{"id":158653,"date":"2025-09-21T11:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/158653\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T11:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:04:06","slug":"adelaide-crows-confident-christian-petracca-will-request-trade-to-them-deal-with-melboure-petracca-interest-in-move-to-south-australia-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/158653\/","title":{"rendered":"Adelaide Crows confident Christian Petracca will request trade to them, deal with Melboure, Petracca interest in move to South Australia, latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Adelaide are increasingly confident that Christian Petracca will choose them as his preferred trade destination this off-season.<\/p>\n<p>Foxfooty.com.au can reveal that the Crows are now pondering how they can best facilitate a deal with Melbourne, given the star midfielder is contracted with the Demons until the end of 2029.<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide believe he is warming to the idea of a move to South Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the best build-up to the 2025 AFL Grand Final, with expert analysis and full Grand Final day coverage, on Fox Footy via Kayo | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au?pg=afl&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkafl-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-afl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" title=\"kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? 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For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n<p>Only 12 months ago, Petracca\u2019s name emerged in heavy trade speculation, with Collingwood and Geelong among the Victorian clubs linked to a blockbuster move.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Melbourne were quick to shut down the talk and reaffirm their commitment to the Norm Smith Medallist, who endured a serious season-ending injury in the 2024 King\u2019s Birthday clash.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/afl\/afl-trade-news-2025-melbournes-christian-petracca-open-to-nonvictorian-club-as-trade-talks-grow-essendons-jayden-laverde-medical-at-gws\/news-story\/2e0b4059e8f69e7999e16e0e445249b6\" title=\"www.foxsports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">he\u2019s willing to entertain a move to a new club this off-season<\/a> as first reported by Nine\u2019s Chief Football Reporter Tom Morris a week ago, who revealed that, unlike last year, the 29-year-old is now open to moving interstate to a club like Sydney, Gold Coast or the Crows.<\/p>\n<p>While Adelaide are evidently in need of a game-breaking midfielder of Petracca\u2019s mould, Foxfooty.com.au understands the club isn\u2019t willing to move heaven and earth to acquire him \u2014 or, in other words, act on anything they perceive to be an overpay.<\/p>\n<p>Christian and Bella Petracca at the 2025 Melbourne Best and FairestSource: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>It looks set to make for an intriguing watch come the first day of this off-season\u2019s trade period, which begins on Monday, October 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Demons, who recently appointed Steven King as their new head coach to replace premiership-winning Simon Goodwin, currently hold picks 23, 53 (tied to Brisbane) and 59 in this year\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide hold selections 14, 41, 48, 50, 66 and 68 \u2014 in addition to all of their future picks.<\/p>\n<p>This report comes days after Morris also revealed Melbourne has informed premiership defender Steven May to seek a trade.<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane flag hero Callum Ah Chee is also set to request a trade to Adelaide in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adelaide are increasingly confident that Christian Petracca will choose them as his preferred trade destination this off-season. 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