Christian Petracca

[Watson11 2,195]

12 minutes ago, sue said:

But apparently “rigorous physical testing” plus scans at the hospital didn’t “surely have revealed something serious “ so why should docs at the ground know better. 

Where did you read that rigorous physical testing happened.  My experience of going to emergency is you see a triage nurse, tell her what’s wrong and then you sit on a trolley for 8 hours.  How quickly and who saw Tracc would have been entirely down to the information provided to the hospital.  If Tracc presented with info stating he had a knee in the ribs, and had suspected bruised ribs, then 8 hours of car accidents, fevers, and other patients are in front of him.

I have no idea how he presented, or even whether our club doctor called ahead.  But it seems from the facts that the triage nurse had no idea he may have had internal organ injuries.

 

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Pretty clear what's going on here. Disappointing. Hopefully wise heads prevail.

[DistrACTION Jackson 8,283]

If the issue is with the medical stuff on KB game, do we need to get Christian and the Doctor in a ring together? Maybe a bit of light sparring, helmets on of course. They can hash it out and hopefully shake hands after.

But in all seriousness, if that was the main issue what would it have to do with anyone else but the Doctors who cleared him? Not like Pert and Roffey are down there doing the assessments.

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47 minutes ago, Dee Boys said:

He’s at the pub today with the other players 

That looks suspiciously like the same.pub May got caught drinking pints on during his injury 

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1 hour ago, sue said:

I really hate this influencer thing.  A bloke is on $1M/year for several years so he's in a good position to launch his life post football.  There are plenty of jobs which with his profile he could walk into in AFL land and doubtless many other things which are of some productive value to society.  But to effectively just become a stooge for promoting products and producing nothing of value is very sad.

Absolutely, it's where the world sits right now. 

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8 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

Jeremy Howe also played out the grand final with broken ribs I believe…

 

But if only someone had used the 'poke him in the ribs' diagostic tool suggested by Dee-Detonator he wouldn't have been allowed back on.

[layzie 32,717]

10 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

Jeremy Howe also played out the grand final with broken ribs I believe…

 

Unrelated but he can get stuffed. 

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2 minutes ago, layzie said:

Unrelated but he can get stuffed. 

Oh yeah I hate him…. Was so happy when we got a flag before he did but disappointed he did get one

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7 minutes ago, Watson11 said:

Where did you read that rigorous physical testing happened.  ....

 

I didn't. I was gently mocking another poster who said that should have been done in the rooms and our docs were at fault. I was pointing out that the very same could have been said of the staff at the hospital.

[Fanatique Demon 2,621]

This is true. And the parallels with Trac are amazing.

A few years ago my wife gave me a mug that said “World’s Greatest Husband”. It was my Norm Smith!  We had moved into a beautiful house and everything was great! 

One day I was using the Karcher to clean the stone wall in front of the house. After a while I felt tired and went inside for a rest before I’d finished. The wife said I should finish it that day because we had guests the next, and a half clean wall would look odd. She sent me back out there when I was really hurt. I continued with it until I couldn’t even hold the hose. Something was obviously wrong, so my wife called the ambulance and soon enough I was in intensive care. I’d suffered an extreme heart attack and had only 1% blood flow. 

The doctors worked on me with an emergency operation and saved my life. I was in intensive care for four days. I wasn’t allowed visitors because of Covid. 

That’s all true.

It’s only now, watching Trac, that I know what I could have done next.

While recovering I could have plotted. I didn’t like the direction of the marriage. (How could she not know that my arteries were clogged?)

In order to extricate myself from the marriage, I could give my wife one reason. I could tell my friends another. And I could tell a few stories to the neighbours as well.

There’s sure to be someone else interested in me. Maybe someone with more friends, or famous friends that would help me enjoy my life, like I deserve. Hey, maybe a rich woman. I know a couple of well connected wealthy widows who like to throw big parties. Then I could tell my dad jokes in front of a larger audience. I’d love the attention!

It would be a great way to build my brand.

Thanks Trac.

 

[The Jackson FIX 2,673]

16 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

Jeremy Howe also played out the grand final with broken ribs I believe…

 

Bruce Reid played a game of cricket after snapping in half !

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37 minutes ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

Predicting we won't be able to discuss it here if Schwarz's predictions of mass casualty are anything to go by

Does Schwarz not realise that the other side also have top lawyers defending them and would recommend course of action.

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4 minutes ago, Fanatique Demon said:

This is true. And the parallels with Trac are amazing.

A few years ago my wife gave me a mug that said “World’s Greatest Husband”. It was my Norm Smith!  We had moved into a beautiful house and everything was great! 

One day I was using the Karcher to clean the stone wall in front of the house. After a while I felt tired and went inside for a rest before I’d finished. The wife said I should finish it that day because we had guests the next, and a half clean wall would look odd. She sent me back out there when I was really hurt. I continued with it until I couldn’t even hold the hose. Something was obviously wrong, so my wife called the ambulance and soon enough I was in intensive care. I’d suffered an extreme heart attack and had only 1% blood flow. 

The doctors worked on me with an emergency operation and saved my life. I was in intensive care for four days. I wasn’t allowed visitors because of Covid. 

That’s all true.

It’s only now, watching Trac, that I know what I could have done next.

While recovering I could have plotted. I didn’t like the direction of the marriage. (How could she not know that my arteries were clogged?)

In order to extricate myself from the marriage, I could give my wife one reason. I could tell my friends another. And I could tell a few stories to the neighbours as well.

There’s sure to be someone else interested in me. Maybe someone with more friends, or famous friends that would help me enjoy my life, like I deserve. Hey, maybe a rich woman. I know a couple of well connected wealthy widows who like to throw big parties. Then I could tell my dad jokes in front of a larger audience. I’d love the attention!

It would be a great way to build my brand.

Thanks Trac.

 

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[layzie 32,717]

8 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

Oh yeah I hate him…. Was so happy when we got a flag before he did but disappointed he did get one

Who could be more of a perfect role model for going there to chase the big crowds and limelight? 

Like Grundy last year I wouldn't be surprised if he told him to "Get out of there"

Edited August 27 by layzie

[Garbo 1,454]

3 minutes ago, loges said:

Does Schwarz not realise that the other side also have top lawyers defending them and would recommend course of action.

I think the point is no one will be winning if all the dirty laundry is made public and head will roll regardless 

[Queanbeyan Demon 6,694]

6 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Bruce Reid played a game of cricket after snapping in half !

What a wonderful cricketer @The Jackson FIX. Imagine if he'd played 100 tests fully fit. But breaking in half and falling down one of the wide cracks that were opening up in the pitch can really do crazy things to a fast bowlers mind.

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2 minutes ago, Garbo said:

I think the point is no one will be winning if all the dirty laundry is made public and head will roll regardless 

Maybe the Jerry Springer show will

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14 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

In all the doom and gloom just want to give a shout out to Andy. He’s been on fire today. 

It's the only thing keeping me sane at the moment. I'm trying to inject some levity but unfortunately it's just masking my sadness with this whole situation and my own concerns with the direction of the club. Some of the concerns might just be magnified by the situation and other concerns have had a light shone on them brightly.

Perceived or reality the damage all these "sagas" have had on the club from financial to personal is just soul crushing at times.

Anyway, sorry to bring the mood down.

Here's a photo of happier times. May we one day reach the promised land again.

[censored] that's just made me all melancholy again.

Here's a photo of a cat.

No not that type of cat ....

Too sad ...

aww that's better.

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52 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

They're taking a short break from reading demonland

They all need drinks after reading Demonland

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3 minutes ago, Demonland said:

It's the only thing keeping me sane at the moment. I'm trying to inject some levity but unfortunately it's just masking my sadness with this whole situation and my own concerns with the direction of the club. Some of the concerns might just be magnified by the situation and other concerns have had a light shone on them brightly.

Perceived or reality the damage all these "sagas" have had on the club from financial to personal is just soul crushing at times.

Anyway, sorry to bring the mood down.

Here's a photo of happier times. May we one day reach the promised land again.

[censored] that's just made me all melancholy again.

Here's a photo of a cat.

No not that type of cat ....

Too sad ...

aww that's better.

Two of my favs

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1 hour ago, Dee Boys said:

He’s at the pub today with the other players 

They can't hate Petracca that much if they're all drinking at the pub together!

I'm a bit old school...but a lot of problems can be resolved over a few beers with mates (but it can also start problems too).

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5 minutes ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

What a wonderful cricketer @The Jackson FIX. Imagine if he'd played 100 tests fully fit. But breaking in half and falling down one of the wide cracks that were opening up in the pitch can really do crazy things to a fast bowlers mind.

Even worse when you land on Tony Greig's dam keys down there.

Perhaps he was just a victim of eras. I think sticky tape technology is much better these days. He might've been ready to go in a jiffy.

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Gee the Schwartz interview was interesting particularly his take on the potential outcome of other matters the club is currently dealing with