Melbourne famous person Christian Petracca has elected Gold Coast as his most popular vacation spot as he appears to be like to stop the Demons through the AFL commerce interval.
The midfielder met with each the Suns and Adelaide, however has in the end settled on a commerce request to southern Queensland.
It comes 12 months after his earlier commerce request, wanting to affix both Collingwood or Carlton.
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It’s a big coup for Gold Coast, coming off their first finals win in membership historical past.
Petracca is contracted to Melbourne till the top of the 2029 season, giving the Dees all the ability to as soon as once more maintain him to his contract.
Christian Petracca. Getty
The Suns maintain picks six, 13, 16, 32 and might commerce first spherical picks in 2026 and 2027. Midfielder Sam Flanders may additionally issue into the commerce, ought to he decide the Demons from the Victorian groups chasing him.
Flanders reportedly met with new Dees coach Steven King on Friday morning. Essendon and St Kilda are additionally within the combine for his providers.
It was reported on Thursday night time that Melbourne is all for luring contracted Gold Coast ahead Bailey Humphrey to the membership. They may possible hope to safe him in a Petracca commerce.
The Suns will now give attention to bringing in Petracca, that means they’re out of the working to focus on Carlton key ahead Charlie Curnow, in accordance with an SEN report.
Talking on Thursday, King stated they might solely commerce the Norm Smith Medallist if it was on their phrases.
“In the end we’ll do what’s greatest for our footy membership. We wish Christian to be part of that, little doubt,” King advised SEN.
“However as I stated earlier than, if Christian chooses to depart it needs to be on our phrases. It needs to be unbelievable for our footy membership.”
Petracca has performed 212 video games for the Demons since being chosen within the 2015 draft and was their starring determine within the 2021 premiership.
He will not be alone in departing the membership this low season, with Judd McVee and Charlie Spargo additionally requesting trades, whereas Clayton Oliver and Steven Could have been advised to seek out new houses.
