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10 minutes ago, OhMyDees said:

Should be a hoot! 😂 

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He will make a call the day before the event whether to attend, subject to ticket sales. Only performs to sell out stadiums 

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AFL 2024: Melbourne Demons’ Christian Petracca relives life-threatening injury as talk of trade request escalates (theage.com.au)

“It’s been really, really tough. Probably the most traumatic thing I’ve experienced in my life. The trauma of everything … it’s actually not necessarily the incident of it, it’s the aftermath of it. The surgery in general was a really traumatic experience: being awake for it, internal bleeding, wasn’t able to be put to sleep under anaesthetic. I can think of every single thing happening at that time,” Petracca said on the Howie Games podcast.

“This must have been 3am in the morning. I didn’t know at the time; I was drugged up. Bella (Petracca’s partner) came to the ICU the next day and basically said that at three in the morning … we got the number off the surgeon because he called to say you might not make it, basically. He’s in critical condition.”

Asked if there were fears he might not survive the operation, Petracca replied: “Yeah, because there was internal bleeding and everything. So (I was) in serious and critical condition. For me, it was more that, that hit home rather than the actual injury itself. I’ll be fine physically, and I’ll be able to train and get back to playing and everything. It’s just more that ... the people around you feel it more than you,” Petracca said.

“Even since then, the last six, seven weeks have been really tough on both of us. She’s been amazing for me since I first met her but just through this experience. I’ve got insomnia I feel like, to be honest, because of stuff like that. I can’t sleep because of stuff like that … I’m having to see a trauma psych to deal with what’s going on.”

Petracca said there was “a lot of stuff” he was dealing with.

“The self-doubt, the trauma, and the stress of everything. I’ve been in-and-out of hospital three or four times through emergency,” he said.

Think what you want about Trac and what he's currently doing, but be in no doubt: he has been through a level of trauma that most of us (thankfully) cannot comprehend.

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6 minutes ago, Jjrogan said:

If he does play in opposition colours in 25, it will have a level of animosity between the players and particularly the fans not seen since Carey. At least it will be a big crowd for him

At Marvel

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Has anyone even bothered to consider the possibility that Trac has laryngitis? That was why he pulled out of the 7 interview and can't talk right now. The sign language in the exit interview got misunderstood by the club and who he was leaking to.

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42 minutes ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

I'm taking on board from the media with a pinch of salt, as it's nothing more than rumour and innuendo, until we get an official statement from either Trac or the club. 

That's beyond head in the sand sort of stuff. 

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5 minutes ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

Why are people entertaining trades like Cerra and McKay? Why not just let Tracc himself determine the trade?

Trade him to North, GC or Freo. You break a contract that is the cost. 

If we relent and let him choose his destination we may as well package him with our first rounder. 

Are you serious. Players don’t determine trades as the Club has a short list for its trade and draft selections at each seasons end. 

Leaving it up to leaving players who couldn’t care who is traded in would be a disaster. 

Please don’t entertain any thoughts of joining our footy dept any time soon or in fact NEVER. 

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3 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Is this legit??

Just had a look at the facebook event page, seems a nice way to waste $49 lol
 
In the highly unlikely event THE FOOTY FEAST PANEL SHOW is to be moved to a different date due to circumstances outside of our control, no refund requests will be accepted. However, if the date is to be changed your ticket will be valid for the new date or we may offer you the chance to transfer your ticket to another one of our shows. This is at the discretion of our show manager who will cater for individual circumstances.
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2 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

AFL 2024: Melbourne Demons’ Christian Petracca relives life-threatening injury as talk of trade request escalates (theage.com.au)

“It’s been really, really tough. Probably the most traumatic thing I’ve experienced in my life. The trauma of everything … it’s actually not necessarily the incident of it, it’s the aftermath of it. The surgery in general was a really traumatic experience: being awake for it, internal bleeding, wasn’t able to be put to sleep under anaesthetic. I can think of every single thing happening at that time,” Petracca said on the Howie Games podcast.

“This must have been 3am in the morning. I didn’t know at the time; I was drugged up. Bella (Petracca’s partner) came to the ICU the next day and basically said that at three in the morning … we got the number off the surgeon because he called to say you might not make it, basically. He’s in critical condition.”

Asked if there were fears he might not survive the operation, Petracca replied: “Yeah, because there was internal bleeding and everything. So (I was) in serious and critical condition. For me, it was more that, that hit home rather than the actual injury itself. I’ll be fine physically, and I’ll be able to train and get back to playing and everything. It’s just more that ... the people around you feel it more than you,” Petracca said.

“Even since then, the last six, seven weeks have been really tough on both of us. She’s been amazing for me since I first met her but just through this experience. I’ve got insomnia I feel like, to be honest, because of stuff like that. I can’t sleep because of stuff like that … I’m having to see a trauma psych to deal with what’s going on.”

Petracca said there was “a lot of stuff” he was dealing with.

“The self-doubt, the trauma, and the stress of everything. I’ve been in-and-out of hospital three or four times through emergency,” he said.

Think what you want about Trac and what he's currently doing, but be in no doubt: he has been through a level of trauma that most of us (thankfully) cannot comprehend.

I have lots of sympathy for what he has gone through but that is not an excuse to leak to the media.

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1 minute ago, layzie said:

Has anyone even bothered to consider the possibility that Trac has laryngitis? That was why he pulled out of the 7 interview and can't talk right now. The sign language in the exit interview got misunderstood by the club and who he was leaking to.

Yeah, maybe.  But surely he could write and have a statement released on his behalf.

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1 minute ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

Yeah, maybe.  But surely he could write and have a statement released on his behalf.

Damn, didn't think about ability to write 😆

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3 minutes ago, roy11 said:
Just had a look at the facebook event page, seems a nice way to waste $49 lol
 
In the highly unlikely event THE FOOTY FEAST PANEL SHOW is to be moved to a different date due to circumstances outside of our control, no refund requests will be accepted. However, if the date is to be changed your ticket will be valid for the new date or we may offer you the chance to transfer your ticket to another one of our shows. This is at the discretion of our show manager who will cater for individual circumstances.

Yeah right.. as if this will go ahead lol

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23 minutes ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

This is the brain child of someone extremely close to Tracc.

I'm reconsidering.

From some media reports, I understand that Trac has experienced severe psychological trauma from his injury.

Maybe he is right in being angry at how some things were handled.

That's just natural.

I'm starting to think that maybe the club should let him go if it's not it's a fair trade or better.

Again, t's all so conflicting.

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1 hour ago, gregdemon said:

Buckley    said it best on SEN  this morning . Its not the Christian Petrecca Football club.    Melbourne can sit back and let others work.        come to us with a good deal or No deal.         We hold all the cards.      Good trade  or come back with tail between the legs and grow up   

100% this but any trade would need to be great not good.

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13 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Did anyone mention the person ringing in to Tim and Garry (gee Garry made Tim look like a dill) and say that Petracca wants Roffey and Goodwin gone. Said he is very close to Petracca. Interesting.

Was thinking about brand Petracca - he may need to consider a brand manager because apart from letting himself get speccied on in a Colgate ad (-#cringe) he is absolutely killing his brand here - if some of the stuff being reported is true. 
 

Perhaps sponsors won’t care, perhaps they will.

The Ralph Lauren stuff is a bit cringe too - photo in his hotel room with a mirror behind him…even my cycling product reviews are a bit morw pro than that! 

John from Diamond Creek I think was his name, claimed to be very close to Trac

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1 minute ago, At the break of Gawn said:

What if we gave up pick 5 and Petracca for Nick Daicos? Who says no?

Collingwood. 

 

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