Found this very interesting in the AFL article with Big G

“We know our future success will be built on people and players who are fully committed to where we are heading."

IMO that was a direct statement to Petracca and McVee and it’s very true. We need all players going in the one direction.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by DemonOX

5 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

It’s sure gonna hurt to see Tracc in a different jumper.

Wait and see if it happens. As we have a read today any trade will be benefit melbourne, 2 weeks time we will find out whether there is genuine interest or just clubs that want him but dont want to give up what we want.

If he goes, good luck to him, we move on, if he stays we get to support him in the red and blue next season

11 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

It’s sure gonna hurt to see Tracc in a different jumper.

It might be for the first few weeks until we start watching him shank kicks inside 50 and kick out on the full from 35m on a 45 angle. We will then see what everyone else sees with Trac and be thankful we don’t have to spend (allegedly) upwards of 1.8M for that level of footy.

I also think he is part of the cultural problem so we should be able reset (somewhat) with him out of the club.

6 minutes ago, bluey said:

It’s easier to forgive Maynard than Petracca.

This is a pathetic dogs hit post. Hang your head in shame. You're not a Melbourne supporter.

Has #CP5 met with the POTUS yet?

Albo hasn’t!

10 minutes ago, bluey said:

It’s easier to forgive Maynard than Petracca.

Oof I think you've strayed on this one old blue

14 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

35,000

about 150,000 less than trac's actual handle and 500,000 less than ontrac5

Just had a little squiz over on that "ontrac5" insta page: 543k followers and each post has engagement numbers of on average about 30 comments and maybe 10 shares. If I'm being generous.

That means only 0.0036% of his audience engages with his posts.

I smell BS on the legitimacy of those numbers and think his social media savy misses has cooked the books most of those followers are bought or bots 😂

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Mouseymoo

26 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

You know very well what I mean by standout stars.

I'm not talking on the field, I am talking off it.

The word you seek is CELEBRITY

Im not the one to really know as I abhor celebrity but I have a suspicion #5 might consider himself as such.

Was surprised his entourage wasn't more numerous.....

15 minutes ago, GS_1905 said:

It might be for the first few weeks until we start watching him shank kicks inside 50 and kick out on the full from 35m on a 45 angle. We will then see what everyone else sees with Trac and be thankful we don’t have to spend (allegedly) upwards of 1.8M for that level of footy.

I also think he is part of the cultural problem so we should be able reset (somewhat) with him out of the club.

He and Bont are so far in front of the league for score involvements over the past 5 years. Its literally daylight to 3rd.

He had the worst year of kicking in his career and still got 16 votes and top 10 for score involvements per game. Even the slightest regression to the mean (which is a certainty according to me) on his kicking will see him be an elite player again, at least for 2 more years. Sure he isnt the player that you necessarily need to make finals, but he is the player you need to make top 2 and win a GF. I think its a huge loss that will take years to recover from. I hope Im horribly wrong.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Jjrogan

I’m loving Guerra already.

Can we update the title to Petracca only???

34 minutes ago, deegirl said:

I’m a shallow woman so all I know is that’s he’s very pretty 😂

He is indeed.

But unfortunately, he plays a bit pretty too i reckon. By that i mean whilst we are in desperate need of a player with his kicking skills i have question mark over his intensity and contest work.

Not every player needs to be contest beast, and perhaps I'm being unfair, but i feel like he picks and chooses a bit and i'm of the view that few players that are not instinctively hard at it ever really address that issue.

Liking this; getting a fair bit of support from the nuffies on SEN (maybe alterior Curnow motives), going into bat for us basically agreeing Adelaide are being unreasonable in expecting Tracc but saying a player like Rochelle is off limits.

"One is rolled gold, the other is a nifty forward". You can't ask for the world and expect to give nothing in return.

Clubs think getting a player to nominate is the loophole to underpaying. It isn't.

It's nice to get a bit of media support for once.

Just now, Jjrogan said:

He and Bont are so far in front of the league for score involvements over the past 5 years. Its literally daylight to 3rd.

He had the worst year of his kicking in his career and still got 16 votes and top 10 for score involvements per game. Even the slightest regression to the mean (which is a certainty according to me) on his kicking will see him be an elite player again, at least for 2 more years. Sure he isnt the player that you necessarily need to make finals, but he is the player you need to make top 2 and win a GF. I think its a huge loss that will take years to recover from. I hope Im horribly wrong.

And he wants to take his bat and ball elsewhere. Will he next be presenting his Nonnas original Pie Floater recipe or how to wizz up that wondrous 1000 island seafood sauce in a Bullet... ideal for those yummy northern King Prawns ???

Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of CP-Soap 😉

how often does a quality player like Rachele get included in a trade like this

famously josh kennedy was included as part of the Judd trade (and worked out very well for West coast) but i can;t think of too many others.

we're not playing finals next and our list is aging. I'd rather 2 goods picks for JT to take to the draft.

2 hours ago, Fat Tony said:

Soligo is worth tempting to leave but the Crows won't want to trade him.

2 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

I just don't see the Crows offering up any best 22 players. Reckon this ends up being done with the Suns or not at all.

2 hours ago, Random Task said:

Soligo would be ideal but can't see the Crows parting with him. Fairly certain he's contracted long term as well.

It doesn’t matter what the crows want, they need a big bodied mid who can create score assists while moving forward. If they want him Soligo will become surplus to requirements. Their window is open and they are missing a bull.

We”ll ask for Thilthorpe or Rankine, they’ll say no and that’s how trade talks start, if they haven’t already

1 minute ago, BDA said:

how often does a quality player like Rachele get included in a trade like this

famously josh kennedy was included as part of the Judd trade (and worked out very well for West coast) but i can;t think of too many others.

we're not playing finals next and our list is aging. I'd rather 2 goods picks for JT to take to the draft.

Well Adelaide don’t have good picks. Anything outside of 7 this year is no good at all. Next year’s pick likely to be pushed to 18-21 too from them. So unless we involve hawthorn or GC, we don’t get the pick capital the club has said it would accept.

Pretty obvious now that he did try and get out the door last year too. I’m not buying that he was trying to instigate change from within.

1 minute ago, Pennant St Dee said:

It doesn’t matter what the crows want, they need a big bodied mid who can create score assists while moving forward. If they want him Soligo will become surplus to requirements. Their window is open and they are missing a bull.

We”ll ask for Thilthorpe or Rankine, they’ll say no and that’s how trade talks start, if they haven’t already

Ahhh.... the art of the deal..

🤔 think someone wrote a book about that .....

48 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

It’s sure gonna hurt to see Tracc in a different jumper.

For the first few rounds it will be but then it will be fine.

I kind of dropped off him this year. Just felt his heart really wasn't there & disappointed in his skills at times.

He can go.

1 minute ago, beelzebub said:

Ahhh.... the art of the deal..

🤔 think someone wrote a book about that .....

If they want him it just means posturing and holding your nerve to the last day of trade period. Keeping the Crows and Suns involved is a benefit

3 minutes ago, Trident22 said:

Well Adelaide don’t have good picks. Anything outside of 7 this year is no good at all. Next year’s pick likely to be pushed to 18-21 too from them. So unless we involve hawthorn or GC, we don’t get the pick capital the club has said it would accept.

i reckon gold coast has to be the go. Adelaide will just stuff us around

3 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

It doesn’t matter what the crows want, they need a big bodied mid who can create score assists while moving forward. If they want him Soligo will become surplus to requirements. Their window is open and they are missing a bull.

We”ll ask for Thilthorpe or Rankine, they’ll say no and that’s how trade talks start, if they haven’t already

It will only be possible if Soligo wants to come to Melbourne.

4 minutes ago, BDA said:

how often does a quality player like Rachele get included in a trade like this

famously josh kennedy was included as part of the Judd trade (and worked out very well for West coast) but i can;t think of too many others.

we're not playing finals next and our list is aging. I'd rather 2 goods picks for JT to take to the draft.

How often does a quality player like Petracca with 4 years left on his contract get traded?

You want 2 good picks, but good picks in this draft are top 6-8, and Adelaide is not getting that. And banking on them to flop next year, is risky.