John Crow Batty

https://youtu.be/MepsvQm4FZk?si=e5dU_LVnDhtce20Q

Would Trac be irritated that (unprofessional) Clarry having 4 Bluey’s to Tracc’s 2

He is towing the company line.

Is he the gun player you were alluding to as being a bit of an [censored] to the cheer squad and supporters?

McKay plays a role similar to what JVR is being groomed for. If McKay comes where does that leave JVR’s future. I’d want TDK.

8 games in the past two seasons makes him worth blunt steak knives at his age.

Not singling out the doctor. Who made the final say to let Tracc play on, is it the doctor, the coaches or the player? This is a whole league problem. I believe there is jiggery pokey still going on at some clubs with concussion protocols(not ours) and there are huge pressures on doctors to make decisions one way or another or not at all.

The vision of Tracc’s reactions and obvious severe agony at a level that is rarely seen when his injury occurred was a huge red flag. Signs and symptoms shown by Tracc were of enough concern for him to be sent immediately to hospital for investigation and diagnosis IMO as with many who witnessed the incident. Club doctors on the field are not equiped to make a diagnosis of an internal injury. There is more to this incident that meets the eye and will influence the outcome of this circus once all the facts come out.

Just like politicians who say this or that depending on the political circumstances. Once the Petracca circus is over the fans will forget everything what was said.

if the club don’t appeal it will be an egregious betrayal of Kozzie and all the players by the club. The incident was purely accidental. The charge should be dropped in its entirety.

He doesn’t miss the Sunday roast. He now can afford prime eye fillet and aged wagyu every day of the week. Losing him wasn’t the biggest problem. Failure to cover his loss even with a journeyman ruckman is. Was very ordinary today in a must win game.

Port pick up Soldo and Sweet. Two second string ruckman who could not get a game at their former clubs but know how to compete and use their size and strength. We bring in Schache and Fullerton, two lightweight softy’s who don’t know how or compete and can’t even get a game when Gawn is injured. How [censored] is that?

Brad Green kicked 55 goals in 2008, and Tmac 53 goals in 2018 were the last two players to kick over 50 goals in season aside from Fritsch. As you say, not hard to replace.

It does feel like we have been slowly salami sliced into irrelevance since 2021. Biggest worry is that we haven’t recruited anyone of note since then. Too many vanilla B graders. Windsor looks OK but he won’t fix out midfield problems. JVR is no Luke Jackson. We need a dedicated key forward and not a jack of all trades but master of none.

Yeah, it’s just running the clock down till the season ends. No one is showing their cards yet.

I have been thinking about that. If Petracca really wants a 100% out, what legal options could he explore to void his contract if no deal is possible? Medical negligence and lack of duty of care by the club to his health needs could be argued in a law suit. Despite his insistence on returning to the field, it is ultimately the club doctor and by extension the club who bear responsibility. But he would have to prove that the injury was made worse by the club allowing him to return to the field and that the severity of his injury could have been foreseen. Not surprising if Petracca, the Blues and Pies have already explored this option.

If he does get suspended the club should appeal.

I can never get my head around how we lost to WC. The most [censored] up game I ever witnessed.

Whats the case if Trac decides to officially retire but a year later changes his mind? Can he return to the game for another club?

Will the rules allow Petracca do a Cam McCarthy and walk out of his contract, sit out next season then go to next seasons draft or be picked up by another club by other means?

The Bleak House Hotel in Albert Park sounds appropriate.

Yeah a couple of decades ago I had a sudden medical emergency with no warning that nearly killed me and certainly left me in a tough time mentally. But it convinced me to finally leave a job I hated because I ended up suffering with two internal demons. Later things slowly got better in a new work environment.

Everyone of standing at the club tells us Trac will be at the club next season except the man himself who has said nothing. I get the feeling everyone is in some sort of holding pattern until the season is over for us and then the story will develop with new twists during the finals and beyond.

Since he is of Italian heritage it will have to be a cornamusa

Greg Stafford did have some forward line ability. He did kick 141 goals in 205 games.