Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
Demonland

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

When does Petracca get unleashed?

The Sailing Demon
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

Posted

I am well aware that we don't need to "Rush" players into playing footy and we all know that throwing a player in the deep end under done doesn't end well.

BUT.

With yesterdays fanfare and optimism behind us we are all looking to next week.

We play a very depleted Essendon outfit that holds more VFL regulars than the Box Hill Hawks.
So my question is do we play Petracca?

Some Points...
- He won't be thrown in the deep end against an Eagles, Hawks, Swans outfit.
- This team althogh not to be taken lightly (Like any game) are midway between AFL and VFL at best.
- If we are going to throw him into a Casey game anyway, might as well put him in a game where we are odds on favourite.
- MCG debut.
- All reports from here, and other training reports suggest that not only was he excellent on Friday at the intra-club/praccy, he was well and truly a cut above the rest (Worth noting that this was in a team with Brayshaw and Lumumba)

Just an interesting conversation topic and would love your guys opinions.

I think we should throw him in and see how he takes it.

 

  • Quote
    •  

    Assuming he can run out the game I'd get him in asap. I know Roos generally doesn't make many changes especially after a win butgettibf Petracca and Brayshaw back in is a must.

  • Quote

    I would, but I'm unprofessional and just want to entertain myself. 

     

    But the club won't. 

    We already have Oliver only playing 58% game time. Petracca would be the same or less, can't afford that.

     

    He's just not ready, needs fitness and to earn his way in. Sadly. 

     

    Edit ps. It'll probably be at one of our home games too. 

    Edited by Deestroy All

  • Quote
    •  

    My heart says yes but my head says no. He's coming back from a knee reco, and imo I reckon needs at least one game to feel the confidence back in his body. I think he'll come in when he's ready regardless of who it is we're playing

     

  • Quote

    Definitely not Round 2

    Not down in Tassie no one deserves that to debut

    Hopefully Round 4

     

  • Quote

    Yep can't carry two guys with minimal game time. So either he would come in for Oliver or he waits til he can run out the game. Can't imagine he'd be too far off that though probably needs to prove it for Casey.

  • Quote

    Not before he's ready and has played a couple of Casey games. Maybe round 4. Not to be hurried. 

  • Quote
    •  

    20 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said:

    Definitely not Round 2

    Not down in Tassie no one deserves that to debut

    Hopefully Round 4

     

    I reckon they've highlighted this game as well. Misson mentioned on his injury report before Round 1 that Petracca was about four weeks off. I'd say, all things being well, they've pencilled in a Round 4 debut. Definitely won't debut this week and if he does, that means the FD are going back on what they said, which could well spell unprofessionalism. I trust our current FD, so he won't play until at least Round 4.

    Edited by AdamFarr

  • Quote

    Let him play some games at Casey. No use throwing him in against Essendon when we've got to try and fit in Dunn, Brayshaw,etc.

    Edited by Left-Field

  • Quote

    My guess : Round 5 - Anzac Day Eve vs Tigers as we'll be at home and live on prime time TV on a Sunday night with a decent crowd.

    I feel it would be unlikely they would debut him any earlier and after the Tigers we are at Etihad and Metricon until we are back to play the Bulldogs at the G in May.

     

  • Quote
    7 minutes ago, demon9 said:

    As long as it's not Queen's bday...

    If he debuts on QB there is more chance he will bully the Collingwood players.

  • Quote

    Please.  Guy is coming off a knee reco and a broken toe, and we want to throw him straight into an AFL game having not even played a full scale practice game?!   Performing in a 30 minute match simulation at training doesn't count.  And I reckon whoever got dropped for him would be filthy given they'd earnt their spot through pre-season performances in games

  • Quote

    25 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Assuming he can run out the game I'd get him in asap. I know Roos generally doesn't make many changes especially after a win butgettibf Petracca and Brayshaw back in is a must.

     

    Hasnt even played a game anywhere yet.

    In fact he hasnt played a game since TAC Cup 2014.  Hes at least a month away from debuting.

  • Quote

    No. 

    Petracca plays at least 2 VFL games unless he does a Judd and tears the VFL to shreds.

    I'm thinking round 4. Hopefully, by then we are 2-1, Brayshaw and Dunn are both in the team and both Trengove and Petracca join him. AGAINST THE PIES and we [censored] them!!!

  • Quote
    2 minutes ago, Coup Cooper said:

    No. 

    Petracca plays at least 2 VFL games unless he does a Judd and tears the VFL to shreds.

    I'm thinking round 4. Hopefully, by then we are 2-1, Brayshaw and Dunn are both in the team and both Trengove and Petracca join him. AGAINST THE PIES and we [censored] them!!!

    Where did I last hear about us having a leading draft pick debut on the MCG against Collingwood?

    It's possible but Round 5 sounds more likely if all goes well for Petracca.

    My guess is they'll be a little more conservative with JT given what he's been through.

  • Quote

    In three years time, will we care if we debuted Petracca this week, next week or the week after? No, so let's just take our time.

  • Quote

    So people want to see him in the side on the back of what was little more than a training session with primarily Casey players. Fools.

    I want to see him for the next ten years, not the next ten minutes

    He'll play when the club thinks he's fit, in form and ready

  • Quote

    Would love to see him this week, but realistically it looks like it will be Round 4 against the Scum, bring it on.

    It will be a debut to end all debuts.

    Collingwood are on the ropes, time to land the knock out punch with Petracca.

    Can you imagine Petracca BOG in his debut and having a win against Collingwood. Bang!!!

  • Quote
    •  

    Round 6 vs St Kilda at Etihad.

    1 half and 3 full games for Casey is reasonable considering he's a 19 year old kid who's been out of the game for a year. We need fit and firing players for key games against Collingwood and Richmond.

  • Quote
    6 hours ago, Tex said:

    Can you imagine Petracca BOG in his debut and having a win against Collingwood. Bang!!!

    No

  • Quote

    • Archived

    This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • AFLW REPORT: Richmond

      A glorious sunny afternoon with a typically strong Casey Fields breeze favouring the city end greeted this round four clash of the undefeated Narrm against the winless Tigers. Pre-match, the teams entered the ground through the Deearmy’s inclusive banner—"Narrm Football Weaving Communities Together and then Warumungu/Yawuru woman and Fox Boundary Rider, Megan Waters, gave the official acknowledgement of country. Any concerns that Collingwood’s strategy of last week to discombobulate the Dees would be replicated by Ryan Ferguson and his Tigers evaporated in the second quarter when Richmond failed to use the wind advantage and Narrm scored three unanswered goals. 

        • Clap
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 3 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Frankston

      The late-season run of Casey wins was broken in their first semifinal against Frankston in a heartbreaking end at Kinetic Stadium on Saturday night that in many respects reflected their entire season. When they were bad, they committed all of the football transgressions, including poor disposal, indiscipline, an inability to exert pressure, and some terrible decision-making, as exemplified by the period in the game when they conceded nine unanswered goals from early in the second quarter until halfway through the third term. You rarely win when you do this.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW PREVIEW: Richmond

      Round four kicks off early Saturday afternoon at Casey Fields, as the mighty Narrm host the winless Richmond Tigers in the second week of Indigenous Round celebrations. With ideal footy conditions forecast—20 degrees, overcast skies, and a gentle breeze — expect a fast-paced contest. Narrm enters with momentum and a dangerous forward line, while Richmond is still searching for its first win. With key injuries on both sides and pride on the line, this clash promises plenty.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 5 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW REPORT: Collingwood

      Expectations of a comfortable win for Narrm at Victoria Park quickly evaporated as the match turned into a tense nail-biter. After a confident start by the Demons, the Pies piled on pressure and forced red and blue supporters to hold their collective breath until after the final siren. In a frenetic, physical contest, it was Captain Kate’s clutch last quarter goal and a missed shot from Collingwood’s Grace Campbell after the siren which sealed a thrilling 4-point win. Finally, Narrm supporters could breathe easy.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 2 replies
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Williamstown

      The Casey Demons issued a strong statement to the remaining teams in the VFL race with a thumping 76-point victory in their Elimination Final against Williamstown. This was the sixth consecutive win for the Demons, who stormed into the finals from a long way back with scalps including two of the teams still in flag contention. Senior Coach Taylor Whitford would have been delighted with the manner in which his team opened its finals campaign with high impact after securing the lead early in the game when Jai Culley delivered a precise pass to a lead from Noah Yze, who scored his first of seven straight goals for the day. Yze kicked his second on the quarter time siren, by which time the Demons were already in control. The youngster repeated the dose in the second term as the Seagulls were reduced to mere

        • Thanks
      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW PREVIEW: Collingwood

      Narrm time isn’t a standard concept—it’s the time within the traditional lands of Narrm, the Woiwurrung name for Melbourne. Indigenous Round runs for rounds 3 and 4 and is a powerful platform to recognise the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in sport, community, and Australian culture. This week, suburban footy returns to the infamous Victoria Park as the mighty Narrm take on the Collingwood Magpies at 1:05pm Narrm time, Sunday 31 August. Come along if you can.

        • Thumb Down
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 9 replies
      Demonland
    View All

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.