Roost it far

I’m pretty sure everyone here loves having Petracca on board but if you want to air your doubts in public be prepared for some backlash. Football is an emotional business and he still hasn’t come out and said he intends to stay. I think it’s understandable for people on a discussion forum to vent their frustrations. Compared to what I hear at the football I’d say we’re mostly a well behaved lot.

Lever could easily be captain or we could get Viney and Sparrow as co captains. Captains Jack Sparrow……I’ll see myself out.

Happy for Jack, likely a year too long but that's the industry currently. I just really hope we don't waste top picks on trades for guys like Houston. We need to keep taking the best available youth or players no older than 25-26.

So he says but I'm still here........

Because Christian Petracca is at the very centre of it all and he's in the top few players in the league. That's why. It creates clicks not just from Melbourne supporters but from the whole comp, who also want to know, so they feed out the one bit of info they have with 100 disguises on it.

This is nuts. I come here so as to ignore the media but they just keep dragging me back in.

That would work.

Jeez we need a big off season. Take the team to an overseas training facility and surround them with the very best in the business for 2 weeks. Harden and bond them in the fire of adversity. I'll read about it on a comfy chair on my verandah.

Deep down you love her though.

🤦‍♂️

So I'm led to believe Tracc is staying and all is right in the world? If so he really needs to come out and say it.

Maybe Chandler's out as well?

It gives Verrall time

Interspersed with some sound football knowledge are your posts like this one. Fresh air and exercise is my tip if you’re feeling this way, works for me.

The way Petracca trains, goes about his preseasons and how good at football he is I’ve no doubt he’ll fully recover and play top line football again. I’ve also no doubt whoever he plays for (hopefully us) will get there moneys worth. Talk of “cutting your losses” when talking about a 28 year old Norm Smith medallist is way over the top, even by my standards. The guys a freaking superstar of the game.

In the Pies coaching box…..sorry, couldn’t help myself.

Absolutely it’s mind blowing but that’s how the situation looks to me. I think I was wrong once before about 17 years ago so I may well be again, we can only hope.

Thats all way too sensible for me. You may well be spot and I hope you are but for mine it feels the other way. The next few weeks will give us the answer.

Then put a post up celebrating the win. He’s chasing a trade, little doubt in my mind now. I believe teams are professional enough to mend bridges and that’s what may well happen and he’ll stay. However if he does demand a trade then we need to play hardball. He’s 2 top 10 picks and a high second rounder/solid 24-26 year old midfielder who plays for us round 1. Anything less and no deal. I’m also of the mind that if he does go we need change at the top. This should never have got to this point. (This may just be my disappointment with the situation bubbling over)

Not so sure anymore. The whole club celebrated today except for one guy. You can’t deny the serious possibility.

We made a statement today and so did someone else by not making a statement. He’s looking more gone by the day.

Let’s just wait and see what the Collingwood offer is……..🤦‍♂️

I’d be shocked if the club wasn’t aware of the issues that need addressing. I just don’t see how this helps considering how much conjecture about the club has been swirling around for the last 12 months. Ideally he’d want to be captain and drive the standards from there. I don’t see how he can be now which is another reason why I’m starting to think he may just be trying to force a trade.

Which is another reason he may actually be on the way out.

Where’s the fun in that. i do find it interesting that he’s said nothing to us, the supporters, to alleviate the obvious concerns. The longer that silence lasts the closer he is to being traded……at least that’s becoming my take on the matter. His silence has meaning no??