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Well he can shut up everyone tonight by saying he's staying. Hopefully it's not the cliche stuff & just say he's contracted. 

I hope he was happy to do it & won't accuse the club of forcing him.

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    Hearing he's going to express his frustrations at Collingwood's list management for not having a first round pick this year

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    He better come out and clearly state he’s a Demons for life.

    I can’t handle hearing anything else this week. I’m still raw from the JLo-Affleck divorce announcement.

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    Just now, dees189227 said:

    Well he can shut up everyone tonight by saying he's staying. Hopefully it's not the cliche stuff & just say he's contracted. 

    I hope he was happy to do it & won't accuse the club of forcing him.

    This.
     

    If he is the slightest wishy washy, half committed, PR neutral then all clubs will take notice and get to work over 2025 to work a deal with the Dees. 

    It was very unlikely to happen this year and I think he’ll likely seek a trade next year unless there is some monumental shift in game style and performance. If he is truly after success then also doubt he’ll goto Pies as they are in no better position than us.

    Maybe he sees us further dropping out of contention and he doesn’t want to around to lead the next generation come through. Maybe he sees the opp to net us some picks but then jump ship at the same time. When you take the emotion out of it, it is actually a good outcome for both parties - if and only if we are well and truly on the slide. 

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    Just now, adonski said:

    Hearing he's going to express his frustrations at Collingwood's list management for not having a first round pick this year

    "You could have had me, instead you have Shultz"

     

    Funny that Pies fans think that if they had a first round pick this year that would be enough to get the deal done. Delusional as they are toothless. 

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    4 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    This.

    If he is the slightest wishy washy, half committed, PR neutral then all clubs will take notice and get to work over 2025 to work a deal with the Dees. 

    It was very unlikely to happen this year and I think he’ll likely seek a trade next year unless there is some monumental shift in game style and performance. If he is truly after success then also doubt he’ll goto Pies as they are in no better position than us.

    Maybe he sees us further dropping out of contention and he doesn’t want to around to lead the next generation come through. Maybe he sees the opp to net us some picks but then jump ship at the same time. When you take the emotion out of it, it is actually a good outcome for both parties - if and only if we are well and truly on the slide. 

    Yep. If it's not a definitive "I'm a Demon for Life" statement and we don't rise up the ladder next year then he is as good as gone by Round 1 2026.

    If we get an "I'm contracted ... " statement then I will be very worried about his future at the Dees beyond next season.

    Not 100% he won't retire if the injury he sustained keeps causing issues. This would be devastating for him and his health must come first.

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    23 minutes ago, Royal Demon said:

    Not 100% he won't retire if the injury he sustained keeps causing issues. This would be devastating for him and his health must come first.

    Now I'm stressing that this is what he's going to say. Surely not. Though of course health should always come first.

    Edited by Little Richard

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    48 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

    He better come out and clearly state he’s a Demons for life.

    I can’t handle hearing anything else this week. I’m still raw from the JLo-Affleck divorce announcement.

     

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    22 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    If this was the case I would be positive that this would come out via the club.

    Yep I'm fairly sure that if Trac was going to announce his retirement, or his defection to another club, it wouldn't be done at 7pm on 7mate.

    It would have been all over the news by now.

    There are only 2 options here:

    - he comes out and says he's committed to the club

    - he comes out with uncommitted fluff and talks mainly about his injury

    It smells very much like a calculated PR move from his management.

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    7 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Yep I'm fairly sure that if Trac was going to announce his retirement, or his defection to another club, it wouldn't be done at 7pm on 7mate.

    It would have been all over the news by now.

    There are only 2 options here:

    - he comes out and says he's committed to the club

    - he comes out with uncommitted fluff and talks mainly about his injury

    It smells very much like a calculated PR move from his management.

    I think it will be a mix of the 2.

    As long as he is healthy I believe that Trac will play for the Demons next year and then it is up to the club to satisfy him that the club is committed to change and that we're heading in the right direction again.

    If we don't change and if we in fact go backwards then I'm afraid that we're going to be back here in this thread this time next season. And this time clubs will have had a year to get their affairs in order.

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    1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

    "You could have had me, instead you have Shultz"

     

    Funny that Pies fans think that if they had a first round pick this year that would be enough to get the deal done. Delusional as they are toothless. 

    They have as many brain cells as they do teeth.

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    1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

    "You could have had me, instead you have Shultz"

     

    Funny that Pies fans think that if they had a first round pick this year that would be enough to get the deal done. Delusional as they are toothless. 

    Is it too early to put up a Deathride Pies thread for season 2025.

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    1 minute ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    Is it too early to put up a Deathride Pies thread for season 2025.

    If you're not deathriding the Pies every season, you are doing football wrong

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    I think it will just be the complexity of what he's been going through, hopefully committing to the Dees.

    I would be fair shocked and mad if this was a Lebron James kind of interview announcing where he intends to be traded to. 

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    3 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    This.
     

    If he is the slightest wishy washy, half committed, PR neutral then all clubs will take notice and get to work over 2025 to work a deal with the Dees. 

    It was very unlikely to happen this year and I think he’ll likely seek a trade next year unless there is some monumental shift in game style and performance. If he is truly after success then also doubt he’ll goto Pies as they are in no better position than us.

    Maybe he sees us further dropping out of contention and he doesn’t want to around to lead the next generation come through. Maybe he sees the opp to net us some picks but then jump ship at the same time. When you take the emotion out of it, it is actually a good outcome for both parties - if and only if we are well and truly on the slide. 

    Maybe he’ll even earn back your trust. 

    God knows we’re all depending on the two of you to patch things up. 

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    1 hour ago, layzie said:

    I think it will just be the complexity of what he's been going through, hopefully committing to the Dees.

    I would be fair shocked and mad if this was a Lebron James kind of interview announcing where he intends to be traded to. 

    That would not go down well in Australia I don't think....

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    The man we’ve been waiting to hear from coming on the telly at 7pm before the game… perfect way to reward those loyal Dees fans braving the rain and heading to the ground 🫥

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    34 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

    The man we’ve been waiting to hear from coming on the telly at 7pm before the game… perfect way to reward those loyal Dees fans braving the rain and heading to the ground 🫥

    Yeah, if he really cared about the true, faithful supporters he'd hire a flatbed truck with a big fat PA system and drive all around the MCG precinct for an hour or so while fans are arriving, followed up by a couple of laps inside the ground all the while announcing his intentions on loop every five minutes.

    I'm thinking something along the lines of AC/DC rolling down Swanston Street singing "It's A Long Way To The Top" and wondering if bagpipes might enhance or detract from Tracc's performance.

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    4 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

    He better come out and clearly state he’s a Demons for life.

    I can’t handle hearing anything else this week. I’m still raw from the JLo-Affleck divorce announcement.

    Wouldn’t expect him to

     

    Just the usual chat he gave the players, why he needed the break

    the trauma he went through

    what he’s feeling etc

     

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    Tracc doesn't need to say anything re whether he is staying or going. The media speculate that he wants to leave and then follow up with comments along the line of the silence is deafening, Tracc has given it momentum etc. I'd prefer he gives the question the respect it deserves and say nothing.

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    13 minutes ago, Deez21 said:

    Wouldn’t expect him to

    Just the usual chat he gave the players, why he needed the break

    the trauma he went through

    what he’s feeling etc

    I think this is pretty close to the money. I wouldn't expect much more than this. Hope Dees fans aren't expecting him to be brandishing a Dees4Life neck tattoo.

    Edited by stitches

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    42 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    Yeah, if he really cared about the true, faithful supporters he'd hire a flatbed truck with a big fat PA system and drive all around the MCG precinct for an hour or so while fans are arriving, followed up by a couple of laps inside the ground all the while announcing his intentions on loop every five minutes.

    I'm thinking something along the lines of AC/DC rolling down Swanston Street singing "It's A Long Way To The Top" and wondering if bagpipes might enhance or detract from Tracc's performance.

    Thank you! Someone who understands me 

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    46 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

     

    I'm thinking something along the lines of AC/DC rolling down Swanston Street singing "It's A Long Way To The Top" and wondering if bagpipes might enhance or detract from Tracc's performance.

    Since he is of Italian heritage it will have to be a cornamusa

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