Christian Petracca

[OhMyDees 1,824]

12 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

 

 

[chookrat 4,197]

21 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

 

So will this event go ahead on Sunday. 

Dougal Austin claims it will.

 He will be there. Won’t be cancelled! Had coffee with him this morning

Very different to talking to Ch7, etc

He will tell the fans at Ringwood RSL that he’s committed to the club!  

 

BUT WHICH CLUB IS HE COMMITTED TO

Could this whole thing be a ruse to sell .ore tickets to this event?

[gs77 3,912]

6 minutes ago, Skuit said:

It's bed-time here in Europe. Can someone please urgently page me if there are any fresh articles published in Australia recapping the previous ones. Cheers. 

Might be worth staying up another 45 mins for the Roffey interview on SEN...?

[roy11 3,641]

19 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

 

As someone that can't listen at work, please type the key points in here for me to have a meltdown over thanks

[whatwhat say what 22,014]

1 minute ago, roy11 said:

As someone that can't listen at work, please type the key points in here for me to have a meltdown over thanks

they'll put it up as a podcast at some point

[Young Angus 683]

8 minutes ago, chookrat said:

Could this whole thing be a ruse to sell .ore tickets to this event?

Imagine...I can tell you it will be a total sellout.  He's not a bad businessman is he...

[roy11 3,641]

7 minutes ago, Young Angus said:

Imagine...I can tell you it will be a total sellout.  He's not a bad businessman is he...

Just went to look at information and the Ticket Page says "Sales have stopped".

[Demonland 70,152]

43 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

BUT WHICH CLUB IS HE COMMITTED TO

Did you add that part or is that part of the sell?

[Gawndy the Great 9,008]

Hypothetical. If Trac came out and just takes a massive dump on the club and players at that event, what would likely happen next?

Can he do this to massively diminish his trade value and make himself untenable to the point where we just have to give him away ie fire him? Is there anyway in which we could take some control back?

[Roost it far 7,311]

44 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

 

So will this event go ahead on Sunday. 

Dougal Austin claims it will.

 He will be there. Won’t be cancelled! Had coffee with him this morning

Very different to talking to Ch7, etc

He will tell the fans at Ringwood RSL that he’s committed to the club!  

 

BUT WHICH CLUB IS HE COMMITTED TO

Is anyone on here going and if so why not!! 

[Young Angus 683]

If he does that surely we just dig our heels in and say "guess what mate, we can't get what we need for you so you're not going anywhere and if you don't come to the table we'll stick you in the VFL and leave you there".

Surely Petracca won't do that, but if he does and goes full child, then he must be treated like a child.  Go sit in the corner and think about what you've done until your cortisol levels dissipate and then when you're ready to talk we will be here for you.

Mind you, I still don't think he will do that, I have a bit of faith that yes there is a bit of fire somewhere but the media are in a feeding frenzy and milking this for all its worth.  Hopeful anyway. 

[DiscoStu17 670]

46 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

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and that leads you to lose faith in the board? 

Short of kidnapping the full list and holding them hostage in the rooms at Casey how is the board supposed to stop whispering and leaking?

People have very strange ideas about what a board is and does, and an inflated idea of the value of an external review. 

Meet the new board members - Negan and Lucille 

 

 

[beelzebub 23,131]

4 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Is anyone on here going and if so why not!! 

Wouldn't waste the petrol...   bit of a drive ;)

[Fromgotowoewodin 1,487]

On 27/08/2024 at 13:29, Fromgotowoewodin said:

Not smart business from the Trac camp if you ask me. Yes he’s been through a traumatic experience this year but my advice would be to get back on the field first before starting this “I’m taking my talents to south beach” nonsense. 

Fine, if you wanna play in front of the big crowds cos that’s what think you you deserve (you [censored]) but there’s plenty to go right before you even get back out in front of any crowd. Maybe he thinks it’s now or never cos he’s realised the impermanence of existence but can’t imagine it going down well if the Blues or Filth or whoever put up a whole bunch of picks and players and their fans get to watch cooking vids from Noosa while he spends 2025 in recovery. 

Trying to back us into a corner by dropping every excuse under the sun is hurting us but if he can’t be honest about it with himself, the club or his teammates and won’t front up to the fans then he can sit on the bench at Casey next year for all I care and we can reassess whether he’d like to be a little less demanding about where he plays in 2026. 

Some players want to carry their club, some want to be put on a pedestal. Patty Cripps had any reasons over the past decade to be a bit miffed with the blues? He’s stayed and carried that club when it would’ve been easier to walk to a contender. Give me a leader like that any day of the week. 

Couldn’t agree anymore if I said it myself Harf. 

[YearOfTheDees 3,262]

17 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Did you add that part or is that part of the sell?

That's mine.v

[reynolds46 1,032]

12 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

Couldn’t agree anymore if I said it myself Harf. 

https://www.zerohanger.com/forever-red-and-blue-the-legacy-of-nathan-jones-afl-90703/

legacy > brand

Edited August 29 by reynolds46

[Stevienic23 1,183]

41 minutes ago, chookrat said:

Could this whole thing be a ruse to sell .ore tickets to this event?

Growing his brand in Ringwood with that nuff Dougal?

[Deelectable 1,043]

56 minutes ago, Bonkers said:

You can't be serious, just keep putting your head in the sand. If there was no leaking there is no story. We've had a running commentary for the last 2 weeks from certain sections of the media. I can understand loyalty to Christian as he has been at the club for a long time and has been a valued player, but don't be naive.

Post evidence.  You can't.  Sycophant to the likes of McClure and Morris.  Sad. Your username is apt.

[adonski 10,761]

Trac has withdrawn from the event, to be replaced by May and Oliver as per Tom Morris

[Blistering 536]

44 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

waste of time

you know what she's gonna say? nothing of note; it'll be all "we are committed to Christian and Koz; they are contracted to us" blah blah blah

give us a Caulfield update or stfu - she's president not football dept

So half of the fans wonder where Roffey is and why she's saying nothing about the Petracca situation and the other half are saying she should stfu.

Damned if you don't ... damned if you do.

[samcantstandya 1,031]

12 hours ago, No. 31 said:

Yes, this speculation has piqued my interest. Firstly Tracc is my favourite Demon, actually my favourite non-Blue footballer. Was saddened to hear of his issues with MFC and looking to leave ...

... then I hear Carlton talked about as possibly the primary destination ... now my interest levels are sky high ...

Don't really frequent Insta but I do take an interest in things culinary actually, dabble in the kitchen sometimes,  so maybe I should check out Tracc's handiwork, how is he with Asian cuisines, does he make Som Tum Pla Ra (love salted crabs)? 😁

Think Tracc might have to take a salary haircut if he really wants to catch the 19 Tram up Royal Parade though. I think Carlton could rustle up the money inside the cap but if there is a disparity with other Carlton stars that is a problem.

I'm curious you're a Carlton fan who likes to post on Demonland or what?? 

[dees189227 12,017]

25 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Is anyone on here going and if so why not!! 

He's cancelled & replaced by may & Oliver. Which I don't thinks all that great. Oliver isn't the greatest speaker, but it will be interesting to hear how he plans to bounce back & may tends to go rogue

[Bonkers 987]

15 minutes ago, Deelectable said:

Post evidence.  You can't.  Sycophant to the likes of McClure and Morris.  Sad. Your username is apt.

You have people like Garry Lyon, Gary Pert, Simon Goodwin, Alan Richardson and now Kate Roffey having to front the media to hose speculation down. They are being asked questions and have not denied any of it, all they have basically said is that the club will hold him to his contract. Honestly do you think that would happen if there was no substance to any of this? The irony of your statement is probably lost on you, have a good one.

Edited August 29 by Bonkers

[Ethan Tremblay 29,939]

Absolutely nothing new from Kate Roffey’s interview on SEN. Just deflection and “consultant” like responses. 

[whatwhat say what 22,014]

3 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Absolutely nothing new from Kate Roffey’s interview on SEN. Just deflection and “consultant” like responses. 

from my cousin who listened to it:

So Roffey hasn’t spoken to Trac for ages and there’s certainly no concrete plans for her and Pert to meet with him (pretty clear that Trac’s people aren’t interested). He’s so far gone.