Apparently he didn’t interview very well

[meher baba]

Sigh…

[The_Dud]

[CURLY]

And here we go again. FFS

[meher baba]

And here we go again. FFS

Well,,it still causes me pain.

[CURLY]

And here we go again. FFS

Well,,it still causes me pain.

Yeah and if he got knocked out 5 times and couldn’t play you wouldn’t care

[meher baba]

And here we go again. FFS

Well,,it still causes me pain.

Yeah and if he got knocked out 5 times and couldn’t play you wouldn’t care

Who? Petracca?

[CURLY]

And here we go again. FFS

Well,,it still causes me pain.

Yeah and if he got knocked out 5 times and couldn’t play you wouldn’t care

Who? Petracca?

Yes

[samuraisaint]

We really need to nail this #9 draft pick this year don't we?

[The_Dud]

What Paddy doing right now?

[CURLY]

We really need to nail this #9 draft pick this year don't we?

Of course we do.

Scully
Trengove
Toumpas
Watts
Gysberts

Plenty of garbage.

[CURLY]

What Paddy doing right now?

Injury troll love it.

[samuraisaint]

We really need to nail this #9 draft pick this year don't we?

Of course we do.



Plenty of garbage.

We have the makings of an excellent side, but we still need to nail the #9 this year. We were very unlucky not to beat the Demons in Alice Springs last year, and we beat the Dogs in a final last season too, but a top ten pick is something we need to get 100% right.

[suss]

I honestly wonder what Trout must think when watches Patracca play. He is embarrassed? Does he actually realise what he’s done or does he tell himself that he didn’t have a crystal ball and that he made the right decision at the time?

[samuraisaint]

I honestly wonder what Trout must think when watches Patracca play. He is embarrassed? Does he actually realise what he’s done or does he tell himself that he didn’t have a crystal ball and that he made the right decision at the time?

Well, I don't have a crystal ball but I can tell you he's going to win a Norm Smith. 40 possessions in a Grand Final his team wins by 13 goals.

[Banger9798]

40 touches
15 score involvements
24 contested possies
2 goals
1 Unbelievably messy bedroom

[Banger9798]

We should pay the price to get Bing...Jake Lever, Steven May...elite and worth the draft picks

[CURLY]

Lot of first rounders running around for Melbourne.

[1966]

I honestly wonder what Trout must think when watches Patracca play. He is embarrassed? Does he actually realise what he’s done or does he tell himself that he didn’t have a crystal ball and that he made the right decision at the time?

Not even Daniel Andrew’s could spin enough bull s*** to explain it. Was a shocking decision at the time - now it’s an all time great stuff up.

<1 week ban for a political post>

[B.M]

There were some who actually criticised the decision at the time!!!

And we’re roundly rubbished on here by apologists

[magnifisaint]

I think Trout was on Melbourne's payroll. It was all part of the plan! There should be an investigation into this. Surely there was some collusion between the Trout and Melbourne.
Paddy Who?

[lewdogs]

It was a terrible move at the time. I remember spending the year watching Petracca highlights and salivating over him. Remember the morning of the draft on the radio they said we were going to take McCartin and I felt sick. Was in shock for weeks afterwards, felt like another grand final loss.

Having said all that, it's done. It's the past and going over it does nothing. We need to move on, as supporters, and as a club. Melbourne made plenty of horrendous decisions and now they're premiers. We don't get the flag by mulling over these things. What's done is done.

We got Max King at pick 4. Hopefully that's the one we look back on fondly.

[Ghost Like]

I hope whoever sat next to Elshaugh tonight, watching the GF, elbowed him in the ribs and laughingly said, "You picked McCartin!", after each of his 40 possessions.

Petracca was every bit the freak everyone (except Trout) thought he'd be during tonight's GF.

[Waltzing St Kilda]

40 touches
15 score involvements
24 contested possies
2 goals
1 Unbelievably messy bedroom

Post of the week.

Memo to club management. No more clowns in the recruiting department. No more gut-feel picks. Get professional or GTFO.

[Waltzing St Kilda]

Even better for Melbourne was that after we failed to pick Petracca we let it be known far and wide that he didn't interview well, he was arrogant, etc.

What a lack of class.

So this would have been pointed out to Petracca and he made a conscious effort to change.

[SaintPav]

He's exactly what we need now too.