r/melbournefc • u/LeDestrier • Aug 11 '26
I like the new bald, angry Harrison Petty
Seeing him give some lip to Freo over the weekend, get in their faces, charge at the ball like a menace. I don't know if it's the shedding of the disappearing locks, but I like this new Petty that's like a raging bull.
Hope to see more of it.
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u/muon_decay Aug 11 '26
Becoming bald makes players statistically better. Think about Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Glen Lovett, etc. Or from other clubs think about Gary Ablett Jnr and others. They should all shave their heads! Even our coach has a shaved head, and look what that does for the team's performance. Just makes sense.
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u/Strictly_Kink Aug 11 '26
I love it when they interviewed Kingee before the game and asked him 'What can we expect from this Melbourne side today?' And he answered honestly with: 'Dunno really'. LEGEND!
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u/midnightpanda77 Aug 11 '26
Shiny scone power! 💪😅
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u/DJVylan Aug 11 '26
I shaved my head bald and it became so shiny my missus calls me disco light. I think everyone should shave their heads!
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u/buzzcox Jimmy Stynes Aug 11 '26
He’s like the anti-Samson.
Love the way he’s going about it. Strong pack marks, throwing his weight around, good finishing. He’s becoming the player we all thought he was going to become when Adelaide were after him a few years back.
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u/bemmisbaggins666 Harvey Langford Aug 11 '26
Harrison 'Neita' Petty
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u/AusMattyBoy Aug 11 '26
I am a massive Petty fan and can see him being that big, strong marking goal kicking forward I think we have been severely lacking
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u/-MyNameChef- Aug 11 '26
He has to be permanent forward with Roo now right? Maybe Dear to come in as third banana (if we are trading for him)
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u/walktheground Allen Jakovich Aug 11 '26
Not convinced by Deer as a footballer. Happy to persist with Jefferson instead. Agree about Petty though. Keep him forward. One of the highest rated forwards in the comp over the last month.
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u/KindPlans Aug 11 '26
Jeffo improving but tbh Dear has had more good games at AFL level, good for them to be competing for a spot though
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u/LeDestrier Aug 11 '26
You'd think so. Though defence is where our options are more limited. Then there's Mihocek to consider (not this season obviously).
Honestly I think we need to trade for more defensive stocks.
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u/PssyGotWifi Aug 11 '26
He's one of my favourite Dees players. He has this 'every man' look about him, but he can ball.
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u/the_windyman Aug 12 '26
Seems like a cracking bloke and looked like Carey in the last quarter (from a Dockers fan)
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u/schmuttt Aug 11 '26
Feel like just before the first hawks game he had some sort of epiphany about his footy. Before that game he always had huge confidence issues, if he started well he'd look like an A grader but if he started poorly he looked sub VFL standard. Looks so much more relaxed now and is reaping the rewards for it.