Christian Petracca

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,412]

1 minute ago, Supreme_Demon said:

They can't hate Petracca that much if they're all drinking at the pub together!

I'm a bit old school...but a lot of problems can be resolved over a few beers with mates (but it can also start problems too).

Pity Tracc rarely drinks.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,412]

155 pages and it still hasnt been resolved whether:

a. Tracc is a superstar of the game and the Melbourne Football Club and just has some issues with the Club or 

b. Tracc was Tom Scully all along but at least he stayed until after the Premiership and didnt lie to Jim.

[Deelectable 1,043]

1 minute ago, Supreme_Demon said:

They can't hate Petracca that much if they're all drinking at the pub together!

I'm a bit old school...but a lot of problems can be resolved over a few beers with mates (but it can also start problems too).

This is great. Reckon the whole thing is a [censored] take and the media and many on here have fallen for it. Trac is a Demon for life and he's said nothing to the contrary. 

[Roost it far 7,311]

4 minutes ago, Deelectable said:

This is great. Reckon the whole thing is a [censored] take and the media and many on here have fallen for it. Trac is a Demon for life and he's said nothing to the contrary. 

Shirley you can't be serious

[PaulRB 6,297]

Apologies if this has been noted (I skip pages…) but it would seem unlikely that Trac at 29 and coming off a serious injury would get a deal at another club that comes close to his current deal.

As such I’m treating this as part petulance, part media beat up and trust that saner minds will prevail, and Trac will be there for Round 1 2025. 
 

Go Demons! 

[Roost it far 7,311]

I just hope Clayton Oliver goes to the Red Bull academy and blows Petracca off the charts.

[Deelectable 1,043]

2 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Shirley you can't be serious

100% serious!

[samcantstandya 1,031]

22 hours ago, Demonland said:

Really liked how Gary stated the club's stance,

 

[PaulRB 6,297]

1 minute ago, Deelectable said:

100% serious!

… and don’t call me “ Shirley”. 😉

[Demonland 70,152]

24 minutes ago, Tracca said:

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17 minutes ago, loges said:

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I typically prefer to address issues privately, but this situation requires a public response. Both of you have repeatedly shared information or implied details that I have explicitly asked to remain confidential.

Let me be clear: If this happens again, it will result in a permanent ban from this platform.

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[danielE288 773]

In lighter news I just made one of Trac's meals for dinner 10/10

[Jjrogan 1,391]

A point on branding. it's not 1965.   We know exactly how this works.  This circus is generating clicks, views, conversations. If you don't think your phone is listening to your conversations and then filtering your social media feeds and ads you're living in 2004 (beyond clicks and views).  

He hasn't been charged with a crime, he will not be cancelled, this is generating more noise and expanding the footprint if anything.  I'd imagine there's an idea to take things globally, if he's a national trending topic it sets off 'alarms' from a whole new base.  I daresay this site probably had a record day and the ad sponsors would be pleased. 

Edited August 27 by Jjrogan

[binman 41,894]

2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

McRae has essentially just ruled Collingwood out of the race on SEN.

They simply don't have the draft capital.

 

It's funny you should note that.

The inference has been that other clubs would fall over themselves to get tracc. That's its a given

But i wonder if tracc has actually been given any indication the pies or blues are actually keen.

Leaving aside no draft capital, and salary cap pressures, the pies have a raft of plus 30s on their list - list wise, do they really want a player, one who would be their highest paid, who turns 29 next January.

The blues have a better balanced list but he will be coming back from a serious injury, one he has openly said he struggled to deal with psychologically.

Hell, he couldn't even pass a medical atm

Not out a sense of schadenfreude, I genuinely wonder how tracc would feel and/or cope if neither the blues are keen.

[binman 41,894]

11 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

Apologies if this has been noted (I skip pages…) but it would seem unlikely that Trac at 29 and coming off a serious injury would get a deal at another club that comes close to his current deal.

As such I’m treating this as part petulance, part media beat up and trust that saner minds will prevail, and Trac will be there for Round 1 2025. 
 

Go Demons! 

Snap.

[The heart beats true 17,732]

21 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Perceived or reality the damage all these "sagas" have had on the club from financial to personal is just soul crushing at times.

Anyway, sorry to bring the mood down.

 

I’m surprisingly philosophical about it all. I’ve always been a Melbourne supporter, and whether I like it or not that’s never going to change. So I follow along all the drama, but in the end I know I’m here for life, and there’s nothing that will change that.

Besides, what else am I going to do with my weekends? Spend time with my family?
No thanks.

[Flowergirl 421]

BARRETT: 'Brand Petracca' takes a hit amid superstar's silence - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1207084

 

[Jaded No More 67,469]

6 minutes ago, danielE288 said:

In lighter news I just made one of Trac's meals for dinner 10/10

[Beetle 4,513]

3 minutes ago, binman said:

It's funny you should note that.

The inference has been that other clubs would fall over themselves to get tracc. That's its a given

But i wonder if tracc has actually been given any indication the pies or blues are actually keen.

Leaving aside no draft capital, and salary cap pressures, the pies have a raft of plus 30s on their list - list wise, do they really want a player, one who would be their highest paid, who turns 29 next January.

The blues have a better balanced list but he will be coming back from a serious injury, one he has openly said he struggled to deal with psychologically.

Hell, he couldn't even pass a medical atm

Not out a sense of schadenfreude, I genuinely wonder how tracc would feel and/or cope if neither the blues are keen.

“Say what now?”

 

[Constant Mongrel 586]

@Demonland 7 players gone from this team, with Petracca *potentially* gone in the coming months and McDonald (& Melksham) gone at the end of 2025. 3 retirees (Brown, Hibberd, Brayshaw), 4 trades (Harmes, Jordan, ANB, Jackson). Question marks for me remain over Sparrow & Petty (potential trades back to S.A. in the coming years?). May & Gawn to retire in the next few years.. So much for a productive window. With not much left at Casey, I reckon we go to the Draft and try to get as many high picks as possible!

 

Edited August 27 by Constant Mongrel

[danielE288 773]

2 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

I unfollowed him straight afterwards

[Jaded No More 67,469]

3 minutes ago, Flowergirl said:

BARRETT: 'Brand Petracca' takes a hit amid superstar's silence - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1207084

 

Actually a well written article for once. 
 

[bing181 8,864]

1 minute ago, binman said:

Not out a sense of schadenfreude, I genuinely wonder how tracc would feel and/or cope if neither the blues are keen.

Someone mentioned the Lions. Who knows if true, but he seems to like Qld and has a relationship with Neale. Then again, hard to see that Brisbane need him, especially with another Ashcroft coming through. But, a short hop step away is GCS. If he's that keen/desperate to get out and he and those around him like the sun/beach lifestyle...?

No Harry McKay, but they do have 6 + 13.

Hard to see any other realistic possibility, if he wants to go he's going to have to give up on something.

[Demonland 70,152]

5 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

I’m surprisingly philosophical about it all. I’ve always been a Melbourne supporter, and whether I like it or not that’s never going to change. So I follow along all the drama, but in the end I know I’m here for life, and there’s nothing that will change that.

Besides, what else am I going to do with my weekends? Spend time with my family?
No thanks.

Someone posted this earlier in the thread about Trac but it equally applies to all of us.

[adonski 10,761]

When Brand Petracca signed his contract extension in 2021, the Demons published a four-and-a-half minute interview with him, where he spoke of a love for the club as well as making a heartfelt reference to former captain Nathan Jones.

"… even someone like Jonesy who, even he said he could've probably left when the times were tough, but for him to stay and stick it out, to be a one-club player is pretty special," Petracca said on that day.

Petracca's desire to be a one-club player lasted just three seasons more. Can't wait to hear why.

X: @barrettdamian

[binman 41,894]

Alternative theory:

Tracc is concerned about the increasing angst and division on Demonland.

And decided to do something to bring us together.

Edited August 27 by binman