Christian Petracca

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,336]

Personally I'd prefer that we don't see how the next 12 months play out and revisit his request then. The way his head seems to be at the moment he could just go through the motions (as some thought Dogga did) buying time for the likes of Collingwood to find the draft capital. 

[Fork 'em 6,979]

18 minutes ago, Flowergirl said:

BARRETT: 'Brand Petracca' takes a hit amid superstar's silence - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1207084

 

Agree 100% with Barrett.
And no-one is more surprised about that than me.
The longer Petracca is quiet, the worse it reflects on him.

[Jaded No More 68,835]

4 minutes ago, Oxdee said:

The guy has 3-4 more years of good football then his brand is gone. No brand other than Jordan continues past a players retirement. 

This is why he’s pivoted away from football.  
The devil works hard, but his management works harder. 
 

People are severely underestimating how much money Trac is making outside of football for everyone in his inner circle. 
Some of his current brand deals would be worth in the hundreds of thousands. He’s not working with some chicken shop down the road. He’s working with big brands. Global brands. 

Edited August 27 by Jaded No More

[Return to Glory 8,411]

11 minutes ago, Jjrogan said:

This guy has no idea. trac5 has almost 500k followers. You reckon they are all going to leave?  Ok, boomer.  He can make $10,000 a post. He can post something once every 2 days and he'll be making more money than he does playing football.  Wouldn't be surprised if the goal is 1 mln followers, as much as it 300 games.  

You lost me at ‘Ok, boomer’. Tired, cliche and, as my daughter suggests, ‘Cringe’.

 

[Lexinator 1,654]

59 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.

 

Sounds like the opening of a raunchy novel. 

[picket fence 16,981]

2 hours ago, goodwindees said:

Dazz, it was mentioned to him recently that publicly whinging about the direction of the Club, is ruining the direction of the Club. 

Very difficult at the moment to see the circuit breaker. 

Carrryst its obvious . Whole board and Coaching staff need to GO!

[ANG13 2,054]

13 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

Id rather keep him, but if he must go, then he must go to Essendon. That'll teach him.

Not sure it’s possible for me to hate that club anymore than I do now but I think that would do it.  I won’t be surprised if they are one club that might make an offer. 

[John Demonic 5,701]

1 minute ago, picket fence said:

Carrryst its obvious . Whole board and Coaching staff need to GO!

We're becoming Brand Petracca. Maybe an official name change as well?

 

[Sydee 4,377]

9 minutes ago, Oxdee said:

The guy has 3-4 more years of good football then his brand is gone. No brand other than Jordan continues past a players retirement. 

Say what 🙀 

Not a fan of either but Craig Foster and Peter Fitzsimmons seem to do ok out of daily dribble 

[He de mon 915]

35 minutes ago, danielE288 said:

In lighter news I just made one of Trac's meals for dinner 10/10

Hopefully a dish served cold.

[Colm 2,045]

10 minutes ago, Nascent said:

I've got a watch on Essendon. They've allegedly got salary cap space and have both their first round picks, their first being pick 8 this year.

Would anyone consider pick 8, future 1st and Caddy? 

 

I’d break their fingers grabbing that deal off them. It’s way overs if you ask me. 

[The Rebuild 55]

8 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Start a proper rebuild 😉

I like the way Mr. beelzebub thinks

[adonski 11,603]

Can someone enlighten us

 

[Adam The God 30,019]

19 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Not sure where the Brisbane thing came from. I reckon some journalist was like Noosa? Noosa is in QLD. Brisbane are in QLD. I do math good. 

Plus, he allegedly had coffee with Neale, therefore, trade to Brisbane done and dusted.

[ChaserJ 4,977]

15 minutes ago, Nascent said:

I've got a watch on Essendon. They've allegedly got salary cap space and have both their first round picks, their first being pick 8 this year.

Would anyone consider pick 8, future 1st and Caddy? 

 

I would.

[Tracforever 47]

27 minutes ago, Demonland said:

But they have ...

Great call

[BillyBeane 253]

All this is academic until October 7 to 16 2024 - Trade week.  I'll be trying to ignore everything up until then.

Meanwhile - happier times:

 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,673]

2 minutes ago, adonski said:

Can someone enlighten us

 

The boys on Fox Footy’s The Tackle mentioned that Trac can go to a grievance tribunal if the MFC refuses to trade him.

[Oxdee 336]

7 minutes ago, Sydee said:

Say what 🙀 

Not a fan of either but Craig Foster and Peter Fitzsimmons seem to do ok out of daily dribble 

They are commentators not brand ambassadors. They’re not out there advertising Colgate and Ralph lauren 

[John Demonic 5,701]

7 minutes ago, adonski said:

Can someone enlighten us

 

While we wait, (EDIT: ITS PAYWALLED FOR ME) I've seen "neutrals" ie axe-to-grind Collingwood fans, mention that Petracca should take us to the grievance council to force a trade, because of the handling of his injury. In the way Paddy Ryder did (Or threatened to do?)  I'm going to guess that maybe some of these journo's have been reading these opinions and it's going to be the next topic in the media cycle.

Edited August 27 by John Demonic

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19 minutes ago, Nascent said:

I've got a watch on Essendon. They've allegedly got salary cap space and have both their first round picks, their first being pick 8 this year.

Would anyone consider pick 8, future 1st and Caddy? 

 

Yes but no way Essendon would trade Caddy. Their supporters would burn Windy Hill down.

And that’s why this trade is going to be so hard to execute. Clubs will be lining up for Trac but won’t want to give up any of their assets.

[DistrACTION Jackson 8,410]

1 minute ago, John Demonic said:

While we wait, I've seen "neutrals" ie axe-to-grind Collingwood fans, mention that Petracca should take us to the grievance council to force a trade, because of the handling of his injury. In the way Paddy Ryder did (Or threatened to do?)  I'm going to guess that maybe some of these journo's have been reading these opinions and its going to be the next topic in the media cycle.

Well that would be a difficult sell given the AFL already ticked it off

[praha 11,226]

3 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

The boys on Fox Footy’s The Tackle mentioned that Trac can go to a grievance tribunal if the MFC refuses to trade him.

That would be incredibly tough to get an outcome out of, though.

Melbourne could say it is willing to trade him, but at market value, of course. Which is subjective to a degree but ultimately reflected in his contract and salary, which demand a high return.

I can't see the tribunal ruling in his favour unless the club knocks back a deal of reasonable even value next to his contract. You're talking two top 5 picks, or Nick Daicos. He also can't go down that route if he picks a team and isn't happy about not ending up there.

Edited August 27 by praha

[John Demonic 5,701]

3 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

While we wait, (EDIT: ITS PAYWALLED FOR ME) I've seen "neutrals" ie axe-to-grind Collingwood fans, mention that Petracca should take us to the grievance council to force a trade, because of the handling of his injury. In the way Paddy Ryder did (Or threatened to do?)  I'm going to guess that maybe some of these journo's have been reading these opinions and it's going to be the next topic in the media cycle.

Bingo haha. The topic isn't funny, but well, it was an obvious direction the media would take it.

Edited August 27 by John Demonic

[Young Angus 768]

Barret article is a great read and on point. Like how the phrase “brand Petracca” has caught on, makes it all sound rather silly.