KozzyCan

The character assassination of Petracca is starting to get a bit much. If a contracted player was unhappy at another club and wanted to come to us you'd all be rolling out the red carpet. I'm sure you'll all be doing just that for Sam Flanders. I'm sure no one thought anything less of May when he walked out on the Suns as a contracted captain. Seems like this is being handled the right way. He informed the club of his wishes and was given the okay to explore his options with the catch that the deal would have to suit us. I'm disappointed he's fallen out of love with the club but [censored] happens. He's still been a champion player for the better part of a decade and was one of the main reasons we won a flag.

What?

What?

Club had a fair bit to do with McLean leaving too.

Is he actually that close with ANB? I never got that sense. Flights won't really be a factor you'd feel. Either way you're spending half your day in transit.

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.

I mean, that's what the Giants did last year lol.

Oof. That aged like milk, hey?

He's not the manic dog-hungry player he once was.

I've been saying this. His contract is not an issue.

Reckon Petracca and his wife would much rather live on the Gold Coast than Adelaide.

Become a bog-average midfielder. Can't crash through contests and rip the ball out of stoppage anymore, doesn't have the fast hands to get the ball to the outside, lost a more than a yard of pace. Looks like he's lost the hunger. It's been a steep fall from grace. I've seen some say that his fitness fell away so far that it will take another pre-season to get back but I'm sorry that's not good enough. When he arrived at the club he was overweight and didn't really take training seriously. By his second year he was one of the best players in the comp.

These phantom trades are so annoying. Adelaide aren't giving up Rachele.

Who you gonna pay his money to? If we're not doing this to improve our list in the short or long term, I genuinely don't see the point.

You think he hasn't already had a zoom meeting? Reckon a professional athlete may want to see the facilities they might be training at. Seems like the club is okay with him exploring his options. Don't really see what the point would be in the kind of secrecy you're talking about.

You're overthinking this.

Nope. He would have ended up at Collingwood. May was being traded that year, we got in late and turned his head.

I would be appalled if we move on Trac just to make some room in the cap we have nothing to do with. Basically just making our list worse for nothing. He's a gun player and gun players get paid the big bucks. Adelaide aren't chasing him because they reckon he's in the bargain bin, they're doing it because they think he might be the difference in winning a flag.

What we got for Hogan and paid for May was entirely reasonable. That trade was one of the key reasons we were able to win a flag.

Wasn't the report always that the club was open to a trade that suited us and Trac was open to a move but not desperate? Pretty expected that Trac would have to meet with other clubs under those circumstances. Think that's about as mature an approach as you could expect. Still a world where he's playing for the Dees next year. Really depends on how serious Adelaide/Gold Coast are about getting this done.

Bumping this thread without an update should be banworthy 😂

You never know. Look at Dangerfield or Fyfe's frame in their draft year.

Looked an absolute gun in the early season. Struggled to run out the season. Another pre-season will do him wonders. His ball-use is elite so need to harness that weapon.

Think people are overstating the issue of Trac's contract.

No worries, I'll leave you to have your fun.