Meanwhile Clayton is sharing his only recipe with his new GWS teammates

sink spaghetti :

Run water hot in sink

Put in plug

Add spaghetti (alphabetty spaghetti good)

Wait 10 Mins

Pull out plug

Add tomato sauce

Eat from sink so no washing up

In psychological terms, ie what happens in the mind, the theory may go that Petracca was always going to consider/coincide/acquiesce (however you may put it) to his wife Bella.

If they were honest, it appears she was a driving force to live in the QLD. A young family, sunshine money and all.

if you look at CP he’s a mummies boy and will acquiesce to the dominant female in his life. He will also take all the knocks to cover over feminine influences that would inevitably be born upon him by the [censored] up male dominated culture of the AFL.

You could write a book about this stuff. Others have.

Scratch the surface. He’s taken hits for those in his life who want more than what the MFC and Melbourne offered.

I wouldn’t begrudge him for greener pastures. I would be honest to say what brought you to where you were led.

Happy wife means a happy life. As they say.

Her influence is being labeled as ‘brand Petracca’.

The only people who really care are those who are paid to write stories, and that “care factor” is debatable.

Don’t give them any weight. They’ll manipulate and lie to you at every opportunity.

As far as CP goes. He’s a great player but not a great of the MFC.

Although in years to come, if he did a RDB and couched the team, in say 2035, then you’d likely think he was worth the time to converse.

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1 hour ago, RickyJ45 said:

SLIDING DOORS:

## IF…

Damian Barrett sees Christian Petracca doing anything north of the Tweed —

THEN…

prepare yourself, because “**Brand Petracca**” will be declared the biggest thing to hit the Gold Coast since the last expansion draft.

## IF…

Petracca signs a sponsorship deal, posts a beach photo, or is spotted near a surfboard,

THEN…

Barrett’s Narrative Accelerator™ will turn it into a discussion about “focus,” “priorities,” and whether the Suns can handle such a powerful brand aura.

## IF…

Petracca dominates a game,

THEN…

it’s because “Brand Petracca thrives in the Queensland lifestyle.”

But if he has an off day,

it’s because “Brand Petracca is distracted by the Queensland lifestyle.”

Either way — the brand is undefeated.

## IF…

Barrett coins a phrase like “Brand Petracca,”

THEN…

expect it to echo across every AFL platform until even the Metricon seagulls are quoting it.

## IF…

Gold Coast fans push back on the label,

THEN…

Barrett will calmly explain he’s “just calling it as he sees it,” which is media shorthand for “I’ve created a storyline and I’m not letting go.”

## IF…

Petracca posts a cooking video from a Gold Coast apartment,

THEN…

Barrett will wonder aloud whether the Suns are comfortable with their marquee player sautéing instead of centre‑bouncing.

## IF…

Petracca says nothing at all,

THEN…

Barrett will describe the silence as “interesting,” “telling,” or “a developing situation.”

## IF…

Barrett hears even the faintest whisper about the Suns,

THEN…

it becomes a “story worth monitoring,” which is AFL media code for “I’m about to make this a thing.”

## IF…

there’s absolutely nothing happening in the AFL world,

THEN…

don’t worry — Barrett will find a way to bring up Brand Petracca again, just to keep the content ecosystem hydrated in the Queensland heat.

## IF…

you think this is all a bit dramatic,

THEN…

congratulations — you’ve mastered the Barrett Method™.

#24CaratGold 👏👏👏

11 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

What a complete waste of energy, though. You should consider redirecting that energy towards cheering for our players. That’s energy well spent.

I'll give him a golf clap during the warm up, but will cheer when one of our players eats him.

I'm not into booing. But I'm in some stage of grief because I can't bring myself to watch the 2021 GF.

Don't like him at all anymore, very glad to see the back of him and his primadonna antics: was a boat anchor for our club in his last couple of seasons.

2 hours ago, biggestred said:

I legitimately read 6 of those sliding doors before I realised they were taking the mickey. which just shows you how bad Damos's "column" is.

..or...........?....

1 hour ago, Ghostwriter said:

#24CaratGold 👏👏👏

I can just imagine the FUN you had creating it, @RickyJ45!