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3 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

No worries, Curnow will sort out our issues up forward. 🤝

Ed making a comeback after retirement. Nice, I wish him all the best even if he is more of a midfield tagger than a forward.

 

Wc forward ok but midfield speed also would be nice. 

 

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:

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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! 

 
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:

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Are you a 20 year old girl? 😂

27 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Any smile is a good one from him right now. 


25 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Are you a 20 year old girl? 😂

No, ironically I look a bit like Champ!

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

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.


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:

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

 

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.

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!

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.

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. 


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. 

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:

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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. 

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. 


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