Christian Petracca

[CHF 2,696]

7 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

You’re kidding me it was a train wreck! She knew what the questions would be & acted as if she and the board are seperate …wow player is icu and you don’t ring him/parents that’s relationship 101 .. needs to go along with many others… I hear Pert works from Noosa ??? 

No, I am not kidding you. 

Do we know what the situation was when Petracca was in ICU and who from the club was in touch with his family? I do not believe it was necessary for the club President to make the call.

 

[DeeMee 842]

Since their early years with us I thought Gus, Clarrie and Trac would be the heart and soul of the club going forward. (Apologies Max and Vin)

Appears I was at least partially wrong. Now can’t help but feel if we can get realistic trade value that may be the best way forward re Trac. Can’t see it happening though.

[joeboy 3,144]

[bing181 8,888]

6 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

We need to de-escalate the rhetoric and not give Trac a reason to respond.

Isn't that what Roffey tried to do in the interview?

[Flowergirl 422]

6 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

I suspect that the stuff around big crowds / trac brand …. Is what he will come out deny because it makes him look like a complete fool. However I expect he’ll stand firm behind medical treatment / standards etc.

At the end of the day, only demanding to be traded to "2 big Melbourne clubs", is going to look really bad. Hopefully that's not what he's saying. 

Also, can we stop debating whether or not he nearly died? Does it matter? He clearly went through a traumatic experience. I don't like what is being leaked to the press but I also don't think it's fair to debate his medical experience, which none of us were there for. 

[Demonsone 1,941]

6 minutes ago, CHF said:

No, I am not kidding you. 

Do we know what the situation was when Petracca was in ICU and who from the club was in touch with his family? I do not believe it was necessary for the club President to make the call.

 

I bet you Jimmy Stynes would have , Eddie mcquire, I’m sorry club is in a mess and she is our president who sounded so disconnected or not across the detail ..

[Pirlo 813]

8 minutes ago, CHF said:

No, I am not kidding you. 

Do we know what the situation was when Petracca was in ICU and who from the club was in touch with his family? I do not believe it was necessary for the club President to make the call.

 

Well clearly Kate doesn't know, which is the issue. If she said "Gary and Simon both rang him daily" then great.

[beelzebub 23,175]

6 minutes ago, joeboy said:

Simply the best post for years 👏👏👏👏👏

[Fat Tony 5,071]

2 minutes ago, bing181 said:

Isn't that what Roffey tried to do in the interview?

Yes but she exposed herself as not being on top of the issue and caring enough for the player.

I don't think Roffey did any harm with the club/Petracca relationship but she put more pressure on herself (and the club by extension).

[CHF 2,696]

4 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

I bet you Jimmy Stynes would have , Eddie mcquire, I’m sorry club is in a mess and she is our president who sounded so disconnected or not across the detail ..

I respect that that is your interpretation of the reported events but that does not make it a reality.

[CHF 2,696]

4 minutes ago, Pirlo said:

Well clearly Kate doesn't know, which is the issue. If she said "Gary and Simon both rang him daily" then great.

I'm sorry... O do not understand. Kate doesn't know what? 

Kate answered the question regarding her contact with Petracca and his family. I do not believe she need to know of every contact that was made.

[Ethan Tremblay 29,967]

16 minutes ago, bing181 said:

Plenty of neurotypical people who are as weird as [censored] and plenty of neurodiverse people who are Mr/Mrs average.

Not helpful.

Well that cleared it up 

[Gawn's Beard 372]

11 minutes ago, Fat Tony said:

Yes but she exposed herself as not being on top of the issue and caring enough for the player.

I don't think Roffey did any harm with the club/Petracca relationship but she put more pressure on herself (and the club by extension).

Maybe that was her plan…

If so, took a page out of Jose Mourinho’s book 

[Demon Disciple 11,607]

3 hours ago, forever demons said:

Dont think he owns any big boy pants yet Ethan

Big ego pants maybe?

[Skuit 9,916]

25 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

You’re kidding me it was a train wreck! She knew what the questions would be & acted as if she and the board are seperate …wow player is icu and you don’t ring him/parents that’s relationship 101 .. needs to go along with many others… I hear Pert works from Noosa ??? 

She said she hasn't spoken to Petracca's parents in a while. 

She said she hasn't spoken directly to Petracca about whether he has a preference to be elsewhere. 

That may or may not be factual. But those are the facts of what she said.

What she didn't say is whether she had spoken to Petracca's parents while he was in the ICU (which would be a private conversation anyway and not something to discuss with the media). 

She also didn't say whether she had spoken directly to Petracca as to other issues (but she was well aware of them and the club as a whole was working to resolve them). 

She also noted that she had at least reached out to Petracca and said that he was welcome to discuss any of his concerns with her anytime he wanted. 

[monoccular 17,305]

2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

luci, i'm not sure "he almost died on the operating table" is really accurate.

this is a major operation where there is always a possibility of death

it is also true that without an operation he would bleed out and die

we would need to know the the exact words used and the context

i've had 2 major operations where i could have theoretically died but i never "almost died on the operating table" despite the possibility.

"operating table" is where an operation is undertaken.  To my (somewhat informed) knowledge he did NOT have an operation (other than his appendix, later) but had an angiogram and embolisation of his bleeding spleen which Is performed, in consultation with his surgeon, by a radiologist.    This is a fairly major procedure, but it is not an operation in the sense that the abdomen is not opened or violated in any way.   

25 minutes ago, joeboy said:

Reminds me of the 1965 what would now be a meme that was made after RDB's departure.   "Ron Barassi has a job at a brewery - makes Melbourne Bitter and Carlton United". 

[Gawndy the Great 9,008]

Gawn says no repairing needed if Trac decides to rock up day one of pre season.

For  those that can’t read the article. Nothing new, both players have frustrations some Gawn agrees with other that he doesn’t.

Trac hasn’t said anything to him about leaving, which is probably why they are so confused as what they hear in the media doesn’t reconcile with what he is telling them. 

Edited August 29 by Gawndy the Great

[Fanatique Demon 2,621]

41 minutes ago, joeboy said:

Good one.  I remember 1965 when I was 14. RDB broke our hearts and defected to Carlton. A newspaper said he had made Melbourne Bitter and Carlton United.  

[Fanatique Demon 2,621]

Sorry @monoccular  I just saw your post above.  You beat me to it.

[He de mon 870]

1 hour ago, Skuit said:

"I remember giving the surgeon my friend’s number. I think it was after the surgery so this must have been 3am in the morning. I didn’t know at the time as I was drugged up, but my friend came into the ICU the next morning and basically said that the surgeon said I might not make it basically, that I was in critical condition, because of the internal bleeding and everything."

Wait. He said that a friend visited him in ICU the next morning, when he couldn't have visitors for days after the surgery? That doesn't really add up.

[Demon Dynasty 17,080]

41 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

“He needs to acknowledge that when you sign a marquee deal, you're a leader of the footy club." 

Phil Davis believes Christian Petracca and Melbourne need to get into a room and work out a solution.

Bottom line is this.

And all other marquee players, past and present, i would think understood / understand this.  Yes, even when they worked their brand!

Some can even cook!

[layzie 32,717]

Been in a showroom client meeting since 5pm. Absolutely stoked that this ticked past 200 pages while I was gone!

[dazzledavey36 52,690]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/mark-robinson-former-melbourne-president-joe-gutnick-backs-calls-for-a-fullscale-review-of-embattled-demons/news-story/9636566a415bf3fefa9d5d4aad9b4cd5?amp

Gutnick’s concerns comes as the Herald Sun can reveal Petracca’s partner Isabella Beischer – formerly a lawyer at the Hall & Wilcox legal firm, is now the business manager of Trac 5 Pty Ltd.

She is the key driver of “Brand Petracca”, which reportedly is one of reasons influencing Petracca’s desire to pursue a trade to a big Melbourne club.

She became Petracca’s business manager in April this year, two months prior to Petracca being severely injured in the King’s Birthday clash with Collingwood

[John Crow Batty 8,763]

3 minutes ago, He de mon said:

Wait. He said that a friend visited him in ICU the next morning, when he couldn't have visitors for days after the surgery? That doesn't really add up.

Also, highly unlikely a surgeon would give a random friend that kind of information. Completely unprofessional if so.

[dees189227 12,020]

I don't expect Kate to speak to tracs parents because he isn't 5 years old, but I would have thought she'd be talking to Christian on some level just to find out his issues.