Christian Petracca

[Ugottobekidding 1,143]

3 minutes ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

Imagine if to have kept Petracca we would have to have traded Oliver last season. ..

Oliver has more upside than trac

[Billy 2,521]

16 minutes ago, adonski said:

Trac's advisor:

Yep both played Victorian junior basketball together, have turned out to be be a pair of prima donnas 

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46 minutes ago, sue said:

Sadly I concur, though if this desire to play in front of large crowds only occurred recently, you'd have to cut him some slack given the injury.  If he had that in mind when or shortly after he signed on for 7 years, then diva is the right word.  But at this stage, whadda we know?

The desire to play in front of large crowds dates back to long before his current injury.

IMHO… He’s a diva. 

[Whispering_Jack 29,691]

25 minutes ago, bing181 said:

HS in on this, working through the Carlton side of things. 

Conservatively, the Blues are much more likely to keep their man.

But in the wake of this season the Blues need to consider whether the balance of the forward set-up remains suited to modern day footy, how it can lighten the load on inspirational captain Cripps, and improve its defensive flaws which hindered it in 2024. 

When De Koning is back, and Jack Silvagni returns from his ACL, and Moir pushes up, plus Marc Pittonet in the ruck, Carlton have more marking options forward than they need to partner dual Coleman Medalist Curnow.

McKay signed a bumper seven-year deal last season to stay with Carlton until the end of 2030. Petracca’s deal is similar, and Melbourne said they don’t want to lose him.

But there are still grumbles.

If there is a deal which could potentially work for both clubs, this is it.

It is bold, but is that what the Blues have to be after blowing its chance to seal a top-eight spot on Sunday?

https://archive.md/YLZfy (https://archive.md/YLZfy)
 

Not wanting to sound Machiavellian here but if there’s any truth in what the HUN’s Jay Clark is writing, then it could end up backfiring on the Carlton Football Club which is, after all, still involved in a finals series:-

“The move would blindside McKay, similar to the way Collingwood punted Brodie Grundy two years ago and Carlton shipped off young forward Josh Kennedy in the blockbuster Chris Judd trade back in 2007.”

There might well be some negative implications if a move to them by Petracca turns out disrupting this season and the future. 

Like all Demon fans, I want our player to be happy, healthy and play out his career as a one club champion. Time to take a deep breath, relax and concentrate on the all important return to full fitness without this politicking around his future.

[Demons11 6,893]

18 minutes ago, GCDee said:

Watch the body language and mood change in Goody during his post match presser when talking about Trac and Clarry. 
 

There is clearly beef and it looks like it’s in both sides. 
 

TDK, 11 and 2025 F1 for Trac & ANB compo (26ish) 

Dont want McKay, TDK would complement our list perfectly. 
 

 

TDK is 25 and has not shown anything close to McKay

[sue 9,096]

9 minutes ago, ElDiablo14 said:

What unprofessionalism? Be specific.

I asked a similar question and can only assume it was the treatment of Clarry that is intended.   It may have been done well or been mistaken as seen by Tracc, but neither is necesarily "unprofessional".  The word is easy to throw around when people want to spit the dummy.

I'm afraid that while we have some supporters here who wear rose-tinted glasses, we have some who jump at anything negative and always assume the worst.   Something in the middle is best, but if I have to make a choice, I prefer the former.

[Older demon 2,736]

Note the most important line in the article is " Trac wont ask for a trade for fear of further inflaming the situation"

There is tension and some bridges to repair, but if Trac doesn't formally ask to go, he stays where he is. Wasn't it a few years ago that Sam Maclure had Clarry upset with the club and heading of to Carlton (whom he barracks for). I have heard this story before.

For what it is worth a former board member told me Friday night at a club function that Trac is not himself at the moment and post trauma he is very unsettled. 

[ElDiablo14 4,990]

4 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

The desire to play in front of large crowds dates back to long before his current injury.

IMHO… He’s a diva. 

Yeah he was very vocal on the radio, since 2023.

We may not be the biggest club but by no means we are small.

I can see him leaving St Kilda ala Luke Jackson, if the Saints had done the right thing and taken him in the 2015 draft.

[Davos 836]

Team Clarry.

[Redlegged 81]

Hard to imagine a more catastrophic cluster×××× than Melbourne over the past three years. Some bad luck, yes, but an enormous amount of self-inflicted damage. It's really quite pathetic. At the moment, it seems that the slate needs to be wiped clean...and that probably begins with the coach, who is implicated in most of these calamities. I wanted to have faith in him, but the faith has gone. As for the silent president,  Roffey. Hmm.

[Dave1711 145]

Talking about it in SEN now, Petracca has told the club he wants out, in my opinion they’ve gotta get rid of the coach, the club is rotting, it’s rotting from the top, Goodwin OUT!!

[Mickey 4,629]

The problem now is, if true, it's not Trac [censored] on the clubs medical department, or unhappy about the footy dept. It's Trac [censored] on the fans. And that'll be hard for him to come back from

[Billy 2,521]

1 hour ago, adonski said:

I don't know how much or how little I'm allowed to post, but here's some of it:

Contracted Carlton key forward Harry McKay has emerged as the key to unlocking a potential trade of Melbourne superstar Christian Petracca, who has reminded the club and teammates of his desire to leave the Demons.

The Norm Smith medallist reiterated to his teammates on Saturday night, and the club during his exit interview on Monday, that he wants to play for a rival Victorian club in 2025, despite public guarantees from Melbourne’s CEO, coach and football boss that Petracca would not be traded under any circumstances.

Three sources who were at Melbourne’s end-of-season function on Saturday night said there was tension surrounding Petracca’s presence and that it was noticeably uncomfortable between him and several teammates.

Petracca’s issues with Melbourne stem from long before he suffered an agonising and life-threatening injury in a collision with Collingwood captain Darcy Moore in the King’s Birthday game.

He became frustrated during the 2023 season when he believed the club failed to act strongly enough in its dealings with fellow superstar Clayton Oliver, who was enduring several off field issues.

He has also told the club, on more than one occasion, that he wants to play more consistently in front of larger crowds.

If this is true l don’t want him at our club, it reeks of entitlement wanting to play in front of bigger Victorian crowd ( l would not be giving him his wish)

Trade him to an interstate club for the best deal we can get.

Oliver has been busting his guts this year to get respect back & Petracca’s not willing to forgive him? (they were best mates)

Low crowds didn’t seem to bother him when he accepted a 7 million dollar deal 

It’s weak & gutless IF TRUE

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10 minutes ago, Older demon said:

Note the most important line in the article is " Trac wont ask for a trade for fear of further inflaming the situation"

There is tension and some bridges to repair, but if Trac doesn't formally ask to go, he stays where he is. Wasn't it a few years ago that Sam Maclure had Clarry upset with the club and heading of to Carlton (whom he barracks for). I have heard this story before.

For what it is worth a former board member told me Friday night at a club function that Trac is not himself at the moment and post trauma he is very unsettled. 

Nice spot up Older Demon, nearly missed that.

[OhMyDees 1,834]

Curnow over McKay and a first rounder.

[At the break of Gawn 4,460]

Sam Edmund on SEN confirmed McClure’s story is true.

Cornes is urging Melbourne not to trade him as we have all the power.

[ElDiablo14 4,990]

1 minute ago, Billy said:

If this is true l don’t want him at our club, it reeks of entitlement wanting to play in front of bigger Victorian crowd ( l would not be giving him his wish)

Trade him to an interstate club for the best deal we can get.

Oliver has been busting his guts this year to get respect back & Petracca’s not willing to forgive him? (they were best mates)

Low crowds didn’t seem to bother him when he accepted a 7 million dollar deal 

It’s weak & gutless IF TRUE

Hence my comment about Mr Bontempelli.

Complete opposite to what Petracca is doing. I have no doubt Bont could've played for a "big" club, instead he'll finish his career as a Bulldogs legend and Brownlow medallist.

[Jaded No More 68,835]

1 minute ago, ElDiablo14 said:

Hence my comment about Mr Bontempelli.

Complete opposite to what Petracca is doing. I have no doubt Bont could've played for a "big" club, instead he'll finish his career as a Bulldogs legend and Brownlow medallist.

See also Dusty 

[Kick_It_To_Pickett 3,291]

Let’s be perfectly clear, this is an act of treason, from which there is no return. We can hold him to ransom, but he has had long enough to pledge allegiance. He has not done so. That alone has caused irreparable damage to the Club. I cannot see a way back to mend the damage and the relationship. It’s like the ex girlfriend that changes the moment you breakup and you feel like you never really knew at all. 
 

cut him loose. Make it a win

[Demonsone 2,029]

Pert , Richo, Goodwin should resgn after publicly saying his staying , if this happens club can shove it , Question trac selfish ditching his mates as all the other leaders are committed 

[adonski 11,612]

2 minutes ago, At the break of Gawn said:

Sam Edmund on SEN confirmed McClure’s story is true.

Cornes is urging Melbourne not to trade him as we have all the power.

Cornes suddenly a fan of long term deals?

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31 minutes ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

So basically after being the player that made certain we won our first premiership in a lifetime he is leaving due to our unprofessionalism. That is so MFC.

Dogga already left 

[Dee Zephyr 19,267]

Another bumper episode of The Trac and the Restless tonight on DL.

And tune in tomorrow night  for a live episode of ‘They gave him 3, we want Kozzie Free’

 

Edited August 26 by Dee Zephyr

[reynolds46 1,222]

what makes little sense is the article says he told the club during his exit interview on Monday, that he wants to play for a rival Victorian club in 2025 but also states he wont ask for a trade for fear of further inflaming the situation. 

so he wants to play for another club but he won't ask for a trade?

is that like hoping to win the lottery but not willing to buy a ticket?

[Young Blood 2,569]

18 minutes ago, Older demon said:

For what it is worth a former board member told me Friday night at a club function that Trac is not himself at the moment and post trauma he is very unsettled. 

This is what I keep hearing. I think the guy has gone through hell with these injuries and the mental trauma.

We all keep asking for answers from the man when he may simply be waiting until her has a clearer head.

All this conjecture is pretty useless. The media are pushing this 'pressure' narrative on Trac to come to decisions when in actual fact behind closed doors there's really no rush at this stage for Trac or the club and there's some healing to be done before any media announcements.

Edited August 26 by Young Blood