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Christian Petracca’s 2024 Season Ending Injuries

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24 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

Petty will be my litmus test for goody and team planning.

If petty lines up in Round 1 2025 as a forward, after a 2 year failed strategy, then goody lost me.

He must be seen as all he can be. A very good key defender

demon17 did you hear what Goody said, he said Petty would be playing forward Because we have a very junior bunch of key forwards in the system and they need some one to provide experience and support around them. To me that makes a lot of sense with JVR, Disco and Jeffo in the near future. We have an experienced backline  that don’t need any extra protection just at the minute.

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    My mother always told us children don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see, unless it’s from the horses mouth and you have both sides. I have tried to ingrain this philosophy with my children and work associates over the years and still have to pull them up from time to time. Lol.!! I have learnt that people are usually trying to push their own barrow when retelling stories about other people.

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    15 hours ago, DeeZone said:

    demon17 did you hear what Goody said, he said Petty would be playing forward Because we have a very junior bunch of key forwards in the system and they need some one to provide experience and support around them. To me that makes a lot of sense with JVR, Disco and Jeffo in the near future. We have an experienced backline  that don’t need any extra protection just at the minute.

    Sure it does now. I'm talking about 2025. Point still stands. 

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    15 hours ago, DeeZone said:

    My mother always told us children don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see, unless it’s from the horses mouth and you have both sides. I have tried to ingrain this philosophy with my children and work associates over the years and still have to pull them up from time to time. Lol.!! I have learnt that people are usually trying to push their own barrow when retelling stories about other people.

    dont believe half of what you here and disregard the rest

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    Just now, forever demons said:

    dont believe half of what you here and disregard the rest

    thats pub talk for FO

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    15 hours ago, DeeZone said:

    demon17 did you hear what Goody said, he said Petty would be playing forward Because we have a very junior bunch of key forwards in the system and they need some one to provide experience and support around them. To me that makes a lot of sense with JVR, Disco and Jeffo in the near future. We have an experienced backline  that don’t need any extra protection just at the minute.

    so why not draft in an experienced forward they have had 3 years to do so

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    If you want to hear what players, past and present, and agents are talking about head to Lamaro’s in South Melbourne. 
    The sheer volume of footy people who hang there is incredible. 
     

    I happened to spend an afternoon there last week and heard interesting stories about the Dogs, Dons, Freo, Tiges and as the regulars know I am a Dees supporter, Melbourne.

    I won’t post what I hear as I think I was basically put on notice last time BUT what Dazzle said about Petracca was very similar to what I heard on Friday. Clubs will be testing the strength of that rumour no doubt.

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    3 minutes ago, JJJ said:

    If you want to hear what players, past and present, and agents are talking about head to Lamaro’s in South Melbourne. 
    The sheer volume of footy people who hang there is incredible. 
     

    I happened to spend an afternoon there last week and heard interesting stories about the Dogs, Dons, Freo, Tiges and as the regulars know I am a Dees supporter, Melbourne.

    I won’t post what I hear as I think I was basically put on notice last time BUT what Dazzle said about Petracca was very similar to what I heard on Friday. Clubs will be testing the strength of that rumour no doubt.

    that's where gubby met thomas, isn't it?

    just classique 'run something up a flagpole and see what the reaction is' move there

    gubby is a past master

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    1 minute ago, whatwhat say what said:

    that's where gubby met thomas, isn't it?

    just classique 'run something up a flagpole and see what the reaction is' move there

    gubby is a past master

    Yep. I knew an opposition club board member who was friends with Gubby when he was at GWS. He gloated about signing old mate Tom prior to his last season with us. 

    Don’t like him but he was pretty good at getting shady stuff done.

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    In 1996 I played for the Geelong Falcons. As part of their player development they held a family night where all the players and their families came down to hear from a current AFL players family about the transition to AFL life. Gary Moorcroft’s mother came to speak to us, and gave the most scathing, angry review of the AFL system I’ve ever heard. This was only confirmed by my friends who got drafted - who were told in no uncertain terms not to include their families and girlfriends in club business.

    I know first hand of former Melbourne players who were told by the club to end relationships that got in the way of their football. You only have to look at what we know from the Hawthorn debacle to see the battle between the personal, family and professional is very messy, and clubs want it cut and dry. We pay you, you belong to us, and us alone.

    A lot of families feel very isolated by the clubs, and the clubs often make it that way, as they need it to be clean. It’s a massive transition from being involved in every aspect of your child’s sporting life to having absolutely no involvement, and it creates a lot of resentment and disappointment. It’s not the dream people imagine.

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    43 minutes ago, Kent said:

    so why not draft in an experienced forward they have had 3 years to do so

    Unfortunately we have not had the flexibility with our list due to older players being contracted, last year we had to drop Deakin Smith off our Rookie list to open a spot for Kynan Brown and I can’t remember a key forward that was available.

    33 minutes ago, JJJ said:

    Yep. I knew an opposition club board member who was friends with Gubby when he was at GWS. He gloated about signing old mate Tom prior to his last season with us. 

    Don’t like him but he was pretty good at getting shady stuff done.

    tom who

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    On 08/08/2024 at 17:18, Strawberry Fields said:

    I wouldn’t want to say. The player was on our list at the time and giving his time post season to the local footy club. As a father of young kids I loved chatting to his Dad about what it’s like to have a child playing AFL… I can’t wait to live vicariously through my kid’s success 😉. 

    Thanks Whitey.

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    On 08/08/2024 at 17:40, DeeZone said:

    demon17 did you hear what Goody said, he said Petty would be playing forward Because we have a very junior bunch of key forwards in the system and they need some one to provide experience and support around them. To me that makes a lot of sense with JVR, Disco and Jeffo in the near future. We have an experienced backline  that don’t need any extra protection just at the minute.

    Petty needs to get a kick & kick a goal or two also or he’s no good for anyone 

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    You wouldn't know he's a Dees player these last few months, despite the fact that he's incredibly active on social media. No social media that I've seen, no club media at all. Could all be an innocent explanation behind it. Think and hope the club would move heaven and earth to keep him happy, but also believe we have some serious egos in positions of power who wouldn't take dissent very kindly. 

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    Trac has just hit my fitness level

    he has a ways to go!!

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    22 hours ago, DubDee said:

    Trac has just hit my fitness level

    he has a ways to go!!

    He went past mine the minute he got out of surgery 🫤

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    23 hours ago, Binmans PA said:

     

    Thanks Whitey.

    Hahahah.. 

    I'm not sure if anyone will pick up on this.

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    On 09/08/2024 at 09:29, Kent said:

    so why not draft in an experienced forward they have had 3 years to do so

    We traded for BBB 2020 which worked well the following year.

    Who have we bypassed since, who is affordable and wanting to come our way?  They don’t grow on trees. 

    On 09/08/2024 at 10:18, DeeZone said:

    Unfortunately we have not had the flexibility with our list due to older players being contracted, last year we had to drop Deakin Smith off our Rookie list to open a spot for Kynan Brown and I can’t remember a key forward that was available.

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    On 10/08/2024 at 14:58, Billy said:

    Petty needs to get a kick & kick a goal or two also or he’s no good for anyone 

    Yes, of course a bag of goals, and straight shooting would be great, but he has been plying as a high CHF most of the time.    

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    19 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    Who have we bypassed since, who is affordable and wanting to come our way?  They don’t grow on trees. 

    Mason Wood?  Wood grows on trees.  Sean Lemmens perhaps?  Twiggy Dunne? (might be a bit old)

    I could branch out, but I'll leaf it alone for now.

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    7 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    Mason Wood?  Wood grows on trees.  Sean Lemmens perhaps?  Twiggy Dunne? (might be a bit old)

    I could branch out, but I'll leaf it alone for now.

    We do need the riddler back giving us some riddles this off season…

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