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WELCOME TO THE MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB - CLAYTON OLIVER

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Agree.

Not enough love for Jason Taylor and his recruiting team for biting the bullet not get sucked in by the hype Twomey and likes spruik out.

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    3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    How good was his contested mark against a more senior and bigger Callan Ward :roos:

    Was that the one on the wing where he wrestled and tossed his opponent aside?

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    4 hours ago, AdamFarr said:

    Just gets his hands free every time. He has time that others dream of. I think the comparisons to Voss are quite apt, but there's quite a bit of similarity between he and Cripps. Our bloke is just doing it a lot earlier and has that quick burst of speed that Cripps doesn't have.

    Agree his ability to get his hands free is uncanny. But he gets his hands up high and shoots off a handball, did it 5 or so times today, amazing. Must have big hands to hold the ball so high and unload, Voss didn't do that so often as I remember. 

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    20 minutes ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

    Was that the one on the wing where he wrestled and tossed his opponent aside?

    Yep 

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    His clearances in the start of the last quarter were what got us back into the game.  

    A clearance beast. 

    Love him taking on the tackler and getting off a clean handpass.

    Awesome. 

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    58 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

    Agree his ability to get his hands free is uncanny. But he gets his hands up high and shoots off a handball, did it 5 or so times today, amazing. Must have big hands to hold the ball so high and unload, Voss didn't do that so often as I remember. 

    And he hits targets with those handballs. Something a lot of our guys have struggled to do in recent times. He's been a breath of fresh air.

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    I'm not sure what I thought of this guy when we drafted him, but, I'm damn sure now. Clarry, your a gun, through and through. W.O.W. !! 

     

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    The irony is that, in contrast to the Wines vs. Toumpas debate which raged on this site for years, both Oliver and Parish seem to be the goods judging from yester day's respective debuts! 

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    Imagine when he is fit enough to spend more time in the middle along with Petracca , Brayshaw and  Viney?

    Stop dreaming, the premiership could be a reality in a two to four years time.

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    41 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

    Imagine when he is fit enough to spend more time in the middle ,along with Pettacca , Brayshaw and  Viney?

    Stop dreaming, the premiership could be a reality in a two to four years time.

    Yep, we looked so much better when he was on the ground in the middle. More game time = more win for sure!!

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    I think this thread needs more people claiming to have pegged Oliver as a superstar upon first reading his name on Big Footy.

    Congratulations all of you people, it'll be a travesty of justice if you haven't all been handed gigs as AFL recruiters by the end of the week.

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    Viney, Oliver and Wines. Echuca would've had a fairly decent midfield.

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    On 3/26/2016 at 8:15 PM, picket fence said:

    I don't know about you Dazzle Man but I am really very very pleased for thos kid! He is something right outa the box!

    Who would have thought it ..... The Dees actually nailing a first draft pick which wasn't the fashionable fluff of the day!

    Ya Gotta LUUUURVE IT!

    Cheers Fence!

     

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    Clarry Choo Choo goes chatanooga Choo choo choo towards Risng star! Choo Choo Choo!

    ALL ABOARD!!!!!!

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    Early days yet, but he does look the goods. Certainly looks like he has top end talent.

     

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    35 minutes ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

    With those numbers, how could they not give it to him? 

    Well they could find a way....but luckily they didn't........

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    He's my favorite player and is already our best inside player. Not surprised our clearances drop off when he's not in there contested and releasing his teammates.

    This kid is special and we f*cking nailed this draft pick!

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    Seriously, the kid is incredible. You only have to look at the way he burrows in and wins the contested footy and knows how to fire out a handball over opposition players to one of our running players into space. His awareness is on another level, not many players have that in the AFL. He is very similar to Cripps but more athletic and explosive.

    I love Clarry!

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    Nice article.  Spot on with the facts and adjectives.  So glad Clarry is ours!

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