petracca will too as we are used to it and now we are excited to finally see Hogan debut, and we will feel that way in 12 months for Petracca.

Yeah well guess what, I and others were bloody excited to see Hogan debut at the start of 2014, and it sucked seeing him sidelined all season when he was by far the most talented and exciting player on the list. And we were bloody excited to see Petracca debut in a few weeks from now.

And now he will sadly begin the same way as Jesse, missing an entire season and we will be robbed of the joy of watching him turn games on their head at age 19.

This is horrible news and puts a real dampener on the season.

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It's bad news and everyone has right to vent (where else can you if not here?), but keep it in perspective. Petracca wasn't going to be the single difference in getting 3 more wins this season. That's frankly ludicrous. There's nothing to say that he wouldn't have spent at least half the year at Casey. He might have the body but the fitness is a work in progress. At least he'll be ready for pre-season this time next year.

Rotten luck but the show must go on, with slightly greater opportunity for a Stretch or ANB to put their hand up.

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Robbie gray suffered a high impact ACL, doing a lot of other damage.... All australian

I find it ironic that we overlooked a kid because he done an ACL and the player we picked up does his knee a couple of months later.

I just hope he can have a good talk to someone like Gray and take in his advice like Hogan did with Hawkins and not take advice from a Melbourne player because they can never get over injuries.

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