Christian Petracca

[DistrACTION Jackson 8,406]

1 minute ago, qarocks said:

thats another i dont get ANB has a contract and its all sunshine and rainbows when he says he wants to leave, wtf

I think they are very different situations. 

[DeeZee 7,361]

We are in the box seat here.

The only one sweating if he really wants out is Petracca.

Straight swap for Harley Reid maybe?

[Colm 2,045]

1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

it all comes down to paul connors

if he can't wheedle the deal, it won't happen

 

51 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

What really irks me is that the way he’s gone about it, means that he’s made it so hard to keep him, while also making it equally difficult to get a satisfactory trade done. 

I do not care how little you think about our club, we do NOT deserve to be treated this way by a player we gave the world to. 

He will have been getting well advised by Connors and his brother for weeks. They must think they can get a deal done. 

[praha 11,226]

21 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

I said it earlier in this thread; this is going to look bad for "brand Petracca". He's not going to win friends in the league by wanting to leave on these terms.

Who does this guy think he is? He wins a flag and a Norm Smith and complaina about his personal brand? lol

CYA!

[Travy14 1,905]

Obviously something real going on here.  But reasons like Training facilities and stuff I don't buy it.  He knew that when he signed on

[picket fence 16,974]

6 minutes ago, The Corridor said:

Simply cannot cave and trade him. Everyone must hate the way this has played out. But we cannot afford to be conditioned to accept that a trade is inevitable. He is contracted we hold the whip hand. The damage it would do to the club and our reputation to cave to the demands of a contracted player to defect to a bigger in-state rival would be irreparable, and it's just not worth it, even assuming there will be a lot of animosity in keeping him to his contract. We don't need to act like a small club when we have him contracted, and to do so would just reinforce our small position in the landscape. Hold firm please Dees. 

Mate if he doesnt want to be here then dont force ' Contract Status " now time to get best deal possible and move on!

[ElDiablo14 4,990]

39 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

I think it goes back to the finals last year. I think he saw what playing against Collingwood and Carlton really means in finals and figured he doesn't have the intestinal fortitude to perform on the big stage in front of a hostile crowd. 

Otherwise called GUTLESS

[beelzebub 23,311]

54 minutes ago, kev martin said:

He could follow A.Yze to Richmond to help with their rebuild (they have the biggest membership). 

They have plenty of draft pics and Lynch.

Don't fight for a player who doesn't want to be at MFC. Can only be disruptive to us, and without being driven he could let himself decline.

Most big professional leagues around the world transfer players all the time. AFL has been an outlier, though is catching up. Tracc is part of the world's high performance athletes, and expects what that cohort does.

Won't happen... wants a bigger stage me thinks. Each to own

[Skuit 10,027]

Hear me out: is it possible that Trac knows he'll never get back to seriously playing, and he and his beloved club are on the verge of orchestrating one of the greatest draft heists in history, perhaps getting revenge on Collingwood at the same time? 

[Earl Hood 6,068]

1 minute ago, Skuit said:

Hear me out: is it possible that Trac knows he'll never get back to seriously playing, and he and his beloved club are on the verge of orchestrating one of the greatest draft heists in history, perhaps getting revenge on Collingwood at the same time? 

Short answer is NO! 

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,589]

Maybe he just wants a brownlow and knows Clarry makes that hard?

[godees 858]

23 minutes ago, layzie said:

I think whoever has advised him has done a horrible job.

Agreed. He is absolutely trashing his brand right now. 

[DeesignerAU 383]

it's time to do an update of this classic
 

 

[Older demon 2,736]

I cannot wait for Caro's next column. She nailed the situation perfectly "There is no leadership here" Wants bigger crowds and to increase his brand. She also let it drop. There is a board meeting going on tonight as we speak, and McKay's manager states he is happy at the Blues. I can only hope that CP5 isn't thinking straight and making bad decisions because he is trashing his brand.

I don't think there will be any love for Christian in her next column

[Young Blood 2,565]

Just now, Norm Smith's Curse said:

Maybe he just wants a brownlow and knows Clarry makes that hard?

hahaha

You're right would be much easier playing alongside Cripps or Daicos

[Mickey 4,629]

1 minute ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

Maybe he just wants a brownlow and knows Clarry makes that hard?

He's not going to get it at Carlton or Collingwood

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,589]

Just now, godees said:

Agreed. He is absolutely trashing his brand right now. 

That is the funny thing. They may think making up public relations style reasons is softening the blow or making it seem reasonable when it comes across as more like Tom 'just having a look' Scully. 

[Jaded No More 68,832]

16 minutes ago, gs77 said:

FWIW, back at the Richmond Praccy / family day early this year, of all the players to be out there signing autographs, the very last two players remaining out there long after the scheduled closing time were our Titan, Max Gawn, and one Clayton Oliver, battered and bruised from a bone crunching bump, and fresh off the off-season from hell. Speaks volumes about his character. 

If there is one thing I will NEVER pot the club over, and I don’t care how much it damaged our “culture” in the media, is the way we stood by and helped Clarry when he was at a low point. 
Some things are bigger than football, and players who cannot see that are frankly not good people. 

[daisycutter 29,595]

18 minutes ago, djr said:

Is there any reason why the latest update regarding Tracc's exit interview has been removed?

that explains why this thread disappeared for 10 minutes

i didn't see anything that broke demonland rules

[Clintosaurus 7,807]

Just now, Jaded No More said:

If there is one thing I will NEVER pot the club over, and I don’t care how much it damaged our “culture” in the media, is the way we stood by and helped Clarry when he was at a low point. 
Some things are bigger than football, and players who cannot see that are frankly not good people. 

Maybe our culture is spot on.

[Mickey 4,629]

5 minutes ago, Skuit said:

Hear me out: is it possible that Trac knows he'll never get back to seriously playing, and he and his beloved club are on the verge of orchestrating one of the greatest draft heists in history, perhaps getting revenge on Collingwood at the same time? 

I think he's working really hard behind the scenes to save us from ourselves.

Melbourne want to burn early picks on Houston? Trac tells him not to come. Gonna burn cap space and picks on Lynch? He requests a trade to Carlton for McKay and, wait for it, more high picks.

What a man

[dl4e 5,851]

Let him go but get the best deal for him. He may be finished as a star player anyway.

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

A couple of unconnected thoughts.

1. Did he leak the aNB news to distract and cause turmoil to somehow further his ability to leave citing cultural issues?

2. Did Gawn and Viney sign extensions in a response to this whole thing getting beyond control

3. Were our performances pre KB this year as a result of playing group fractures connected to this

4. Is Trac a perennial ‘illness’ when he plays against Melbourne. 

5. Have you unfollowed Trac in Insta yet? 

 

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,589]

Maybe he is planning on retiring and wants to trojan horse his way to the pies first, rock up to preseason with a two month load of Parma on the belly?

[picket fence 16,974]

20 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Deary me..

Some really startling points in this.

Garry Pert currently in an emergency board meeting discussing all the current matters including the Petracca saga.

Lloyd stating that he's spoken to some current melbourne players that have said that they think would be best if Christian left the club.

 

Dazz, I think its all over !! Club is now in total Turmoil! NO way Tracc will be at Dees next year ! Huge development!