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Christian Petracca and his Demons teammates look dejected after losing to Geelong. Credit: Getty Images

Melbourne premiership star Christian Petracca looks like a player who is not happy at his football club, according to Seven commentator and two-time Norm Smith medallist Luke Hodge.

Petracca became the public face of the Demons’ woeful 0-4 start to the season when he buried his face in his hands walking off GMHBA Stadium on Friday night after their 39-point loss to Geelong.

Hodge said the pain and frustration showing on the Melbourne onballer’s face was damning.

“I understand people say you are competitive, [but] that looked deeper,” the four-time premiership Hawk said on SEN.

“That looked like a bloke who is just not happy where he is.

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“I know he spoke about getting out and wanting to go last year [after his injury].”

Hodge said Petracca’s post-game reaction caught his eye.

“You’re sitting there going, ‘Gee, he’s not enjoying his time there’. Same as the other players,” Hodge said.

“But that is a big watch at the end of the season if it stays like this.”

Another all-time Hawthorn great, Leigh Matthews, said Melbourne was at the crossroads.

“Deep down, and I’m talking about the Petraccas, the Olivers and the Gawns, they would kind of know, ‘We’ve dropped off in our premiership contention, and we’re struggling around the middle to the bottom half of the ladder’,” Matthews said on 3AW.

“That’s a very frustrating time for footballers and football clubs. That’s when change tends to take place.

“All of a sudden, the group that took you there is not going to take you there again.”

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