Great article by Sam Landsberger. Well worth the read.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/young-demon-christian-petracca-wasting-no-time-making-a-name-for-himself-on-the-big-stage/news-story/6082cbd2c01deb3b0e29c68695e43a03

Did you mind copying and pasting the article here DD36?
Not all of us are millionaires and can pay for the Herland sun

6 minutes ago, The Sailing Demon said:

Did you mind copying and pasting the article here DD36?
Not all of us are millionaires and can pay for the Herland sun

Just read it on Adelaide news site. Google article and go to the Adelaide news site. 

Good read. 

2 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Just read it on Adelaide news site. Google article and go to the Adelaide news site. 

Good read. 

Thanks mate, you already have my vote for BOG

3 minutes ago, The Sailing Demon said:

Thanks mate, you already have my vote for BOG

About time, I have been concentrating on the 1%'s. 

23 minutes ago, The Sailing Demon said:

Did you mind copying and pasting the article here DD36?
Not all of us are millionaires and can pay for the Herland sun

Sorry mate but when i read it online it didn't have the paywall on it. I was able to access it but seem others can't now.

Yep I have the paywall issue

I did also note an interesting article on the Adelaide Addy re Trengove and Lachie Neale being mates from way back.

 

 

Try this one. http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/young-demon-christian-petracca-wasting-no-time-making-a-name-for-himself-on-the-big-stage/news-story/6082cbd2c01deb3b0e29c68695e43a03

Edit : it doesnt work. 

I got it to work by typing into google : herald sun petracca and then clicking on courier mail link.

Edited June 19, 20169 yr by Night Crawler

Very good article about a kld who is still finding his feet in the man's world of AFL football.  The mind boggles at the heights he could reach in the next few years.  A bloody ripper, that's for sure.  So happy that he wears red and blue when he seemed destined to be a Saint.

Great article but this quote made me a bit queasy.

“We’ve actually had five knees in five years in the family,” he says.

“Not all ACLs and they were all self-inflicted, but my brother did his PCL before me, and my (other) brother did his ACL (five) weeks ago.”

2 hours ago, Night Crawler said:

Try this one. http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/young-demon-christian-petracca-wasting-no-time-making-a-name-for-himself-on-the-big-stage/news-story/6082cbd2c01deb3b0e29c68695e43a03

Edit : it doesnt work. 

I got it to work by typing into google : herald sun petracca and then clicking on courier mail link.

If you follow him on Twitter you can read it there 

Link here: 

https://t.co/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F5reSG8oCp9%3Fcn%3DZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&t=1&cn=ZmxleGlibGVfcmVjcw%3D%3D&sig=5102fcd9d207d490a2beb484d36e1fb45255a296&iid=533f76828f994b79877ab87f358aaad6&uid=19181233&nid=244+288

Edited June 19, 20169 yr by Mach5

I still can't believe Petracca slid through to 2. It is something I don't think I will ever understand.

4 minutes ago, KingDingAling said:

I still can't believe Petracca slid through to 2. It is something I don't think I will ever understand.

I will give you my answer in about 4 years when we have had sufficient time to evaluate Tracc versus McCartin

Article needs less Mark Neeld

On 90 HD / Chanel 9 now

i thought until recently Weitering was certain to win the Rising star, and i think he probably still will but Gee Track is going to give it a real shake.

For some reason despite how good Christian Petracca plays in the latter part of the season, I have a feeling the AFL would push for Wietering to win it over us. Could you imagine..our key position player last year winning it over Carltons midfielder and then our midfielder winning it over theirs this year...lol

Edited June 26, 20169 yr by juzzk1d

On 6/19/2016 at 8:22 PM, KingDingAling said:

I still can't believe Petracca slid through to 2. It is something I don't think I will ever understand.

It was all about price for key fwds. Boyd and Buddy signing big deals spooked the Saints.

Enjoyed that, especially an insight on how he felt last year and his positivity for the future. The fact he was no.2, the fact he went down so early in the preseason and Brayshaw's form put him massively under the radar. Then his injury this season made me feel his career will be somewhat plagued. The fact he was significant in such a poor team performance V Sydney gives me hope he's a guy not afraid to dominate and we need a couple of them

Edited June 26, 20169 yr by Je Roos Salem

Great work .

I hope the media just repeat the same facts for the next 15 years about his basketball career as a junior.

I loved it when they mentioned MU every time Brad Green got the pill.

Showed their brilliant research skills.

He's something we've lacked for almost as long as I can remember. He's a game breaker, he's someone that when the game is on the line you want it in his hands and he wants it in his hands. He'll be the one that'll pluck that incredible goal out of nothing, or burst through the pack at the last stoppage of the game and deliver it lace out to Hogan. He will win games off his own boot. 

And he's ours.

1 hour ago, Pates said:

He'sissomething we've lacked for almost as long as I can remember. He's a game breaker, he's someone that when the game is on the line you want it in his hands and he wants it in his hands. He'll be the one that'll pluck that incredible goal out of nothing, or burst through the pack at the last stoppage of the game and deliver it lace out to Hogan. He will win games off his own boot. 

And he's ours.

Pates If he gets half way to that amazing outlook I would be a happy Demon. Having said that I do think he will be one of 3 future champs for us provided we can seal the deal with Hulk post 2017. However,  being a wounded warrior over many decades I tend to take the "seeing Is believing" route nowadays

Good article, but his second goal against the Suns is chronically underrated and didn't get a mention in this piece.

He certainly will be something special as a footy player, but he's already a star bloke.  https://twitter.com/djoreilly2805