Christian Petracca

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,589]

6 minutes ago, Pirlo said:

The strategy appears to be to make life as difficult as possible for the club in the following ways:

1. A personal media embargo, including pulling out of an interview last minute

2. All media leaks being done through his management on Sunday and Monday nights, when the footy shows are on

3. Burning relationships with his teammates and hoping the players can apply the burn for him by saying they're not keen to play with him

4. Knowing the club leaders are/should be under pressure and trying to force them to make statements they can't confidently keep to

All that and potentially scaring off potential trade targets. 

The club need to get out in front of this, not playing everything is fine.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,119]

1 hour 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.

Most other big professional leagues give the club power to trade a contracted player whether they can get the best deal. In the AFL we must have the contracted players agreement before moving them on. Would be far better if the club owned his contract so could trade him wherever we could get the best return for the club instead of having to sort out a trade with his desired landing spot.

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

4 minutes ago, praha said:

 

 

This again is bad press for Trac. But we love in a society where this type of publicity will all work in his favour which is further salt to an open wound.

[Young Blood 2,565]

1 minute ago, Jaded No More said:

How would a club that values their cohesion and culture feel about welcoming someone who has gone to town burning their club/teammates, for the sake of growing their social media profile? 

Thats the thing he's looking at two clubs that wouldn't give two [censored] about this tainting of his reputation. They'll take the onfield performance of a top 5 player any day. Carlton and The Filth would just welcome him with open arms.

'Fresh start new Trac' etc. 🤮

[Undeeterred 3,113]

48 minutes ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

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

Oh yeah because competing with Cripps instead will definitely be easier 

[Pirlo 813]

1 minute ago, Young Blood said:

Is there a hint of the Judd trade about this if current type of Carlton trade were to come to fruition?

Dominating midfielder goes for key forward with picks...

None of the Vic clubs have the equivalent of JJK on their books. They're rare as hens teeth. Treacy, Amiss, Andrew, Walter, Cadman, Darcy are the closest I can think of. 

[Fanatique Demon 2,641]

@demonland, where is my post from a few hours ago about RDB in ‘65?

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,589]

1 minute ago, Heart Beats True said:

If Petracca leaves, it would be great to see him line up against a renewed fit and firing Oliver and watch Clarrie work him over. 

Come on, its Melbourne. Tracc could hamstring Gawnie and Clarry and the boys would be over smiling and patting him on the back.

[Pirlo 813]

1 minute ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

All that and potentially scaring off potential trade targets. 

The club need to get out in front of this, not playing everything is fine.

The only way they can "get in front of it" is to do what Christian wants them to do and signal their willingness to trade him. I'm no fan of the club's admin at the moment, but it is an impossible hand. Saying "he's 100% staying" didn't work this week. 

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,589]

I guess all they can do is say they want to keep him to keep is trade value up? its like with Oliver letting it leak he was having a personal crisis before then suggesting he might be traded was amateur.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,589]

4 minutes ago, Undeeterred said:

Oh yeah because competing with Cripps instead will definitely be easier 

Im talking North, Richmond or even Essendon - better chance of a brownlow and better chance of a trade.

[Ethan Tremblay 30,791]

He’d be the perfect fit for Hawthorn. Not sure if going there would help his personal brand and instagram exposure as much as Carlton or Collingwood though. 

Edited August 26 by Ethan Tremblay

[Older demon 2,736]

Why not have some fun and nominate who we would like to get into the club?

I will nominate St Kilda and we get King, Steele and their first rounder maybe send what we get for ANB back. Maybe they have forgotten about their psyche profile. By the way has anybody got access to the paywall so we can see why they didn't pick him?

[JJJ 1,191]

Without knowing the list intimately, any young up and coming Carlton player would be getting nervous. If they want Trac, they’ll have to package a good player to either move up the draft or gain another 1st.

What a mess…….

Time for another 🍷 

[Ouch! 2,258]

Just now, Older demon said:

Why not have some fun and nominate who we would like to get into the club?

I will nominate St Kilda and we get King, Steele and their first rounder maybe send what we get for ANB back. Maybe they have forgotten about their psyche profile. By the way has anybody got access to the paywall so we can see why they didn't pick him?

May as well do a reality TV show, and let the other clubs via for him with a rose! :P

[picket fence 16,974]

40 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Please, can we have this thread locked for just 5 minutes so some of us can make a cuppa. 
 

Or a Scotch and Coke !

[Undeeterred 3,113]

46 minutes ago, bluey said:

Greg Wells, Earl Spalding.

Not sure if serious. Please tell me you aren’t 

[bing181 9,191]

8 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Alternatively it could be that the injury/trauma made him reassess his life/career and a desire to move on from a place he can see hasn't addressed the concerns he's raised previously or from a place that will never be the big club he wants to be part of etc.

Sure. But you make those kinds of decisions with a clear head and some open water between you and injury/trauma, not while you're still in the throes of it.

[picket fence 16,974]

16 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

Would you do Cerra and Carlton’s first pick this year and 1st next year?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOʻ

[adonski 11,569]

1 minute ago, bing181 said:

Sure. But you make those kinds of decisions with a clear head and some open water between you and injury/trauma, not while you're still in the throes of it.

Tracca has a clear enough head to consider his 'brand' and bigger crowds!

[DeeMee 867]

Not sure clubs will be bashing down the door with offers given the information coming out if accurate.

[DistrACTION Jackson 8,406]

I’ll tell you one thing, I will not be cooking anymore of his recipes if he leaves

[reynolds46 1,222]

3 minutes ago, Older demon said:

Why not have some fun and nominate who we would like to get into the club?

I will nominate St Kilda and we get King, Steele and their first rounder maybe send what we get for ANB back. Maybe they have forgotten about their psyche profile. By the way has anybody got access to the paywall so we can see why they didn't pick him?

Reckon we offer him up to Freo for Andrew Brayshaw and one of their first round draft picks. They are a big club who pull big crowds

[BW511 2,616]

9 minutes ago, Heart Beats True said:

If Petracca leaves, it would be great to see him line up against a renewed fit and firing Oliver and watch Clarrie work him over. 

I must admit, I reckon the way Trac has hung Clarry out to dry, it might just be enough to light a fire under Clarry’s [censored]!

Head to head in top form, it would be a ding dong battle.

[dice 689]

7 minutes ago, praha said:

 

 

Oh ffs. Record 39 disposals in a GF, Norm Smith medalist, helped us break a 57 year premiership drought, 4 time AA, played nearly 200 games for the Club, absolute champion footballer, etc. etc. Let's just all chill and remember the blood, sweat and tears he has shed for our enjoyment.

The St Kilda recruiters were the ones that needed to be "psych tested"!!!