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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - CLAYTON OLIVER

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49 minutes ago, ManDee said:

Another interesting observation Oliver is taller than Gary Ablett snr so is Petracca.  I reckon when Oliver stops growing he will be bigger than Dunstall.

I'm excited. Yes I know it is more than height.

 

Funny how so many of our noobies fit a certain mold !!!

There's definitely a prototype style of player in mind now.

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    2 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    Funny how so many of our noobies fit a certain mold !!!

    There's definitely a prototype style of player in mind now.

    Would that be Nate Fyfe?

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    38 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    In Dunstall's case width?

    You mean gorilla dressed up as a bloke.

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    god i wish we'd recruited dunstall. imagine him as part of that late 80s / early 90s side alongside stynes, lyon, tingay, g lovett, b lovett, wight et al.

     

    anyway, back to oliver...

     

    was he better nab2 or nab1? probably more spectacular nab 2, with the mark and the big long sweeping handballs?

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    1 hour ago, ManDee said:

    Would that be Nate Fyfe?

    I wouldnt complain :)

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    1 hour ago, DemonAndrew said:

    god i wish we'd recruited dunstall. imagine him as part of that late 80s / early 90s side alongside stynes, lyon, tingay, g lovett, b lovett, wight et al.

     

    anyway, back to oliver...

     

    was he better nab2 or nab1? probably more spectacular nab 2, with the mark and the big long sweeping handballs?

    nab 2 for sure

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    17 minutes ago, Curry & Beer said:

    nab 2 for sure

    Hopefully nab 3. He could be just building...

     

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    5 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

    Parish is Essendrugs Toumpas

    That club is going to get hit with the karma bus in every possible way

    Nah, Parish can actually win a contested ball, Toump couldn't/can't win a contested possession to save himself.

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    On 07/03/2016 at 11:36 AM, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Yep, there was a bit of consternation around picking a bolter who didn't play in the nationals but I'm happy to say the recruiting team have got this one right. They haven't done much wrong since Taylor came on board and I think it's an area of our club that definitely deserves some praise, especially turning around from where they came.

    Well done for backing themselves and not getting caught up in the hype of Parish, a player who we definitely would've picked a few years ago. Targeting these big bodied, aggressive players has been a real focus and will see us be one of the more hard-nosed teams in the coming years.

    I wanted us to get Weideman somehow,  & if we manged to snavel a mid before, then great.  We got Wiedeman,  & this other kid I never heard of,  prior to the weid. :rolleyes:

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    54 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    People here are getting stuck into Parish?

    Ridiculous. 

    Indeed.

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    Hardly getting stuck into Parish.

    Would some like to see that, can be arranged..

    Parish seemed a likely choice until a better came along. Essendrug will parade him out..poor chap...in for a thrashing.

    Care factor...... :rolleyes:

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    On 3/9/2016 at 7:02 PM, Brayshaw Self said:

    How could Hogan ever leave Jones, Vince, Viney, Tyson, Petracca, Brayshaw, Oliver, Kent, Gawn...

    Why do people insist on putting Kent in this group?

    On 3/9/2016 at 5:29 PM, ProDee said:

    My Brother told me this afternoon that he'd pay to watch Petracca train (he was at Gosch's today) and that he's the most exciting talent he's seen come to Melbourne since Jakovich.

    Best of all, they're all different and will complement each other.  Petracca, Oliver, Brayshaw and Viney will be as good as it gets in 4 years time.

    Add in Salem and you've got the most exciting midfield in the comp if you can keep them together and on the park.

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    9 hours ago, ManDee said:

    Petracca - Oliver - Brayshaw  - Viney or all of the above. 

    It's actually outrageous when you think about the access to top end talent our club has had*:

    Petracca: Pick 2

    Oliver: Pick 4

    Brayshaw: Pick 3

    Viney: could easily have gone first round.

    Salem: Pick 9

    Tyson: Pick 3

    These guys will make a formidable group in two to three years time. Keep them all together, on the park and they will take us close to the ultimate. Big call, but these guys all have elite traits that compliment each other. I think we might just be seeing the formation of something special.

    Oh and the cherry on top at the end of this year? Dion Prestia. ;)

    * It has certainly needed it though.

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    12 hours ago, monoccular said:

    And they got the skinny kid. This time. 

    Parish has put on a bit of size since draft day. He'll be a strong midfielder.

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    7 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    Parish has put on a bit of size since draft day. He'll be a strong midfielder.

    E868E76F-ABE3-4450-A273-8A9A392125F3_zps

    Still can't get a decent hair cut

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    11 minutes ago, olisik said:

    Still can't get a decent hair cut

    still better than dusty's

    come to think of it, clarrie's ain't too hot either

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    parish is going to be a good player imo looks like Oliver will be as well 

     

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    9 hours ago, Clint Bizkit said:

    People here are getting stuck into Parish?

    Ridiculous. 

    I hate Parish because he plays for Essendon. I also hated Ben Kennedy up until last years trade period because he played for Collingwood.

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    19 hours ago, AdamFarr said:

    It's actually outrageous when you think about the access to top end talent our club has had*:

    Petracca: Pick 2

    Oliver: Pick 4

    Brayshaw: Pick 3

    Viney: Pick 7 (bid)

    Salem: Pick 9

    Tyson: Pick 3

     

    Hogan?

    It feels quite bizarre that we also have another top 10 KPF who is being largely ignored on here for the time being.

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    18 minutes ago, Skuit said:

    Hogan?

    It feels quite bizarre that we also have another top 10 KPF who is being largely ignored on here for the time being.

    yes! and that KPF was considered an even higher prospect before injury took a bit of his shine off.. will be exciting when he gets a bag at Casey

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    On 9 March 2016 at 0:53 PM, DeeZee said:

    Haven't seen Petracca on the park yet, but this blokes the most exciting player I've seen pull on a Dees jumper since I first saw Hogan.

    I have seen Petracca on the park at training and I doubt that you will be disappointed when he plays his first match. 

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    20 hours ago, AdamFarr said:

    It's actually outrageous when you think about the access to top end talent our club has had*:

    Petracca: Pick 2

    Oliver: Pick 4

    Brayshaw: Pick 3

    Viney: could easily have gone first round.

    Salem: Pick 9

    Tyson: Pick 3

    These guys will make a formidable group in two to three years time. Keep them all together, on the park and they will take us close to the ultimate. Big call, but these guys all have elite traits that compliment each other. I think we might just be seeing the formation of something special.

    Oh and the cherry on top at the end of this year? Dion Prestia. ;)

    * It has certainly needed it though.

    Watts - pick 1

    Trengove - pick 2

    Hogan (Scully#1 compensation?)

    also Kennedy was pick 10 for the Pies (before we swapped for Howe/Toumpas#3)

    p.s. And Tyson was originally pick 2 when GWS drafted him

     

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