Christian Petracca

[Garbo 1,517]

If the story about him forcing a trade via the afl grievance tribunal is true we will almost certainly get screwed, what team will offer market if he can just break his contract and walk.

[Doug Reemer 1,192]

 

I’ve been in the US for a week what did i miss?

[illbarto 373]

8 hours ago, BoBo said:

Wayne Carey. 

Nathan Buckley did the same

[Gorgoroth 12,910]

Interesting that all this nuke option etc is being thrown around while he is out with teammates having a drink. 
If it was truly this bad would he be out with them?

I mean would he even be allowed to have a drink with his injuries? 

[picket fence 16,981]

If this gets through we should shut up shop and play Amos 4th division next year!

[wheaters31 671]

Get him out.

If we force him to stay, he'll bugger off to Europe for the year and get paid to do nothing as he "recovers", then request a trade to the Pies at the end of season 2025.

Trade him now.

Get: 11, 31, Future 1st, Future 2nd and Adam Cerra

Give: Petracca (and his full contract)

That'll do.

Goodbye.

Edited August 27 by wheaters31

[spirit of norm smith 16,161]

It's not about your brand. You play a team game."

@kanecornes is worried that Christian Petracca wants to leave Melbourne for the wrong reasons.
 

[Kick_It_To_Pickett 3,291]

https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca2001172/s249d.html#:~:text=(1) The directors of a,cast at the general meeting.
 

it’s time !!

[Oxdee 336]

7 hours ago, Jack7 said:

Damien Barrett:

Of the remaining five years of Petracca's contract with Melbourne, his annual wage will peak at $1.7 million a year, and not fall below $1.2 million a year

Me:

I doubt any club will take that on,especially with all his baggage,it's just not worth it.

These are huge numbers. We are spending 10% of the cap on 1 player.

you are correct that no club would take this on especially with the risk of his injury and potential personality issues 

[ANG13 2,054]

7 hours ago, Jack7 said:

Damien Barrett:

Of the remaining five years of Petracca's contract with Melbourne, his annual wage will peak at $1.7 million a year, and not fall below $1.2 million a year

Me:

I doubt any club will take that on,especially with all his baggage,it's just not worth it.

And people were questioning why Petracca was happy to sign his last contract. 1.7mil a year is crazy. 

[Clintosaurus 7,808]

Only Carlton's lawyer could win at the Grievance Tribunal. 

Have to say whoever is pushing that as a course of action needs to rethink.

[Doug Reemer 1,192]

If he goes, How good would the old Luke Hodge kiss of death from Gawn to Tracc on GF day be? (Assuming we beat whoever he plays for).

Edited August 27 by Doug Reemer

[Return to Glory 8,411]

7 hours ago, Mel Bourne said:

I emailed him a few years back (at the end of what I’m assuming was a long night), asking what his rate was to MC my birthday party.

MB, that is very funny

[dimmy 1,307]

I have more important things to think about and involve myself in.

Bring back National Service and see if he learns the world is not about him

[The Jackson FIX 3,023]

He’s off to Europe soon, for how long I don’t know but it feels like the opportunity for mediation is soon to disappear. 

My worst case scenario (which feels increasingly likely) is this remains a stalemate all through the trade period and we have a pre-season (another) where any form of progress is stifled by confusion and tension with a star player. It’ll ruin our trade period and it is likely to ruin our pre-season.

 

[jnrmac 20,040]

On 27/08/2024 at 01:15, Demonland said:

Jesse Hogan - 484 pages

Luke Jackson - 324 pages

Jack Watts - 275 pages

Christian Petracca - 127 pages and counting with at least 7 weeks to go

They all left

[Ungarieboy 429]

Rule of thumb (trading), it costs more (than market value) to extract a contracted player!

Note threat of free agency can't be used ad bargaining.

 

[Young Angus 768]

I’m sorry but anyone that is defending Petracca for all the trauma etc has a bit of a point, but on reflection that will only go so far. He’s behaving like a child and turning on the club ad his own football family for what can only be described as selfish idiotic frivolous reasons. He’s being paid millions of dollars to be a professional footballer, who cares about your brand whatever that even is, it is not part of your multi million dollar contract. 
 

Grow up, stop treating your own club and mates like [censored] just because you’re going through a tough time, don’t just run away from problems they will follow you where ever you go because guess what Petracca, everywhere and everyone has problems. You deal with them when they come up and then get on with life. 
 

It’s called being a grown up. 
 

You’re a footballer and a damn good one. The only people who give a [censored] about your brand are the same people that will dump you and move on to the next flavour of the month just as quickly. 
 

We all get you’re having a tough time, a really really tough time, but don’t run from it deal with it properly or you’ll never be at peace. No one or nothing is perfect, everything is flawed in one way or another, it’s what makes us all human. 
 

Grow up, take it on the chin, everyone will say sorry for being silly and we can all get on with life like adults. What a great idea :)

[Ungarieboy 429]

Has anyone considered what effect Brayshaw no longer being at the club has had on him, the culture, etc. Is it true they've been mates since juniors.

Maynard (hit) - the gift that keeps on giving 

[Little Goffy 14,398]

I've decided that no matter what comes I'm going to channel my inner Czech and just laugh about it.

If he goes to Carlton, not only would it be the new 'Judd trade' but he could reuse their old 'Can you smell what we're cooking' slogan. Or another of their terrible slogans can come in handy if he follows the Olympic example and sets up an OnlyFans.

Going to Essendon would come with some great lifestyle benefits such as an extra four weeks break before preseason every year.

If he goes to Richmond I'm sure he'll like at least one if the three or four coaches he'll have in the remainder of his career. The 'marquee player who destabilises the club' status will certainly keep his brand in the spotlight.

[Travy14 1,907]

2 minutes ago, Young Angus said:

I’m sorry but anyone that is defending Petracca for all the trauma etc has a bit of a point, but on reflection that will only go so far. He’s behaving like a child and turning on the club ad his own football family for what can only be described as selfish idiotic frivolous reasons. He’s being paid millions of dollars to be a professional footballer, who cares about your brand whatever that even is, it is not part of your multi million dollar contract. 
 

Grow up, stop treating your own club and mates like [censored] just because you’re going through a tough time, don’t just run away from problems they will follow you where ever you go because guess what Petracca, everywhere and everyone has problems. You deal with them when they come up and then get on with life. 
 

It’s called being a grown up. 
 

You’re a footballer and a damn good one. The only people who give a [censored] about your brand are the same people that will dump you and move on to the next flavour of the month just as quickly. 
 

We all get you’re having a tough time, a really really tough time, but don’t run from it deal with it properly or you’ll never be at peace. No one or nothing is perfect, everything is flawed in one way or another, it’s what makes us all human. 
 

Grow up, take it on the chin, everyone will say sorry for being silly and we can all get on with life like adults. What a great idea :)

Not to mention if he is so "traumatised"  why does he want to go to the club that caused it? Surely seeing Moore again would be traumatic??

Obviously some truth here, but I hope it is a media over reach and not as bad as it looks.

[Radar Detector 1,347]

I’m starting to find myself in the emotionally awkward position of wanting my favourite player to leave the club. I’m so disappointed in how this is unfolding and his insistence on saying nothing is hurting everyone.

Other clubs know they’ll have to pay a premium to get Tracc so if we can get a McKay type of player and a first rounder or two we come out of this ok. Find a partner for Roo up forward, throw Petty back with Lever to shore up a bit of an impending hole when May and T-Mac leave and draft in some additional midfield talent along with pick 5 to partner Oliver and Viney. I think it could end up a win.

Reminds me a bit of when Judd left WCE and the Eagles won that trade.

[ElDiablo14 4,990]

2 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

I've decided that no matter what comes I'm going to channel my inner Czech and just laugh about it.

If he goes to Carlton, not only would it be the new 'Judd trade' but he could reuse their old 'Can you smell what we're cooking' slogan. Or another of their terrible slogans can come in handy if he follows the Olympic example and sets up an OnlyFans.

Going to Essendon would come with some great lifestyle benefits such as an extra four weeks break before preseason every year.

If he goes to Richmond I'm sure he'll like at least one if the three or four coaches he'll have in the remainder of his career. The 'marquee player who destabilises the club' status will certainly keep his brand in the spotlight.

More like the 'Juddas' trade.

[Old Time Demon 84]

I just read a 2018 thread on Demonland about Petracca.  The words "petulant", immature" and "tickets on himself" were some of the words used to describe him back then.  Quite prophetic really.

[Ungarieboy 429]

Note, so much of "the media" is just them opinionating and speculating; ironically promoting their own brand.  It should not be given that its Trac's thought process; i.e. the nuclear option.