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  1. 16-02-2015, 04:38 PM #1
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    Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Melbourne draftee Christian Petracca will miss the rest of the season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at training on Monday.

    Petracca, the No.2 overall pick in last year's draft, landed awkwardly during a drill and was assessed on the boundary at Gosch's Paddock. He was sent for scans, with these confirming the Demons' worst fears.

    Demons' football operations manager Josh Mahoney said Petracca would have surgery on his knee as soon as possible.

    "Christian had an incident today (Monday) at training, which involved twisting his knee," he said.

    "Unfortunately, scans today confirmed a rupture of the ACL in his left knee.

    "This is devastating news for Christian and the club, as he was preparing for the season ahead.

    "He'll meet surgeons tonight and have the appropriate surgery to repair the ACL as soon as possible."

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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Melbourne don't have much luck with their early draft picks, no matter how many the AFL throw at them.
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Dreadful news, really feel for the guy, and the club.
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Poor kid, that's just horrible.
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Quote Originally Posted by Greystache View Post
    Melbourne don't have much luck with their early draft picks, no matter how many the AFL throw at them.
    Horrid news for the kid.
    Melbourne should never have been given that pick for Frawley
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Feel for the kid. First he gets drafted by Melbourne then he does his knee. Real bad luck on all counts.
    They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Did he have a history of problems?
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Poor kid. The Dees are cursed. And yet Dwayne Russell asks Bonts last year if he was worried about getting drafted by the dogs. Fate is conspiring against them, I wonder when Dwayne interviews Petrecca if he will ask the same question...
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Quote Originally Posted by bulldogtragic View Post
    Poor kid. The Dees are cursed. And yet Dwayne Russell asks Bonts last year if he was worried about getting drafted by the dogs. Fate is conspiring against them, I wonder when Dwayne interviews Petrecca if he will ask the same question...
    You seem to be assuming that he might learn something.

    Real shame for Petracca and Melbourne. He impressed me with his form on the field and he always interviewed well.
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    If I were a Melbourne supporter I would be absolutely gutted right now.
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

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    If I were a Melbourne supporter I would be absolutely gutted right now.
    Yup, watching him would have been one of the few highlights for a Melbourne supporter this year.
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

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    If I were a Melbourne supporter I would be absolutely gutted right now.
    Snow season is in full swing though.
    They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Terrible turn of events for player and club. Really, really feel for the kid.

    Fortunately he has a teammate called Daniel Cross who has a reputation for giving injured teammates massive levels of support.
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Terrible news. I feel for him but not Melbourne. I wish him the best.
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    Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

    Feel for Petracca. Not an ounce of feeling for Melboure. Suffer in your jocks, go back to the snow and play for more draft picks.
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