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Clarence Oliver

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1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Mids Mids Mids

a few years ago we had about 2 of them!!

And as I said two years ago we cant get enough inside and unders. Many on this site thought I was mad! At the risk of opening up old wounds, do I have to remind everyone that we chose Dud Toumpas instead of Ollie Wines? Imagine having Wines in as well! Yer just cant have too many in and under elite mids! The game is won and lost right there!!

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    1 hour ago, Little Goffy said:

    I took this as a challenge, I think I felt a compulsion to get a lid on. But really, even after looking over a whole lot of top picks and players in recent years, there just aren't many cases.

    I've done a run-through of the other 'teen star' contenders, I would be quite happy to have them be Oliver's peers and equals!

    The obvious 'set' of stars who managed to dominate a few games even as teenagers includes -

    Fyfe, Martin, Selwood, Bontempelli, Macrae and Cripps

    Others worth noting -

    Toby Greene, Harley Bennell, Chad Wingard, Oliver Wines, Isaac Heeney

    Lance Franklin managed two bags of six in his second season, but it wasn't until his third that he really took off (game for game, Hogan is a mile ahead of his curve :)  )

     

    For the record, saturday's effort was definitely the best individual game so far from anyone in Oliver's draft.

    C. Judd

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    12 minutes ago, picket fence said:

    And as I said two years ago we cant get enough inside and unders. Many on this side thought I was mad! At the risk of opening up old wounds, do I have to remind everyone that we chose Dud Toumpas instead of Ollie Wines? Imagine having Wines in as well! Yer just cant have too many in and under elite mids! The game is won and lost right there!!

    Yes. That decision still makes less than zero sense

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    Just now, Nasher said:

    Vast improvement on the avatar old son.

    Might have to change it back.

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    Oliver is a very special talent. Amazing vision. I can't recall a Melbourne player with better 6th sense radar.

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    Has first movers advantage, just reads the direction of the ball before other players. Then can buy time in a contest to get out and release or fire off a reflex handball from inside contest to outside. Sublime.

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    33 minutes ago, Nasher said:

    Vast improvement on the avatar old son.

    George was going nuts giving me warning points, so hopefully I'll stay low for a while.

    :)

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    Perhaps we should call him Clarence Olivier, as he is a class above most others at his craft (only old farts will get this!) :)

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    4 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

    Perhaps we should call him Clarence Olivier, as he is a class above most others at his craft (only old farts will get this!) :)

    really? i hadn't noticed, but then i'm always the last one to notice :lol:

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    40 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    really? i hadn't noticed, but then i'm always the last one to notice :lol:

    Somehow Clarence Daisycutter doesn't have quite the same ring to it :o

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    2 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

    Somehow Clarence Daisycutter doesn't have quite the same ring to it :o

    noel coward says hi

     

     

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    1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

    noel coward says hi

     

     

    Clarence Coward is definitely not happening ... :)

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    2 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

    Clarence Coward is definitely not happening ... :)

    i think that's what larry eventually said, r&b :o

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    I thought he was played very close yesterday, not sure if it was a tag but i dont think he was being ignored

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    12 hours ago, Adzman said:

    I wish Clarry moved like shinkansen! I have him more in the "James" from Thomas the tank engine category. More of a solid worker than a jet.

    A couple of weeks ago Goodwin came up with a very apt description when he said Oliver is one of those players who get faster the closer they get to the ball.  He tends to just cruise around, but he accelerates through packs to either burst out or tackle whoever got to the ball ahead of him. 

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    5 hours ago, Wadda We Sing said:

    Clearance Oliver..

    Cant believe nobody has thought of that yet, its almost too perfect.

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    On 15/03/2017 at 2:37 PM, Lord Travis said:

    Oliver is my favorite player and could be a star of the competition if he can build enough of a tank. He's so damaging around the stoppages with his quick decision making and sure hands, but it's good we are starting to see him create space for himself and use his brilliant kicking skills. Gun.

    Parish is very good also, and was the better of the two players last year. Oliver will be better long term if he gets fit enough but that's no slight on Parish. He looks a gun also and only a fool suggests otherwise. He did a few Cousins-like things last year grabbing balls out of packs and using agility and gut run to break away from opponents.

    One played with the pharmacist and the other under him. 

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    Clary the clearance King ( I was going to put all "K's" but thought better of it)!

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    Round 1, St Kilda vs Melbourne... 

    Melbourne...M Gawn... one vote

    Melbourne...N Jones...two votes

    Melbourne.........C....Oliver....three votes.

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