17 minutes ago, DoubleH said:

Tracca off to do deals with the Adelaide Football Club

Someone do a welfare check on @john delosa he's just out of frame kicking and screaming at his hero's departure 😂

See ya later Tracc, you’ve done well to turn the entire fan base against you by your lack of commitment.

Just now, Ted Lasso said:

Trac is a contracted player at Melbourne until we agree to a trade and looking at the crows draft picks they’re well short so hopefully the meeting includes a discussion about how on earth they get this deal done. Unless another team is involved I don’t see it

14 + a good young player?

11 minutes ago, rolling fog said:

My mail is a OnTrac x Maggie Beer collab will be announced in coming days.

with special guest Poh.

4 minutes ago, Mouseymoo said:

Someone do a welfare check on @john delosa he's just out of frame kicking and screaming at his hero's departure 😂

some will say he’s just there for a holiday and a game of golf.

2 minutes ago, roy11 said:

14 + a good young player?

14 in this draft may as well be 40. No. Thank. You.

Top 8-10 pick plus a good quality player.

Adelaide needs to get creative or they need to take a hike.

They also need to take on his entire salary.

Hopefully the next visit is on the GC

4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

14 in this draft may as well be 40. No. Thank. You.

Top 8-10 pick plus a good quality player.

Adelaide needs to get creative or they need to take a hike.

They also need to take on his entire salary.

Agreed. The threshold question is whether we’re open to a trade or not.

If satisfied, Adelaide can get in line.

7 minutes ago, roy11 said:

14 + a good young player?

I’d be shocked if a good young player is involved in any deal. Adelaide would have to agree to it and then we’d have to convince a young player in a side contending for a flag to come to a rebuilding club

9 minutes ago, Mouseymoo said:

Someone do a welfare check on @john delosa he's just out of frame kicking and screaming at his hero's departure 😂

This is all just media muckraking though, right?

3 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

14 in this draft may as well be 40. No. Thank. You.

Top 8-10 pick plus a good quality player.

Adelaide needs to get creative or they need to take a hike.

They also need to take on his entire salary.

They had NAS money a few weeks ago, so hopefully.
Wonder what they're offering Ah Chee

Helluva first day for Stephen King

What a dog act, the club helped him become a premiership hero, he’s one of the highest paid players in the league, he’s got his CP5 brand name (severely tarnished), he’s demanded changes in training standards, we’ve got a new Coach & board & he’s sneaking out the back door before our new Coach has even got his feet under the table

Totally disrespectful & weak by a spoilt brat & mummies boy

I don’t want him back, shop him off to whoever gives us the best offer, not his preferred option

2 minutes ago, Billy said:

What a dog act, the club helped him become a premiership hero, he’s one of the highest paid players in the league, he’s got his CP5 brand name (severely tarnished), he’s demanded changes in training standards, we’ve got a new Coach & board & he’s sneaking out the back door before our new Coach has even got his feet under the table

Totally disrespectful & weak by a spoilt brat & mummies boy

I don’t want him back, shop him off to whoever gives us the best offer, not his preferred option

Trac has given us great service and his time is up with us. I wish him luck! His currency will be high still, so cash in whilst we can.

Gee how's kings looking with mcvee, spargo going & now potentially petracca. He'll get a complex

We know him and the club are open to a trade, he has met with a club open to that trade. What is the fuss.

Edited September 29Sep 29 by MrFreeze

On 28/09/2025 at 09:14, manny100 said:

Why would any employee commit publicly. No one knows what unexpected opportunities may turn up. If you commit and a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' pops up you look like a clown when you back away from your commitment.

I guess we call that 'keeping your options open - both from a club and player point of view. Who knows the club may get a to good to refuse 'overs' offer.

Spot on. I'd also add thay throughout my professional career I always saw setting performance targets as a way of committing to the year ahead and the achievement of targets and payment of bonuses were an important part of recommitting or looking for the next opportunity.

The key differences for footballers is that with an average career spanning only 6 years they cannot afford to waste time in an environment that is not allowing them to succeed. Zach Merritt is a good example of this as someone who has done his part but has been let down by a poor environment. While I dont think McVee has been let down by the club he has every right to explore his opportunities when he is out of contract especially in a year where our Coach, CEO and President have all moved on.

I think we will get 14 (and maybe a 3rd) and a F1, for Trac.

Not sure about the salary $.

Then trade 14 (and maybe the 3rd?) for Flanders.

Leaves us with Flanders, Crows F1 and cap space for next year.

Oh yeah, and we can Death Ride the Crows all year.

38 minutes ago, biggestred said:

how good is footy, where the teams that perform worst lose their best players to the teams that win all the time. yay. so good.

I know it's annoying that we're actively making another team better next year whilst making out own objectively worse, but at the same time the only club that can make this happen is us.

1 minute ago, 2021 said:

I think we will get 14 (and maybe a 3rd) and a F1, for Trac.

Not sure about the salary $.

Then trade 14 (and maybe the 3rd?) for Flanders.

Leaves us with Flanders, Crows F1 and cap space for next year.

Oh yeah, and we can Death Ride the Crows all year.

Flanders, a future first, and ALL his wage paid vs keeping him. What we reckon?

I say pull the trigger. He wants out so thanks for your service (no sarcasm) and let's get on with it.

I just know if we deal with crows we will get screwed, 14 this year will end up in the 20s in a weak draft and a future first will more than likely be even worse next year with trac improving there side. I just can’t understand pushing him out in what is effectively a fire sale or a swap of picks that nets us Flanders. Is the relationship that far gone that we have no option but to trade now.

5 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Clearly Josh is not good at maths. I reckon it’s 50%…Trac either stays or he doesn’t.

He could quit footy.

2 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

I know it's annoying that we're actively making another team better next year whilst making out own objectively worse, but at the same time the only club that can make this happen is us.

Its not just us though is it.

Curnow. Allen. Merrett. You're not seeing players move the other way either

Edited September 29Sep 29 by biggestred

Have lost complete respect for him if true! Old school you sign a contract you honour it on both sides club & player! Hope the Players Association is happy with the circus they have created

Edited September 29Sep 29 by Demonsone

seeya Brand Petracca!