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The Melbourne Mindset: Christian Petracca

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genuinely can't believe we have three players of the quality of petracca, oliver, and gawn in our side at the same time...

...let alone adding may, lever, salem, rivers, brayshaw, viney, and pickett to those three...

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    2 hours ago, Demonland said:

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    Extended version is very insightful of Trac's thinking. Thanks for posting

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    Just watched it on Utube, great interview and great mindset, I love the way Tracc is so honest and doesn’t mind going deep with the answers, very honest, he lives for these finals games and yes we are indeed fortunate to have Christian Petracca playing for us. Thank goodness the Saints didn’t take him Pick 1.!!!!

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    4 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

    genuinely can't believe we have three players of the quality of petracca, oliver, and gawn in our side at the same time...

    ...let alone adding may, lever, salem, rivers, brayshaw, viney, and pickett to those three...

    don't forget Fritschy. he's a gun as well.

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    6 hours ago, Demonland said:

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    Was certainly an excellent and enjoyable interview.

     

    Fingers crossed that Christian Petracca is fired up for a HUGE game against Collingwood next week in the Qualifying Final! 🤞

     

    GO DEMONS!!! 🔴🔵👹

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    There have been times where I've heard people bang on about "we should have taken/chased such and such player" and said people have played up those players skills/physical attributes. I've been grateful that we have looked beyond that and also sort players who exhibit character and intelligence. For there is resilience and strength in players like Trac beyond skills/physical attributes. Yes, the skills/physical attributes are a must but when you're in the trenches give me a player full of character and determination and combine that with someone who knows there fears but can perform regardless and you have a receipt for a team of of great players. Trac in this interview exhibits all the qualities of a leader that you want up and coming players to emulate. 

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    The surface level critique of Trac when he was drafted was that he was arrogant. I would now describe him as self aware. Completely comfortable with talking honestly about himself - his strengths but also his weaknesses. 
    Could there be a better personality trait for a professional athlete to help them deal with constant criticism and praise and use what they need to improve themselves? A bad misread by St kilda and it's been our great fortune ever since.

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    13 hours ago, BDA said:

    don't forget Fritschy. he's a gun as well.

    Can't help but feel we would be minor premiers if he wasn't injured this year.

     

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    18 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

    Can't help but feel we would be minor premiers if he wasn't injured this year.

     

    Not to worry. He’ll kick the goals to win us the flag instead.

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    27 minutes ago, BDA said:

    Not to worry. He’ll kick the goals to win us the flag instead.

    Has a couple of months off then comes back in against Swans to kick five. Not too shabby.

    He may well be the x factor in this year's finals.

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    1 minute ago, leave it to deever said:

    Has a couple of months off then comes back in against Swans to kick five. Not too shabby.

    He may well be the x factor in this year's finals.

    He’ll kick 15 goals for us 

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    Have long thought he is our next captain.  Looks like he is being groomed for it. 

    He may not fill Max's 'Big Shoes' but will be a wonderful successor to the great man.

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    It's been a great little series so far.

    So Hamish McLaughlin is just a gun for hire here, right? He has no Melbourne allegiance does he?

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    2 minutes ago, Binmans PA said:

    It's been a great little series so far.

    So Hamish McLaughlin is just a gun for hire here, right? He has no Melbourne allegiance does he?

    Where can I find the others in the series?

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    17 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

    Where can I find the others in the series?

    If you go through the MFC YouTube Channel you'll keep up to date with them. There have only been 3 videos in the series. I don't expect they'll interview Clarry, although they should.

    Here is Jack Viney - 

    Here is Max -

    GL you'll note is the original host and HM has hosted the last two - on the same day as well, so I wonder if they did a 3rd or 4th interview with HM to get bang for buck in this series.

    Edited by Binmans PA

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