5 minutes ago, DubDee said:

I’m not on Insta or Twitter (I recommend it) but I assume it’s his food based stuff?

if so that’s been his release and escape from the drama

Can’t remember, but it wasn’t food. 
 

Can’t expect people to buy “that’s his release”. He’s doing it for the money, football is his primary source of income. 
 

We can agree to disagree.

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

 No club will risk a trade for trac. He might never be the same player again 

1 hour ago, ElDiablo14 said:

It's starting to sound as if his career is in doubt.

Reality is that we don't know the extent of the damage, we may need to wait until January to get a more clear picture.

Wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't start the season.

This emphasises the fact that he won't be traded, there's still a lot of uncertainty about his mental and physical condition.

I heard exactly that. That it wasnt so much about leaving Melbourne but whether he would or could play at all again.

Just now, Norm Smith's Curse said:

I heard exactly that. That it wasnt so much about leaving Melbourne but whether he would or could play at all again.

If that's the case then he should keep a low profile I think. No need for media interactions, just recover mentally and physically. 

Wait until January.

6 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

If that's the case then he should keep a low profile I think. No need for media interactions, just recover mentally and physically. 

Wait until January.

yeah I think this is the best or most realistic albeit super sad conclusion 

 🙏🏻

Edited August 23, 2024Aug 23 by ElDiablo14

This season can get in the [censored] bin.

Get well Tracc.  

He is a human being loved by friends and family first and foremost.

Football commodity is way down the list.

Good to see Trac in the race with the players

17 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Good to see Trac in the race with the players

Was that after the game I completely missed it?

1 minute ago, Rednblueriseing said:

Was that after the game I completely missed it?

Yes he was there with the rest of the players post game to clap Ben Brown off

20 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Good to see Trac in the race with the players

Which team?

Too soon?

I really hope we haven't seen the end of the Brilliant Christian Petracca as a footballer. Get well soon Trac and can't wait to see you back on the G.

3 hours ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

I heard exactly that. That it wasnt so much about leaving Melbourne but whether he would or could play at all again.

If that turned out to be true, I’d go as far as bringing in a witch doctor and doing some serious anti voo doo ceremonies. 
 

To have 2 of your top 5 players medically retire by the same club in 2 consecutive years  is just unheard of. Doesn’t happen.

 

Listening to the goody presser it’s very clear Tracs only commitment to the club is his contract and he has likely indicated he wants out. 
 

Assuming he 100% wants out and demands a trade to a big Melbourne club….
 

Who Says no? 
 

Dees Recieve: Houston, TDK, 11

Dees Give: Trac & 2025 F1

 

Carlton receive: Trac & 37

Carlton Give: TDK, 11, 2025 R1

 

Port Receive: melb 2025 R1 & carl 2025R1

Port Gives: Houston & 37

 

 

21 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

What a surprise. Every trade deal Sam McClure comes up with involves Carlton, because that's the team he supports.

We'd have rocks in our heads to trade Trac for Harry McKay. Curnow is another matter, but they'd have rocks in their head to trade Curnow.

15 minutes ago, GCDee said:

Listening to the goody presser it’s very clear Tracs only commitment to the club is his contract and he has likely indicated he wants out. 
 

Assuming he 100% wants out and demands a trade to a big Melbourne club….
 

Who Says no? 
 

Dees Recieve: Houston, TDK, 11

Dees Give: Trac & 2025 F1

 

Carlton receive: Trac & 37

Carlton Give: TDK, 11, 2025 R1

 

Port Receive: melb 2025 R1 & carl 2025R1

Port Gives: Houston & 37

 

 

We do. No need for us to pay Trac and a future 1st. That rates trac as effectively Houston and TDK, if we imagine our pick next year would be about pick 11 but possibly lower. 

8 minutes ago, Mickey said:

We do. No need for us to pay Trac and a future 1st. That rates trac as effectively Houston and TDK, if we imagine our pick next year would be about pick 11 but possibly lower. 

I see Houston’s value as a decent first round pick (8-12) and TDK as two firsts. 
Valuing Trac around 3 first round picks. 
 

TDK and Houston are two perfect fits for our list. 

We then hold a serious draft hand with 7 and 11 and still hold Sydney’s 2nd pick plus currency from ANB. 
 

We could head to the draft and do a mini refresh of the list or we could even dangle those picks for another prime mid to replace Trac. 
 

Bring in a fit Clayton Oliver next year that team would be looking very strong 
 

Trac for TDK and Carlton’s first and future 1st in a heart beat. Perfect ruck/fwd and will be one a future ruck star, better than LJ. 

I wouldn’t waste any picks  on Houston. if Trac leaves, we will have to turn over that list in a big way. Target athletic types with kicking skills. Don’t need the contested bulls anymore. Game has changed. Windsor is the perfect template. 

The only young top end talent we have is Windsor and Kozzy. JVR still a question mark. Every other young player McVee, Rivers, Howes, Kolt, AMW will be depth / role players. Will bob up and play a great game now and then, but will not be the top 4-5 you build a premiership team around.

We should have sold the farm for Reid in the draft. He won’t come to us now. 

We have 2-3 years to get this right or we will  go nowhere for the next decade.

9 hours ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

He’s doing it for the money, football is his primary source of income. 
 

He’ll make roughly double from non-football-related social media than he does from his football contract this year.

6 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

He’ll make roughly double from non-football-related social media than he does from his football contract this year.

Without footy his nobody 

What have I missed in the last 24 hours??

Two days ago things were settling. Yesterday it was announced he would appear on ch7 pre-match (which was a completely weird way to break silence) and then he renege and now Sam Maclure is spouting cr*p about him demanding a trade… are we all just being overly-sensitive?

6 minutes ago, Rednblueriseing said:

Without footy his nobody 

It doesn’t really work like that, he has runs on the board.… Kouta is running for Lord Mayor 20 years after he last kicked a footy

 

Agree with Jon Ralph.

He’s been through a lot, no doubt, but it’s not our fault he asked his manager whether he could get out and people found out.

The snowball effect of this has got large on him and it’s going to be a very long wait until 2025 season begins, whichever colours he ends up in.