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

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  • Greystache
    Bulldog Team of the Century
    • Dec 2009
    • 9775
    #1

    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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    • Greystache
      Bulldog Team of the Century
      • Dec 2009
      • 9775
      #2
      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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        • AndrewP6
          Bulldog Team of the Century
          • Jan 2009
          • 8142
          #3
          Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

          Dreadful news, really feel for the guy, and the club.
          [B][COLOR="#0000CD"]Our club was born in blood and boots, not in AFL focus groups.[/COLOR][/B]

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            • Daughter of the West
              WOOF Member
              • Sep 2010
              • 918
              #4
              Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

              Poor kid, that's just horrible.
              Wake me up when we get to heaven, let me sleep if we're going to hell

              Good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath

              And we all found heaven - 2016 Premiers!

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                • Remi Moses
                  WOOF Member
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 14785
                  #5
                  Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

                  Originally posted by Greystache
                  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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                    • Twodogs
                      Moderator
                      • Nov 2006
                      • 27664
                      #6
                      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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                        • Maddog37
                          WOOF Member
                          • Nov 2010
                          • 3132
                          #7
                          Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

                          Did he have a history of problems?

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                            • bulldogtragic
                              The List Manager
                              • Jan 2007
                              • 34289
                              #8
                              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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                                • GVGjr
                                  Moderator
                                  • Nov 2006
                                  • 44979
                                  #9
                                  Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

                                  Originally posted by bulldogtragic
                                  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.
                                  Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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                                    • Cyberdoggie
                                      WOOF Member
                                      • Jan 2007
                                      • 2860
                                      #10
                                      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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                                        • comrade
                                          Hall of Fame
                                          • Jun 2008
                                          • 18092
                                          #11
                                          Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

                                          Originally posted by Cyberdoggie
                                          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.
                                          Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.

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                                            • Twodogs
                                              Moderator
                                              • Nov 2006
                                              • 27664
                                              #12
                                              Re: Melbourne's Christian Petracca out for season after rupturing his ACL

                                              Originally posted by Cyberdoggie
                                              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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                                                • westdog54
                                                  Bulldog Team of the Century
                                                  • Jan 2007
                                                  • 6686
                                                  #13
                                                  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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                                                    • ratsmac
                                                      Coaching Staff
                                                      • May 2009
                                                      • 3975
                                                      #14
                                                      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.
                                                      They've done studies you know, 60% of the time, it works every time!
                                                      Brian Fantana.

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                                                        • LostDoggy
                                                          WOOF Member
                                                          • Jan 2007
                                                          • 8307
                                                          #15
                                                          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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