What to do with Petracca?

[Skin Deeamond 339]

21 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

Too fat, too slow can't kick. I'm calling it right now BUST! Drop him and trade him.

THOUGHTS?

Trade him for a used plastic blunt knife with old pie and tomato sauce on it.

[Blue-and-red 91]

Agree. Another jack watts - lazy, only good when it’s fed to him or team is on top and has it won already - trade him while we can

[dees189227 12,385]

In the review on monday in front of the team show the moment in that final term where he didn't go hard enough for the ball. 

Or give him one more chance play him out of the square next week. We all know he can mark the ball really well. Maybe point out to him DeGoey has flown past him and I really do not care you are mates with Ben Simmons. 

[dl4e 5,851]

Pathetic display. Just not a serious footballer. They can send him to the gulags.

[TGR 1,367]

Agree with most of the comments here.  Nightmare of a game.

I am sticking fat though.

[drysdale demon 4,830]

1 minute ago, dl4e said:

Pathetic display. Just not a serious footballer. They can send him to the gulags.

like you

[Earl Hood 6,086]

Had a shocker that is for sure. I think he is the type who can excel if we have control of the pill. If we don’t he struggles. Not sure what his problem is, he has all the tools. 

[What 18,810]

Don't draft kids with child bearing hips like Toumpas and Petracca.

[Mazer Rackham 14,971]

2 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Don't draft kids with child bearing hips like Toumpas and Petracca.

Tracc had a mare. That's how big his hips are. 

[stranga 328]

Time to go. Trade. Name me another successful top 2 Pick who needed a vfl stint and then became an elite player. Doesn't happen.

[John Crow Batty 8,863]

I would play him in the backline. If it doesn’t work out then trade for a set of steak knives. 

[ProperDee 1,698]

Treats every game like park footy with his mates.  Needs to have someone like Todd Viney pin him up against a wall and  be told a few home truths from 2 inches away. Get angry son! You can be everybody’s buddy off the field. On it, you need to be a dead set hard nosed bastard that physically intimidates the opposition.

Edited March 30, 2019 by ProperDee

[dl4e 5,851]

2 minutes ago, america de cali said:

I would play him in the backline. If it doesn’t work out then trade for a set of steak knives. 

It won't work out. 

[spirit of norm smith 16,419]

Going backwards. 

Another player who needs a rocket up his ...Arsenal. 

Too nice.  Had to exert physical side of the game.  

Becoming Sylvia-like as he has all the ability but can’t quite crack into Agrade 

[praha 11,240]

He has good core strength but that's about it. May have made a solid backup PG in the NBL. Is about 3 inches short to have impact in the air, is too slow to have impact on the wing, and simply doesn't win enough 1 on 1s.

Badly out of form and unfortunately have seen more of the bad than the good. I'd give him until the end of his current contract, and then reasses. 

[Forest Demon 4,681]

I think the slight on his effort is actually unfair. I just don’t think he’s that good. He’s been a decent contributor over the last couple of years, but he will never be the De Goey type we have all been hoping he will be.

[picket fence 17,126]

1 hour ago, WERRIDEE said:

Too fat, too slow can't kick. I'm calling it right now BUST! Drop him and trade him.

THOUGHTS?

Send him back to Casey for a month play him of half back and get a Diet plan coz he does look out of condition!

[dazzledavey36 54,763]

No way will he be dropped. If he gets drop and ANB is still in the side then i will stop supporting Melbourne and AFL in general. 

Out of form and somehow needs a game to rediscover that. Could next friday be that match? Hope so, i am backing him.

Edited March 30, 2019 by dazzledavey36

[picket fence 17,126]

Just now, dazzledavey36 said:

No way will he be dropped. If he gets droo and ANB is still in the side then i will stop supporting Melbourne and AFL in general. 

Out of form and somehow needs a game to rediscover that. Could next friday be that match? Hope so, i am backing him.

BOTH need Casey time! Time for Goody to exert some nerve and send the message out that Both are playing Shizzzen!

[Fork 'em 6,983]

1 hour ago, ProperDee said:

Treats every game like park footy with his mates.   

This ^^
Doesn't have the drive to get away from mummas lasagne and get himself properly fit.
I'm thinking we trade while some club thinks they can turn him around.

Edited March 30, 2019 by Fork 'em

[Redleg 40,887]

41 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

No way will he be dropped. If he gets drop and ANB is still in the side then i will stop supporting Melbourne and AFL in general. 

Out of form and somehow needs a game to rediscover that. Could next friday be that match? Hope so, i am backing him.

Me too.

Trac had an off season injury and surgery I believe and is therefore needing a bit of time to find his best.

If not for his set shot kicking last year, you would say he had a very good season last year.

He will get back to that form.

ANB on the other hand offers us nothing and in fact often gets in the way and costs us.

Edited March 30, 2019 by Redleg

[KingDingAling 3,757]

I think the problem is both mental and physical. Mentally Petracca is trying 'too hard', and he is playing outside of himself. He wants to have a real impact - you can see that. The kid tries his heart out. Physically, as has been mentioned on this site all pre-season, Petracca is carrying too much weight. Everyone outside of our fitness department can see that, and its obviously having an effect on Petracca's game. The solution: Lose weight, build endurance, and run full time on the ball. Put down the basketball and start training for distance. I am still very impressed with Petracca, he is just not being served well by our fitness department.

[Pirlo 813]

1 hour ago, Gipsy Danger said:

seems to just wait for things to happen and doesn’t go anywhere near hard enough or with any purpose or conviction.

 

Nail on the head

[Dr.D 1,771]

very convenient that everyone is saying this now after an 80 point loss. I was shot down for saying this last season.  spud. fumble fingers and cant kick

[Phadraig 760]

Has lost his swagger