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Without doubt ( well in my mind ) the most pivotal person in all of this, besides Petracca himself is Max. I sense Max is one of those who you would follow out of the trenches. He seems grounded , very aware of his surroundings and his role in them. I have no idea really if Trac will stay or go, whether indeed he should stay or go but he might want to have a few more heart to hearts with Max. At the end of the day Melbourne will continue, Christian will continue. I'm really not fussed where . Us good, elsewhere, so be it. I just want this club to sort its mess out and play decent footy. We seem a very distracted, sometimes destructive place. This needs to resolve. In Max I trust..... strangely very few /others at the Club have my confidence. Interesting times ahead

I remember a mention , or someone referencing it ( not an Xer myself ). I remember it because of the emphasis placed on "family" . This I feel has been underplayed by many. The Trac story has been very family influenced over his journey and suspect still is. My thoughts go along these lines. Personally I have no time for celebrity, and total disdain for "influencers/influencing".. ppl 'influenced' must be short of grey cells imho ... Have they no self evaluation etc. To me it's like fashion, another world of stupidity. I say all that but I do get it "eXists" ...I do get it has weight. Christian is a wanna be "star"... a major "influencer" .. he is all about Brand . He gets 'influencing' but from my cheap seats the irony is he 's being more influenced than he is others. He's got his 'mrs' pushing him along, he's got his big time sporting mates from 'other sports' shining the way and he has his FAMILY getting their two bobs worth of being in his ear. They always have. I remember way back, and when that tweet popped up thinking... who's running the show..... and that's what all this is in a fashion a SHOW.. Welcome to Trac5 coming to a channel near you etc etc. For all his talent as a footballer ( though I wonder if he'll ever get back to his 100% best ) I find his positioning a worry. I'd rather a dedicated footballer than a showman giving cameos. Without doubt there are serious concerns at Melbourne, I just wonder if Petracca might be one himself. Still much to play out. I don't want this club to revolve about one person. You need 18 blokes on a field playing good footy together. Not someone more concerned about clicks.

Can you organise the paperwork Red...

He's fine. Suggest he's just not enamoured with the club or the current mess.

Bingo. Not until season truly done and dusted do the mics get switched back on. But plenty of backroom shenanigans and texting until then 😉

It's only weird if you suppose the game is played upon a level field. It isn't and hasn't been for quite a while. Look at the preferential treatment afforded certain clubs. Also consider do these same said clubs weird unequal power in the various hallways of the chambers running this circus ? Not weird at all imho. It is what it is.... by design ;)

The point I think that bears noting is he isn't ( seemingly ) self driven.

Quite possible AFLHQ... ahem... we're the ONLY "brand" 😉

Well....it's there if required.. no Tm or cr fees ;)

Well....maybe not all her but I could see a situation whereby 'mrs'CP5 + family+ 'influencer figjam type" sporting mates might poison his sensibilities. The world is NOT logical ;)

And there you have it....

Simply the best post for years 👏👏👏👏👏

Sorry have to laugh.... this has gone beyond bizarre... full WEIRD it seems

Who...and why

Odds ? Asking for a friend

I do get that... but give what transpired and where we now all find ourselves it might have be prudent( at least ) and empathetic (better) to have gone the extra mile here. Not every day a player suffers that kind of injury. Tells me all i need to know about this administration.

Yeah not her job..... Let's suppose the great Jimma was still in charge.... reckon he might have gone and had a look in .. you think ??

Get Jackson.... he'd know just what to ask,where to look and who to ask . Make it happen

He often Nails it... no exception here !!

We don't know a lot.. emph KNOW Much of what we are surmising is by joining dots and their faint ones at that, one might even say feint too. What is interesting to me are not only things that are supposedly said but also the lack of proof to the contrary and or denials.. Very easy to knock a lot of this on the head. Bang... and we get on with things. It's not going that way. Many being very very cagey. Almost all other players walking in lockstep. There's that much secret squirrel bs going on it's palpable. This debacle is sponsored by 'Can-o-worms'

How big was his 'brand' then ? asking for a friend ..

I agree..... but..... It's very hard to unhear or unsee something. Someone wrote it's akin to say your partner cheating on you and then you get back together. The TRUST is never the same. Yes you can work through it but often flounders. The difference in games can be just a % or two of effort, a cm here a cpl of secs there. If EVERYONE is not on same page going in same direction....you're stuffed. I think this was on show through our season.

Trac is ( or should we be candid, was ) a very good player. On his day could turn a game. Marvellous stuff. And here we are. No player is THAT good you sell the farm or cow tow to. Grievances are one thing , too many tix-on-self is another. If his focus is NOT on being a TEAM MEMBER ... then is that who we want ? Trac....either you're with us or you're agin us. No in between. Go Dees.. you coming along Christian ?

The classic... oh sorry can't make Friday's dinner .. ( got a better offer 😉 )

Already addressed 😉🤣