Thechook

I'm looking forward to see this kid play - Christian Petracca

Some people are saying he's the best kid they've sever seen.

Petracca to debut

MELBOURNE young gun Christian Petracca will finally make his much-anticipated debut on Saturday against St Kilda, the club which overlooked him with the No.1 pick in the 2014 NAB AFL Draft.

Dees coach Paul Roos delivered the good news to Petracca on Wednesday, after holding back the midfield bull despite weeks of sensational VFL form.

"I never thought the day would come to be honest," Petracca told the club's website.

"He (Roos) didnt really tell me I was playing. He told me there was no spot for me in the team and we were playing good footy, which is true to be honest.

"Then he told me that I was playing and I cant really describe it to be honest its all a bit of a blur."

Petracca was long mooted to be the first pick in the 2014 draft before the Saints opted for key forward Paddy McCartin.

His long-awaited debut comes after a knee reconstruction wiped out his first year at Melbourne, while a frustrated Roos made the 20-year-old bide his time this season after breaking a toe playing basketball during pre-season.

Nobody seen him play but he looks inpressive readybuilt body like hes been playing 10 years already.

We should have an inpressive midfeield soon, every one knows Jones, latest sensation Viney, hes dad was a gun centreman, the emerging Brawyshaw new boy Oliver, ex Crow Bernie Vince, ex Gaint i think minch got his name right , thzt stirrer Bugg who plays defence tooooo.....here we go here we gooooo......

I hear chooka has been well pleased with the Saints picking Paddy MCartin

McCartin is going to take years to be an average player. Saints Nick made his debut in Round 2 of his 1st year and never looked back. McCartin isn't a pimple on his arse.

And he was dropped tonight....

yep because he is a bloody useless retard. Not even worth trade bait for some other clubs retard. McCartin is the worst clusterfuck player in the comp and wouldn't even get a game in auskick under 3's. This is his 2nd season, Riewoldt was captain in his 2nd season.

Well gangsters

Another big round coming up.

Kicking off with this Friday is the top of the table clash between North and the WB.

A few weeks ago, I would've picked WB. Now, with 3 backman out plus Tom Boyd and Caleb Daniel, I'm not so sure.

Melbourne versus the St's is a tough one. Saints are playing good footy and aren't far away.

They've also had the wood over the Dee's. Can Melbourne go 3 in a row?

Gws and the hawks should be a belter. Are the hawks due to lose one?

First real home game for the Giants. Thinking maybe GWS can run them of their feet

but it take a brave or stupid man to tip against the Hawks.

Richmond and Port is a hard one. Last week I would've gone Richmond, but with Rance out

and a huge doubt over Riewoldt, I'm not so sure. Delidio back in for the Tiges is a huge inclusion.

Home ground advantage might give it to Richmond.

Carlton and Essendon could be a close one. Carlton had a win last week but Freo have hit the wall.

Essendon better in the 2nd half against the Pies.

I'm hoping that WC smash the Pies but Essendon played them into form last weekend.

If WC don't win this one at home, can kiss the 8 goodbye.

All the breast fella's

Saints have dropped McCartin because he is useless so a big plus and advantage for the saints

Good to see the saints have dropped that useless piece of shit and oxygen thief called McCartin and replaced him with a person who has 30,000% more talent being menbrey. Why are the Saints persisting with the retard McCartin.

You need to watch the video in full screen several times to see what happened, what I see is:

Two intoxicated males arguing with each other, both unsteady on their feet.

A farang wearing a black cap and holding a womans hand walk in the opposite direction, one of the drunken Thai men make (accidental?) light bodily contact with his man - he staggered a little and wasn't watching where he was going.

The Thai man took the contact as deliberate and turned after the man, he then pushed him but not hard.

But the farang in the black cap lost his footing and fell heavily against the step and lay there for a moment.

That was the start of the whole thing, innocent bodily contact misinterpreted and fuelled, I guess, by alcohol.

But then the action starts as the foreigners and the Thai's start to talk and then argue, the result pretty quickly is that the female foreigner slaps the Thai mans face and moments later, a white male in the group punches one of the Thai's.

It's game over at that point as the Thai men have lost face and want revenge, the details don't need to be discussed again.

What would you have done? I would have got the group to walk away after picking up the man who fell heavily, if it was me who had fallen I would have picked myself up and walked away, trying to argue and chastise the Thai's in their condition, at that time of night, in that location, was a non-starter - slapping the guys face in public had a highly predictable outcome.

I saw the Thai in the white shirt, black shorts, holding a bottle of something push the elderly farang in the back as he walked past. The elderly female spoke to the Thai who immediately received backup from his tough thai mates

Absolutely horrible .....but wait,... all you people suggesting this kind of stuff would only happen in Thailand. How many times have I heard on the news of attacks on homes in isolated country.areas...where families are tied up and beaten until they hand over whatever valuables they have (if any) or does not not happen in your own country.....it certainly does in mine.

How many times have we heard of a pack of animals attacking elderly tourists in other countries. This is about thai animals attacking senior farang citizens in Thailand and not a burglary in another country. Stop defending scum who prey on tourists in Thailand. I hope it happens to your elderly parents if you support this.

On the Australian news, not painting a nice pic of Thais or thailand

In the Australian news. Thailand depicted as a violent and unsafe destination for tourists.

Somebody needs to share that video will news agencies back home...Put some fire under the government's ass to do more to protect its donors to thailand's GDP.

I think you're a bit late it's in all the international press.

in the Australian news. Thailand depicted as a dangerous place for tourists. Thailand needs to round up a few scape goats and keep some in reserve

He asks a good question...."Who owns Thailand?"

Who indeed.

Prayuth owns Thailand, he took it for his own and he isn't giving it back.

Maybe they should have stayed in England? Maybe they deserved what they got?

Shame on you, bubba1, shame on you!!!!

Plenty of stereotypes of Chinese and Russians on this forum. Lager louts of working class English can't be talked about?

These victims scarcely fit the stereotype of Lager Louts now do they?

I was wondering when the first half-witted 'victim blaming apologist' would be along....didn't take long....

What are they doing in an area based on prostitution at 2:00 AM in the morning? They only have themselves to blame for being in this situation

glad to see you have exonerated the Thais of any blame and shifted it onto someone else, an elderly 65 yr old woman, her husband and their middle aged son. If they were young farangs beating up elderly thais would it be thais fault?

There is no grey area here,you dont hit up on a family enjoying songkran and then kick the <deleted> out of them when they are on the floor.

Disgusting and it should rightly go viral as a lesson to what is happening here quite frequently nowadays.

Land of smiles not.I hope they catch them but for what the punishment will be it is just not worth it,shame all round on this story.

You especially don't kick a 65 year old woman in the head when she is already on the ground and defenseless. These thugs will be patting each other on the back for taking on and defeating elderly senior citizens.

Educational.

Avoid confrontations whilst intoxicated with Thai people, if someone else can see this and understand it's better to walk away than this happening to you, the locals are not innocent but this could have been avoided. It's true people get drunk and full of themselves forgetting where they are then it all end in tears, I wish quick recovery your the family involved and the gang members PROPERLY dealt with. I don't wish to seem to black hearted but this can be seen as an education on how bad things can go wrong for you here. Take note if this surprised you.

where is the evidence that this tourist family was intoxicated?

its utterly digusting,

and for sure the police are NOT hunting down the thai scum, in fact the thai police dont care.

Please share this with your friend, on facebook and twitter, send this to your local newspaper... its time for payback!!!

Payback yes. But what did the foreign men do before the whole shit starts? I feel really sorry for the woman. Kicking a woman in her face is something hard to understand.

There're a few other Thais waiting to jump in. Hope the woman is okay, such a kick can easily break your neck.

I don't believe they did anything, I thinks these thais were targeting farangs as just before this they appear to be hassling another farang guy who walked into a building.

How come it's taken so long for the video to be shown ?

That happened 2 weeks ago !

give the tourists time to go home and then case closed

He was born in Scotland but grew up in Sweden. Is a restaurant owner in Thailand.

So what,,,That didn't make him any smarter did it ,,,,,

You're having a bad day, I understand that but don't attack me. The story said nationality not known. I mentioned it and it has offended you and I'm sorry, it was not my intention.

I'm very glad I don't live anywhere near this bloke and his eighty disease ridden, mangy curs. The stray dog problem is bad enough in this Country without individuals such as this feeding the bloody things. 50K a month, I'll bet there's many a Thai orphanage that could do with that sort of money rather than this bloke wasting money on these creatures.

OK I know I'll get slack from bleeding heart dog lovers for this, but I hate the damn things.

It's all the filthy disease ridden stray cats I hate. We don't have a dog problem but definately a smelly cat problem.

Each to his own I guess. I feed all the stray cats that turn up at my door. At least, unlike dogs, they are clean and discreet in their toilet habits.

stray cats aren't that discreet really, we have to clean up thier mess every morning from our porch, outdoor kitchen area and garden also have to bleach and wash the doors and floors to remove the stench of thier spraying or territory marking. Daily job.

Greed and corruption, a downward spiral, whereas the the rest of Asean is upwards and onwards!

Obviously never been to the Philippines, where hundreds (and thousands) have drowned in ferry disasters...but you did get in your Thai-bash for the day.

This is about Thailand. The Philippines is in the world news. What you say is like saying a farang was murdered in Australia so don't comment on a farang being murdered in Thailand.

saints or Melbourne this week Ozzy?

saints

Oh please

I'm very glad I don't live anywhere near this bloke and his eighty disease ridden, mangy curs. The stray dog problem is bad enough in this Country without individuals such as this feeding the bloody things. 50K a month, I'll bet there's many a Thai orphanage that could do with that sort of money rather than this bloke wasting money on these creatures.

OK I know I'll get slack from bleeding heart dog lovers for this, but I hate the damn things.

It's all the filthy disease ridden stray cats I hate. We don't have a dog problem but definately a smelly cat problem.

He was born in Scotland but grew up in Sweden. Is a restaurant owner in Thailand.