Christian Petracca

[Little Goffy 14,057]

2 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

No they don’t. They get sued all the time for defamation. 

Yeah, but mostly by rapists, war criminals, dodgy property developers and Queensland judges, who all have mysteriously deep pockets.

I mean, let's be blunt here; we're not in on the Channel 7 gravy train for scumbags, so the costs wouldn't be worth the victory, nevermind the Streisand effect.

[Ollie fan 3,112]

3 hours ago, Dingo said:

Why hasn’t the Players Association spoken up on the Joel Smith case?

Good point!!!!

[titan_uranus 24,656]

11 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

Yeah, but mostly by rapists, war criminals, dodgy property developers and Queensland judges, who all have mysteriously deep pockets.

I mean, let's be blunt here; we're not in on the Channel 7 gravy train for scumbags, so the costs wouldn't be worth the victory, nevermind the Streisand effect.

When I said “sued” I should have said “claimed against”. Not all of it ends up in court, and not all of that ends up plastered all over the media either. 

But regardless, it’s not the club I’d be concerned about if I were Caro. It’s the MFC doctor individually, who she is borderline alleging was medically negligent, or the other medicos (ambos, hospital docs), or MCG staff (she insinuates there were miscommunications which led to Trac’s condition being worsened).

[pitmaster 3,447]

Brutal exit for Kate??

Voluntary and clean. Kate had met Smith the week prior to her interview with Whateley.

Caro just flies by the seat of her pants. 

So many terrible stories still to come out?

I'm calling it...[censored] and BS artist.

[Demonstone 21,849]

Caro's source revealed ...

 

[Clintosaurus 7,572]

29 minutes ago, pitmaster said:

Brutal exit for Kate??

Voluntary and clean. Kate had met Smith the week prior to her interview with Whateley.

Caro just flies by the seat of her pants. 

So many terrible stories still to come out?

I'm calling it...[censored] and BS artist.

Someone has to be getting Caro, Warner etc to keep pushing this agenda.

[daisycutter 29,343]

39 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Caro's source revealed ...

 

i hope uncle bitters gave you permission to publish that image

[Whispering_Jack 29,246]

Stop Press: Christian Petracca and Brad Green have been sighted having coffee at Bruno & Co in High Street, Armadale proving that the President and the player are talking to each other. 

[Dee*ceiving 1,630]

3 hours ago, ElDiablo14 said:

The thing with journos is that they have free pass to use innuendo, heresay and rumours to spread whatever controversy they want.

Any accountability from their part? 🤐

Very little sadly. The Social Media age has degraded journalism to a gutter profession. 

(Some) Lawyers get a bad wrap for being ambulance chasers, Journalism in the 2020s has taken it to a whole other level. 

[Bitter but optimistic 22,066]

51 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

i hope uncle bitters gave you permission to publish that image

Your information is incorrect dc !

That is not ( as you cruelly imply) The Manorial small room at all. 
It is the staff’s privy. Grubby beggars!

[No. 31 1,076]

1 hour ago, Demonstone said:

Caro's source revealed ...

 

Even worse than the worst toilet in Scotland!

[daisycutter 29,343]

2 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Your information is incorrect dc !

That is not ( as you cruelly imply) The Manorial small room at all. 
It is the staff’s privy. Grubby beggars!

i looks like it should have a heritage listing under the cultural significance category

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 4,806]

3 hours ago, daisycutter said:

quote from zero hangar article

so, a review that isn't a review.  sounds really wishy washy

why not just get kero to run a review ... oh, she already has ... and the result ... more clicks ... mission accomplished

Just what all these spot fires need...

[pitmaster 3,447]

Further to my earlier comments about Caro's ill-informed rant, she is either irresponsibly or deliberately ignorant of the facts. It really is quite poor the way the rest of the panel sit there wide-eyed and slack jawed as though she is saying anything revelatory and informative.

For one thing, Caro tries to make it sinister that CP was first taken to the Epworth (the closest hospital to the G). And it is certainly not the fault of the MFC or the hospital that the initial scan did not reveal the extent of CP's injuries. We all know, because we have been paying attention, that it took two scans and then and only then a dash to the trauma unit at the Alfred.

Now Michael Warner is having a go today, and describing MFC as a, and I quote, "****show". He is such a wordsmith isn't he, this trained journalist, such a wordsmith...Clive James must be spinning in his grave with envy. And on the SAME PAGE as Warner, Jon Ralph reports this: "Melbourne's treatment of CP's injury...was given a tick of approval by multiple reviews conducted by the AFL and the AFL Doctors' Association, despite his anger at the club's treatment of his incident.

"The reviews found that while it was regrettable Petracca had been put back on the ground, the actual processes put in place by Melbourne's doctors had not been flawed. (my emphasis)

"The Demons used the AFL's emergency physician at the MCG for a second opinion with the review finding initial consultation in hospital was unable to diagnose his spleen concern.

"AFL Doctors' Association boss, and Gold Coast club doctor Barry Rigby is also an intensive care doctor. "We have looked at Christian's circumstances closely and done a constructive critique on what did nor did not happen. Hindsight is a wonderful gift...but there was an adequate assessment done. The decision in retrospect (to return him to the ground) was the wrong one, but we don't want to criticise the process."

Now that is dealing with facts and findings in contrast to Caro who is all shadow and innuendo. And as for those gormless co panellists, they have no idea.

[red and blue forever 936]

perhaps if the AFLPA investigate this, they will find MFC has acted completely appropriately and Trac's grievances are unfounded and a case of misunderstanding, and they will be able to communicate that to him and his family so they actually understand.

[KozzyCan 414]

Christ, people on this forum like to have a sook about the media.

[biggestred 4,823]

Just now, KozzyCan said:

Christ, people on this forum like to have a sook about the media.

Well,  if their standards were higher than mine when I was 18 at 3am after 11 pints it wouldn't be a problem 

[DiscoStu17 690]

9 hours ago, Adina88 said:

Pretty sure that everything bad this club will experience over the next 6 months will come under the heading 'Christian Petracca' - for all of our sanity, it's time to close this thread down.  

That seems to be the case.
Perhaps we should shorten the title to

CP

Then we could rename it

Consequentia Perennis

[Willmoy1947 3,971]

Just a pity the Media are more concerned with Carlton not having Curnow next year, instead of Essendon's and Footscray's woes, along with two present coaches still in some hot water over well known stuff, as well as all Clubs in strife for possibly sending concussed players back on the ground.

Other than that it has been a great season ( i think not)

[Older demon 2,674]

13 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

I have never heard them being taken anywhere else. 
It is the closest private hospital. 
 

Btw it’s up to the paramedics to decide where to take a player. Not up to the club. 

I am unsure if the AFL have a deal with Epworth given its proximity to the G but I cannot remember a case where an AFL player has been taken to a public hospital from a game. Certainly, players land on the ED doorstep if they have an incident at home.

You are correct that the ambo's determine where you go. They know what the wait times are whether a hospital is on bypass and base it on their assessment of the patient's condition and any medical handover. With my last ambulance adventure, the ambos assessed me and asked if I had private insurance and if I have a preference. I suggested the Alfred and thought that wasn't a good idea as it was at capacity and stretched to the limit. They strongly advised a nearby private  hospital which is where I ended up.

[Neil Crompton 5,312]

13 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

...and certainly have no time for the 7% solution.

 

[Look it up]

No shiiit Sherlock. 

[layzie 33,022]

11 hours ago, Older demon said:

I am unsure if the AFL have a deal with Epworth given its proximity to the G but I cannot remember a case where an AFL player has been taken to a public hospital from a game. Certainly, players land on the ED doorstep if they have an incident at home.

You are correct that the ambo's determine where you go. They know what the wait times are whether a hospital is on bypass and base it on their assessment of the patient's condition and any medical handover. With my last ambulance adventure, the ambos assessed me and asked if I had private insurance and if I have a preference. I suggested the Alfred and thought that wasn't a good idea as it was at capacity and stretched to the limit. They strongly advised a nearby private  hospital which is where I ended up.

The only time I've ever heard it happening was when I heard Sam Newman talk about his kidney injury in the late 60s. They took him into the rooms and left him on a rub down table where they were going to wait until half time to check on him but when they realised how serious it was he was rushed to the Alfred. 

But that's the only one I can think of and it was over half a century ago. 

[Katrina Dee Fan 2,782]

15 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

Christ, people on this forum like to have a sook about the media.

We wouldn't have to, if the media acted appropriately and didn't set about damaging our club.

[Katrina Dee Fan 2,782]

12 hours ago, Older demon said:

I am unsure if the AFL have a deal with Epworth given its proximity to the G but I cannot remember a case where an AFL player has been taken to a public hospital from a game. Certainly, players land on the ED doorstep if they have an incident at home.

You are correct that the ambo's determine where you go. They know what the wait times are whether a hospital is on bypass and base it on their assessment of the patient's condition and any medical handover. With my last ambulance adventure, the ambos assessed me and asked if I had private insurance and if I have a preference. I suggested the Alfred and thought that wasn't a good idea as it was at capacity and stretched to the limit. They strongly advised a nearby private  hospital which is where I ended up.

Dipper in the 1989 Grand Final, from a punctured lung curtesy Gary Ablett.

[Clintosaurus 7,572]

30 minutes ago, layzie said:

The only time I've ever heard it happening was when I heard Sam Newman talk about his kidney injury in the late 60s. They took him into the rooms and left him on a rub down table where they were going to wait until half time to check on him but when they realised how serious it was he was rushed to the Alfred. 

But that's the only one I can think of and it was over half a century ago. 

He was only taken to the Alfred after his father demanded it.