Norm Smith's Curse

Not only that my boss is going to be well annoyed when I spend another trade period buried on my mobile the whole time...

I reckon because of the water under the bridge we trade him to Freo for Serong and Brayshaw. Build a brand in the most isolated city in the world.

Just on Footy Classified.

McClure just insinuated Tracc and Goodwin have had a deteriorating relationship while Lloyd suggested team mates have suggested its best for Tracc to go. What a mess.

Yeah I still think this is a way to force our hand on a rebuild while some players turning 29 still have currency.

Imagine the rumours coming out of the club in 2025!

Cant get a trade? Just make it untenable...

Not sure that is still the case.

Sorry typo - i mean the club

Id love that.

Im talking North, Richmond or even Essendon - better chance of a brownlow and better chance of a trade.

I guess all they can do is say they want to keep him to keep is trade value up? its like with Oliver letting it leak he was having a personal crisis before then suggesting he might be traded was amateur.

Come on, its Melbourne. Tracc could hamstring Gawnie and Clarry and the boys would be over smiling and patting him on the back.

All that and potentially scaring off potential trade targets. The club need to get out in front of this, not playing everything is fine.

But he could get a brownlow

Could the fact that there is an ongoing investigation into certain matters have played a role? Are we allowed to mention that if we use vague language?

Maybe he is planning on retiring and wants to trojan horse his way to the pies first, rock up to preseason with a two month load of Parma on the belly?

That is the funny thing. They may think making up public relations style reasons is softening the blow or making it seem reasonable when it comes across as more like Tom 'just having a look' Scully.

Maybe he just wants a brownlow and knows Clarry makes that hard?

How about hearing it from a Carlton Coterie member? lol.

If a player wants to leave to the point where they all but say it and blame the club do we really think they are going to come back preseason keen and raring to go?

exactly an alternative view is we are being forced into a rebuild. Take the initiative, be ruthless and trade them all while they have currency.

That is an interesting take. What if there was a view that the window closes at the end of 2024 and then that was our preseason?

Have you read the bigfooty rumour thread as well?

I think and have heard its seeds were planted during the preseason shambles and continued from there. But then again someone else told me it was all about his injury so depends who you want to believe.