Christian Petracca

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3 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Why would you want to do that.

I'm Surprised by that WCW.

So was I when told. Actually, ‘embarrassed’ is probably closer to the mark. 

[The Swimming Dee 1,904]

9 minutes ago, Jack7 said:

Freo's pick 9 and Brayshaw/Serong and i'd drive Trac to the airport!!!

Hayden Young is the one I’d like from Freo

[Fat Tony 5,216]

I don’t feel so bad about Heeney taking a screamer on Trac in the Colgate ad anymore. 

[Demonland 71,094]

6 minutes ago, Ted Lasso said:

I tried to tell him, he won't listen to me. said he's going to Man City. 

Honestly one of my biggest gripes with Trac is his food always looks incredible and i try and make it and it just doesn't work.

I watched the 2021 Grand Final and the the goal that he kicked was incredible but when I tried to emulate it it went out of bounds on the full.

[SidVicious 130]

Whoever we take in the exchange, could it be someone of good character who can play football?

[Demon Disciple 11,982]

Just now, SidVicious said:

Whoever we take in the exchange, could it be someone of good character who can play football?

Up until 3 months ago that was Trac to a T

[pewpewpew 738]

Do they even have internet in Perth. Might be hard to post to instagram in WA

[The heart beats true 18,076]

46 minutes ago, Canplay said:

Ask the club if there was an emergency board meeting held tonight…..

No, the part where you said Gary Pert presently badly. I haven’t seen or heard that reported anywhere, so was asking you where you heard that?

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3 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

I do not believe anything any MFC player tells you as being fact. 

That's a fact.

How do you explain a player quoting some things that were said about him on Demonland?

 

[GM11 774]

14 minutes ago, Jack7 said:

Freo's pick 9 and Brayshaw/Serong and i'd drive Trac to the airport!!!

Sure you'd have room for all the baggage.

[mauriesy 7,212]

This thread is running at a page every 10 minutes.

 

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10 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Does anyone here seriously think Trac will be in red & blue next year?

Too much has occurred and trust will have been broken with the club and playing group with Christian. 

The damage is done.

no

[Adam The God 29,990]

3 hours ago, Davos said:

He's pushing this, against advice from his management. 

That's a big statement...

[Dr. Gonzo 24,119]

41 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

No, we absolutely didn’t do that. 
We made it publicly known that we would trade him in an effort to get him realize the seriousness of the situation he has put himself in. It was done with his management’s support. Clarry never wanted to leave Melbourne and the club believed that if he thought it might happen, it would force him to make changes. And it worked. 
Clarry’s issues were well known to all clubs at that point. Hell most of them were public knowledge too thanks to gutter journalists who saw it fit to wait outside hospitals for him!

That's not my recollection. The club leaked info to the media about Oliver's personal issues as a way to deflect attention from the club when the media was asking "what's going on at Melbourne when a star player on a long term deals may be looking elsewhere". Whether you think it was in his best interests or not it was definitely "tough love" rather than the club wrapping their arms around him.

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1 minute ago, Adam The God said:

That's a big statement...

yet not entirely surprising 

connors doesn't put the 'for sale' sign on a player until he's certain of the destination and the cost

that doesn't seem to be the case for petracca

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3 minutes ago, mauriesy said:

This thread is running at a page every 10 minutes.

 

Another DL-er told me he was typing a post on page 100 and when he pressed ‘submit reply’ it was on page 104 🤣

[RyanD 290]

Petracca is literally saying to all the supporters, you mean nothing to me and this club means nothing. My club will still be here in 10 years, Trac won't be. When the price is right, show him the door. Disgusting behaviour from a senior player. 

[DeeSpencer 25,341]

28 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Even if we get 2023 Oliver, or even better, 2018-2022 Oliver, are we going to seriously compete without Trac and without another midfield addition?

If Trac leaves, that IMO only heightens our need to find the best midfielder available. 

If we could get McKay and Cerra for example, fully fit prime Clarry and then use pick 5 on a ready made mid that would be enough to at least think about keeping the ball rolling.

We don’t have to be Melbourne 2021 to win the flag the way things are looking this season.

But it’s certainly a very narrow path to keep going without Tracc.

A sub 24 year old star on the rise is the more logical conclusion if we could identify and snag one. Otherwise just pack it in.

[Demon Disciple 11,982]

Don’t want McKay.

Trac for Curnow & Walsh please

[YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,674]

16 minutes ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

How would they hold back from posting? Surely a loud mouth would take the bait.

It would be tough not defending yourself that's for sure, how would Nick Smith be going reading all the comments about himself over the years.

😂😂😂

[dazzledavey36 54,063]

4 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

That's a big statement...

Forgot what journo said it tonight (Sam Edmund), but they said that Connors sports are very big on keeping this kind of stuff in house and are always adamant not to publicly request trade unless certain clubs can do the deals.

It was something along those lines.

Maybe there is some legs to what @Davos said.

[Moonshadow 17,672]

This thread is like watching a train wreck happening full of Melbourne supporters

Could play a game of 'hissy fit bingo' from it!

Waiting to read of someone holding their breath until they turn blue, or microwaving a membership (on their phone)

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For what it is worth. The article re Trac failing the psyche test at St Kilda is still viewable on Big Footy. The article was written by the well respected late journalist Sam Landsberger (may he R.I.P.)

The headline about it coming back to haunt Trac is true. Alan Richardson was at St Kilda at that time and despite the AFL banning psyche tests they did one verbally. Mc Cartin passed and despite being rated 5 pre draft the Saints went with him. Heaney was considered the best and take at 1 as an academy player. Gus was also highly rated and in the top 3. Note Gus nearly won a Brownlow later on.

I won't go through the entire article it is there for public viewing but the 2 questions that stood out are 
"Why did the psych test reveal an eagerness for Petracca to promote himself ahead of teammates? Were there selfish traits?
Petracca seemed to enjoy attention. Would his personality blend in at St Kilda?" there is more but it appears he was very much into self promotion even then

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33 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

I take the point but Geelong losing Ablett arguably cost them flags in 2013 and 2016.

[Moonshadow 17,672]

13 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

How do you explain a player quoting some things that were said about him on Demonland?

 

I really don't have to explain anything to you, nor do I believe anything of substance told to you by the players

Good night all!