Christian Petracca

[Jaded No More 67,794]

1 minute ago, Demonland said:

 

Redemption Branding

[Fat Tony 5,090]

Good to see Trac smiling.

[The Stigga 1,081]

17 minutes ago, Deeko2 said:

 

It's pretty sad to say, but I'm actually a bit thankful he won't be there just out of fear of a fan, downing a few too many chardonnays and getting a bit 'passionate' towards Christian and maybe whoever he takes to the night.

 

Yeah too right....

This was me with Trent Rivers at the B@F a couple of years ago at about 10:30pm:

[Mouseymoo 52]

That's the closure I need, good timely video I hope everyone can move past this now. 

[Katrina Dee Fan 2,781]

The interview with Trac the club just put out is really lovely, I have to say. Doesn’t stop me being still a tad angry with him but it’s diminishing! 

[Jaded No More 67,794]

17 minutes ago, The Stigga said:

Yeah too right....

This was me with Trent Rivers at the B@F a couple of years ago at about 10:30pm:

Are you a 20 year old girl? 😂

[layzie 32,951]

27 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Any smile is a good one from him right now. 

[Ethan Tremblay 30,068]

Can’t wait to hear from Kane Cornes on this one. 

[The Stigga 1,081]

25 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Are you a 20 year old girl? 😂

No, ironically I look a bit like Champ!

[DubDee 24,441]

Great to hear he can crank up his training and he is so motivated to be right for day 1 of preseason 

[Sir Why You Little 36,670]

Excellent Idea for Tracc

High Performance Training is what he needs

[Demons3031 372]

This may seem rather left field. But seeing that the Houston idea seems almost totally lost, I wonder whether the recruiting department could look at lining up a meeting between Houston and Trac.  Seeing Trac's recent interview where he talks about the positives from the last few weeks-the healthy robust discussions and how he is really committed and energised regarding next year.

Talking with Houston about how he would look forward to playing with him and what Houston could offer the Dees and vice versa. It might clear the air and clear out some of the concerns Houston may have had. At the very least, there seems nothing to lose by trying this.

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,380]

1 hour ago, The Stigga said:

Yeah too right....

This was me with Trent Rivers at the B@F a couple of years ago at about 10:30pm:

Almost as good as when you bailed up Blake Howes for 20 minutes only to later find out it was Daniel Turner…

 

[Sir Windsor 198]

2 hours ago, Demons3031 said:

This may seem rather left field. But seeing that the Houston idea seems almost totally lost, I wonder whether the recruiting department could look at lining up a meeting between Houston and Trac.  Seeing Trac's recent interview where he talks about the positives from the last few weeks-the healthy robust discussions and how he is really committed and energised regarding next year.

Talking with Houston about how he would look forward to playing with him and what Houston could offer the Dees and vice versa. It might clear the air and clear out some of the concerns Houston may have had. At the very least, there seems nothing to lose by trying this.

I think the damage has already been done. You cannot walk back the absolute [censored] storm we had in the last few months. It didn’t play out well for us, nor Trac. 

The best thing we can hope for is Houston stays out, we redeem ourselves and try again for slightly less of an asking price in 12 months.

[Supreme_Demon 3,247]

Great to see Christian Petracca smiling.

His interview seemed very honest and sincere in what he said.

I could never stay mad at the man who helped us end our 57 year Premiership drought in 2021 and won a Norm Smith Medal.

I wish Christian Petracca a wonderful time on his holidays in Europe and hope he enjoys himself at the Redbull Elite Fitness Centre.

Fingers crossed Christian Petracca has an excellent year in 2025. Would love to see him in the future win more Premiership Medallions for the Melbourne Demons and possibly a Brownlow Medal too!

[The heart beats true 17,815]

2 hours ago, Sir Windsor said:

I think the damage has already been done. You cannot walk back the absolute [censored] storm we had in the last few months. It didn’t play out well for us, nor Trac. 

The best thing we can hope for is Houston stays out, we redeem ourselves and try again for slightly less of an asking price in 12 months.

I reckon the Houston trade went cold for a number of reasons - but the club was probably expecting to part with pick 10-14 as its first round pick. When that came in significantly over the last 4 weeks of the season the price became unreasonable. There’s a huge difference between ‘first round’ and top 5.

If he does move it’ll be interesting to watch what the eventual cost is.

[Neil Crompton 5,312]

Not sure when the B&F is, but surely you’d think Tracc might think it important to spend that night with his teammates - to get some brownie points at least. Surely he could head OS after that night. 

[Ollie fan 3,107]

26 minutes ago, Demons3031 said:

This may seem rather left field. But seeing that the Houston idea seems almost totally lost, I wonder whether the recruiting department could look at lining up a meeting between Houston and Trac.  Seeing Trac's recent interview where he talks about the positives from the last few weeks-the healthy robust discussions and how he is really committed and energised regarding next year.

Talking with Houston about how he would look forward to playing with him and what Houston could offer the Dees and vice versa. It might clear the air and clear out some of the concerns Houston may have had. At the very least, there seems nothing to lose by trying this.

Yes there is - we might waste a high draft pick on a mature/aging HBF. 

[The Stigga 1,081]

29 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Almost as good as when you bailed up Blake Howes for 20 minutes only to later find out it was Daniel Turner…

 

But not as good as the time we introduced ourselves to Tom Scully at the 2009 draft party at the MCG:

[Sir Windsor 198]

Not a peep from the media yet re the completion of feasibility but one straight away that Trac will miss the BNF.

[Beetle 4,540]

15 minutes ago, Sir Windsor said:

Not a peep from the media yet re the completion of feasibility but one straight away that Trac will miss the BNF.

Channel 7 news gave plenty to the feasibility story. 

[Beetle 4,540]

2 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

Redemption Branding

They really made sure to tick all the boxes:

Can’t wait for next year ✅ 

Disappointing to miss finals ✅ 

All great mates and life long friends ✅ 

Setting myself for a big 2025 with the MFC ✅ 

Big smile because I’m genuinely happy ✅ 

I’ve seen less contrived interviews with Macho Man Randy Savage, but who cares. He’s stuck with us (for now), he’s a jet and is driven to give his all for his own sake, regardless of whether he’s completely happy at the club. Let’s hope we make amends in 2025 in every way and he is still happy to be there. 

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,128]

4 minutes ago, Beetle said:

They really made sure to tick all the boxes:

Can’t wait for next year ✅ 

Disappointing to miss finals ✅ 

All great mates and life long friends ✅ 

Setting myself for a big 2025 with the MFC ✅ 

Big smile because I’m genuinely happy ✅ 

I’ve seen less contrived interviews with Macho Man Randy Savage, but who cares. He’s stuck with us (for now), he’s a jet and is driven to give his all for his own sake, regardless of whether he’s completely happy at the club. Let’s hope we make amends in 2025 in every way and he is still happy to be there. 

[OhMyDees 1,825]

Trac being a no show at the B&F stinks.

Could have been a great opportunity to show how committed he is to the club in public but instead he’s decided to cash in his two business class flights to Austria for the Red Bull Program early.  

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,387]

1 hour ago, Neil Crompton said:

Not sure when the B&F is, but surely you’d think Tracc might think it important to spend that night with his teammates - to get some brownie points at least. Surely he could head OS after that night. 

It’s apparently in October which seems to be pretty late for a team that was last seen a few weeks ago.

If the B&F was in September then this wouldn’t be an issue.