Let’s remember that at no stage has the MFC driven this, that there is a lengthy contract in place and Trac is a required player.

If Houston is worth two first rounders, the Harry and 10 gets nowhere near it.

l wonder also what Harry might think about all of this?

Something a little unsavoury in all this.

 

 

A complex situation but the answer may well be very simple & straight forward

At a guess I reckon those closest to Trac are upset at the club's reaction to Trac's injury in the KB clash and that might be all there is to it

If so, surely they can patch up their differences and get on with it

But if there's a lot more to it, then a trade is a real option.  However, because of the nature of his injury and recovery time*, coupled with his age (29) and length of contract and the amount involved, we may not get back in a trade what we think we should get

(that's from a supporters point of view, the club will know what is actually on the table) 

 

*Over 2 months later and Trac is not allowed to get his heart rate above 100 beats per minute.  That might scare a few suiters off (how is he meant to complete a pre-season and pass a medical?) 

1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

Don’t be that person that contributes nothing but passive aggressive reactions…

That ship sailed a long time ago. 

The injuries sustained are horrific our Former Club Doctor told me that he will have to work very hard to get back to Full Fitness we must give Christian some slack.

Well done Moore it seems that Collingwood Players get away with causing us major injuries but i believe in Karma our turn will COME

52 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

You know exactly what you’re doing. A drive by reaction when you have nothing to contribute is passive aggressive. 
 

Reacting to posts is fine if you’re also contributing to the topic of conversation at hand. You are not.

If you think our culture is so bad, I would really like you to provide some evidence to prove it. 
Again, I don’t need you to tell me why our club isn’t perfect or facing issues that most clubs, especially clubs that miss finals face. I’m asking for specifics relating to our culture. 

It's exactly what you do around here Jaded. Don't act like you don't because its hypocritical of you to the point I'm laughing at the irony in this.

I've already added to this thread enough, and don't need to add anything further. Go dip deep a few pages and you'll see some of my responses and arguments. 

People are allowed to react however they feel. I just find it so funny when some have a complete hissy fit over a simple yet harmless reaction 😅

I don't know how much or how little I'm allowed to post, but here's some of it:

Contracted Carlton key forward Harry McKay has emerged as the key to unlocking a potential trade of Melbourne superstar Christian Petracca, who has reminded the club and teammates of his desire to leave the Demons.

The Norm Smith medallist reiterated to his teammates on Saturday night, and the club during his exit interview on Monday, that he wants to play for a rival Victorian club in 2025, despite public guarantees from Melbourne’s CEO, coach and football boss that Petracca would not be traded under any circumstances.

Three sources who were at Melbourne’s end-of-season function on Saturday night said there was tension surrounding Petracca’s presence and that it was noticeably uncomfortable between him and several teammates.

Petracca’s issues with Melbourne stem from long before he suffered an agonising and life-threatening injury in a collision with Collingwood captain Darcy Moore in the King’s Birthday game.

He became frustrated during the 2023 season when he believed the club failed to act strongly enough in its dealings with fellow superstar Clayton Oliver, who was enduring several off field issues.

He has also told the club, on more than one occasion, that he wants to play more consistently in front of larger crowds.

Edited August 26, 2024Aug 26 by adonski

3 hours ago, Oxdee said:

What do you expect from a 195cm , 20 yo kid in his second year? 

Ahem… 197cm. I know this because he gives me an update regularly 😃

Would prefer TDK and some picks over Mckay 

50 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

There isn't much else they can say. Both Goody and Pert would have a lot of media training and with that comes the ability to answer questions truthfully, without giving away too much information.

If you listen to Goody's presser after the game he said 'as it stands right now Christian will be a Melbourne player next year', or something to that effect. That is basically saying, at this stage he is contracted but if there are changes i.e. a strong offer then this may change.

Yes I listened as well though took something different from it.  Goody basically said about 5 times that Petracca has a contract for 5 years and is going nowhere.  I think the 'as it stands right now' comment was just him saying the same thing a different way - it didn't strike me as he was being very careful to allow an out.  Otherwise it undermines everything else he said in the same press conference.

4 minutes ago, adonski said:

I don't know how much or how little I'm allowed to post, but here's some of it:

Contracted Carlton key forward Harry McKay has emerged as the key to unlocking a potential trade of Melbourne superstar Christian Petracca, who has reminded the club and teammates of his desire to leave the Demons.

The Norm Smith medallist reiterated to his teammates on Saturday night, and the club during his exit interview on Monday, that he wants to play for a rival Victorian club in 2025, despite public guarantees from Melbourne’s CEO, coach and football boss that Petracca would not be traded under any circumstances.

Petracca’s issues with Melbourne stem from long before he suffered an agonising and life-threatening injury in a collision with Collingwood captain Darcy Moore in the King’s Birthday game.

He became frustrated during the 2023 season when he believed the club failed to act strongly enough in its dealings with fellow superstar Clayton Oliver, who was enduring several off field issues.

He has also told the club, on more than one occasion, that he wants to play more consistently in front of larger crowds.

I know nothing about the current situation re McKay BUT I have mentioned many times that we rolled out the red carpet for him last year. Doesn’t surprise me that his name has surfaced.

9 minutes ago, adonski said:

He has also told the club, on more than one occasion, that he wants to play more consistently in front of larger crowds.

Didn't bother him when he signed a 7 year deal worth over $7million.

While I take all these articles with a grain of salt, I've heard enough to know that Trac is acting like a complete diva and needs to take a long hard look at himself.

We committed a gigantic slice of our salary cap to him, and at the first sign of trouble he wants to bail. Such disappointing behaviour from someone I earmarked to be our next captain. 

1 hour ago, Undeeterred said:

He’s not thinking about you mate

Did I single myself? No, I spoke broadly about the supporter base and the club.

9 minutes ago, Jeremy said:

Would prefer TDK and some picks over Mckay 

Adam Cerra you are a DEMON!

Just now, ElDiablo14 said:

Did I single myself? No, I spoke broadly about the supporter base and the club.

I think he meant you as an example of a supporter.

I'm reluctant to believe anything that Sam McClure writes.

14 minutes ago, adonski said:

The Norm Smith medallist reiterated to his teammates on Saturday night, and the club during his exit interview on Monday, that he wants to play for a rival Victorian club in 2025, despite public guarantees from Melbourne’s CEO, coach and football boss that Petracca would not be traded under any circumstances.

Three sources who were at Melbourne’s end-of-season function on Saturday night said there was tension surrounding Petracca’s presence and that it was noticeably uncomfortable between him and several teammates.

Petracca’s issues with Melbourne stem from long before he suffered an agonising and life-threatening injury in a collision with Collingwood captain Darcy Moore in the King’s Birthday game.

He became frustrated during the 2023 season when he believed the club failed to act strongly enough in its dealings with fellow superstar Clayton Oliver, who was enduring several off field issues.

He has also told the club, on more than one occasion, that he wants to play more consistently in front of larger crowds.

This is first time anyone has claimed this to my knowledge.  This is huge and from The Age which you would assume would check sources

If he bailed for the Pies or Hawks he would make Tom Scully look like a Demon favourite, such would be the hatred.

2 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Didn't bother him when he signed a 7 year deal worth over $7million.

While I take all these articles with a grain of salt, I've heard enough to know that Trac is acting like a complete diva and needs to take a long hard look at himself.

We committed a gigantic slice of our salary cap to him, and at the first sign of trouble he wants to bail. Such disappointing behaviour from someone I earmarked to be our next captain. 

Sadly I concur, though if this desire to play in front of large crowds only occurred recently, you'd have to cut him some slack given the injury.  If he had that in mind when or shortly after he signed on for 7 years, then diva is the right word.  But at this stage, whadda we know?

10 minutes ago, JJJ said:

I know nothing about the current situation re McKay BUT I have mentioned many times that we rolled out the red carpet for him last year. Doesn’t surprise me that his name has surfaced.

I was so adamant in 2022, we should've pursued him when he was still negotiating with Carlton.

This was even more evident if the club knew Jackson was leaving.

5 hours ago, Demonsone said:

If trac leaves, will be egg on the faces of Goodwin, Richo & Pert who have all publicly said not leaving! The backlash from members and supporters will be huge and creditably of the club will be in question and our history of poorly managing of a once in a generational player which the club has built itself around… very sad if this happens 

Egg on their faces??? They’re saying that as it stands he’s not leaving, and this is the truth, AS IT STANDS. Look up the meaning of this if you don’t understand.

Also… “creditably [sic] of the club will be in question and our history of poorly managing of a once in a generational [sic] player which the club has built itself around.” WTF does this even mean??? Our history of poorly managing him???? What history????

Again, also… Tracc is the architect of his own fortunes. I’m sorry but you’ll have to find another reason to stick the boots into ‘Goodwin, Richo & Pert.’ But I’m sure you’ll find something, albeit yet another uninformed opinion.

rumours flying that he confirmed his desire to leave at the exit meeting...

This bit is wild…

’Three sources who were at Melbourne’s end-of-season function on Saturday night said there was tension surrounding Petracca’s presence and that it was noticeably uncomfortable between him and several teammates.’

Mackay is only 26yo and would be a massive get and would ease the pain of losing Trac.

JVR could stay 100% fwd.  Petty can go back

Mackay as a 200cm player will also ease the inevitable decline of Gawn being our marking target around the ground

1 minute ago, The heart beats true said:

This bit is wild…

’Three sources who were at Melbourne’s end-of-season function on Saturday night said there was tension surrounding Petracca’s presence and that it was noticeably uncomfortable between him and several teammates.’

Very telling...

6 hours ago, pewpewpew said:

Reckon he's as good as gone but if you want to cheer yourself up then hop on over to his Insta stories and treat yourself to some Ralph Lauren Polo Aftershave for Father's Day.

 

I've heard of phoning in a promo gig before, but this is next-level. 

Has to be more to it because that alone would be an incredibly feeble excuse to leave I must say.