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Petracca to miss Essendon Game

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17 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

Not even mentioned in our official injury report video just uploaded to the club services

Amateur hour!

The Melbourne website is so slow to get news it's not funny still not up on the website.

Now that I have stopped laughing ... I am getting a little cross

He gets a bite that punctures his skin ... surrounded by medicos and he doesn't think to have it cleaned/looked at.

He is a professional athlete ... we are entitled to better

 
2 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

The Melbourne website is so slow to get news it's not funny still not up on the website.

I would suggest that the story has leaked, which is out of the clubs control.  When a player goes into hospital for surgery, there’s too many people involved for it to remain quiet.

21 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

Not even mentioned in our official injury report video just uploaded to the club services

Amateur hour!

 

2 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

The Melbourne website is so slow to get news it's not funny still not up on the website.

Yeah, if he had surgery its not hard to put out a statement saying that prior to any journos/radio stations releasing it.

The standard of the media content is so poor. Its actually one thing we should be looking at american sports for. Instead its terrible gimmicks and terrible music


What is worse he was bitten by his own dogs. Nasty bugs in dog saliva. Trac carried it into Tuesday night and it may have flared up again. Surgery usually to drain the infection plus antibiotics means a week out. Note also mentioned in injury report rot was not available last week end due to slight abductor strain, that wasn't mentioned earlier in the week.

1 minute ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

I would suggest that the story has leaked, which is out of the clubs control.  When a player goes into hospital for surgery, there’s too many people involved for it to remain quiet.

Correct. So once they know (which would be prior to the surgery) get on the front foot. It's 100% in the clubs control. They are just very very poor at managing it.

 

I must be missing something.  Didn't we play the Tigers on Tuesday night?  Are they SURE it was a DOG bite, and not a Tiger bite??!!

I honestly don’t see the difference in who tells us... people take it personally, like they’re being lied to.

Its an individuals medical information.  We were going to find out about the injury at 6:25 tonight... what’s the rush??


6 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Now that I have stopped laughing ... I am getting a little cross

He gets a bite that punctures his skin ... surrounded by medicos and he doesn't think to have it cleaned/looked at.

He is a professional athlete ... we are entitled to better

Frankly, anyone with half a brain, if they were bitten by a dog, would immediately wash the wound and apply basic antiseptic, at the very least!  To miss a game due to this kinda dumbness beggars belief!!

1 minute ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

I honestly don’t see the difference in who tells us... people take it personally, like they’re being lied to.

Its an individuals medical information.  We were going to find out about the injury at 6:25 tonight... what’s the rush??

agree.  And if something like this can be kept secret until the teams are announced, all the better in keeping our opponents in the dark.  Perhaps that was the plan.  Even if the probability of it not leaking was low, worth a punt and disgruntling a few Demonlanders.

I suspect the club didn't say anything to not let it out before team lodgements.  The less Ess knows beforehand the better.

? Would clubs have lodged their teams with the afl by 5.00pm?  If not our own demon supporting reporter, Tom Morris, should keep that stuff to himself until lodgement time has passed!  He could still have had his scoop.

41 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

We can't take a trick.

IN: PEDO, T.MAC, FRITSCH, SPARGO, LEWIS

OUT: KENT, PETRACCA, ANB, HARMES, STRETCH

Only one loss there

 

3 minutes ago, Vagg said:

Frankly, anyone with half a brain, if they were bitten by a dog, would immediately wash the wound and apply basic antiseptic, at the very least!  To miss a game due to this kinda dumbness beggars belief!!

Infections are not always easy to manage. Depends on the bacteria. People die from infections they get in hospital!

so let’s stop assuming he didn’t wash it or seek treatment. He is not a moron 


24 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Does Conor McKenna have an alibi?

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Petracca happened to be at a café I was at this morning and he had his whole arm in a sling with his hand wrapped in bandage.

It looked really serious but he was chatting to the owner of the café (and of course I was listening in) and he said he was expecting to still play on Sunday. Obviously he's been told that it won't be happening now that he's had the surgery – but we'll see once the teams come out I guess.

Dog bite lol

More likely dunking basketballs again and cut his finger open on the ring.

It does sound serious: 

“But by today, that infection had gone into his bone and gone down to his finger joint – at the top of the finger.”

“... the doctor actually wants him to stay in hospital over the weekend, just to make sure that the infection’s gone.”

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2018-04-26/petracca-to-miss-due-to-dog-bite

Thankfully will miss only one game.

Edited by Lucifer's Hero

Well what do you expect Its Melbourne side show at a Carnival! We are still light years behind in almost every facet of footballing management and professionalism . Over this soul destroying club! Norm Smith Curse lives on!! if we lose Sunday, This website not to mention the Club will be at breaking point! IMV


7 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Well what do you expect Its Melbourne side show at a Carnival! We are still light years behind in almost every facet of footballing management and professionalism . Over this soul destroying club! Norm Smith Curse lives on!! if we lose Sunday, This website not to mention the Club will be at breaking point! IMV

Sook.

http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2018-04-26/mcdonald-available-for-return

 

Great news Tommy's back hopefully in the AFL but he did train with Casey so that's not a good sign.

Maynard and King out for a month. The injury list is starting to get out of control.

No mention on Balic.

 
13 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Over this soul destroying club!

If only that were true.


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