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7 hours ago, Dees_In_October said:

If memory serves, isn't Clayton on the lower end for minutes played? Maybe that's changed since earlier in the season though.

Still being managed though T.O.G. And you can tell when it's happening, as it coincides with our flat-spots in the centre.  

 
5 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-31/aflca-votes-round-19-just-three-perfect-10s

 

Another 8 votes from the coaches and hes now sitting 6th on the leaderboard.

Cant wait to see how he goes on Brownlow night.

 On the couch showed a graph with Danger and Martin on 27 with Clarry third on 18.

Will be top 5 of he plays well in last 4 games. 

Needs to work on using his kicking oppressed to turning backwards looking for a handball every time. 

 
5 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

 On the couch showed a graph with Danger and Martin on 27 with Clarry third on 18.

Will be top 5 of he plays well in last 4 games. 

Needs to work on using his kicking oppressed to turning backwards looking for a handball every time. 

So if Martin gets suspended then Oliver may have it in the bag 

1 hour ago, olisik said:

So if Martin gets suspended then Oliver may have it in the bag 

Yup. He only needs to get a fine to cop auto week.


7 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

Needs to work on using his kicking oppressed to turning backwards looking for a handball every time. 

You know what's funny about this? The one time he didn't do that on the weekend, he got run down in the last quarter..#notfair

8 minutes ago, juzzk1d said:

You know what's funny about this? The one time he didn't do that on the weekend, he got run down in the last quarter..#notfair

Ha ha yeah. Just needs to be careful that he doesn't become so predictable to opponents plus he has a good burst and is a good kick.

36 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Yup. He only needs to get a fine to cop auto week.

Yeah thats right and Clarence just happens to be 67/1 atm.

 

i reckon Clarry might be leading the BL by round 8. 

cant get over how good this kid is. how did he build up such a tank in one pre-season where he apparently turned up in not great shape?

Clarry might poll a lot better than the media think, kids ultra consistent 


19 minutes ago, Abe said:

Clarry might poll a lot better than the media think, kids ultra consistent 

And as a team we haven't really suffered any blowouts. 

46 contested possessions in the past fortnight. Against two big-bodied mid-fields. Insane.

Can someone with Twitter ask Champion Data what the two-week and three-week records are? (This question was asked re. tackles earlier in the year and quickly answered).

I personally think Zach Merrett will be right up the pointy end as well. 

56 minutes ago, DubDee said:

i reckon Clarry might be leading the BL by round 8. 

cant get over how good this kid is. how did he build up such a tank in one pre-season where he apparently turned up in not great shape?

One very determined dude we have there.  Willed himself to do it.  Well done Clarrie.


His drink driving was probably the best thing that happened in a football sense as he got the kick up the bum he needed, and worked hard to repay the clubs faith will be scary to see what he can do in 3 years, will be dusty and danger levels imo 

26 minutes ago, brendan said:

His drink driving was probably the best thing that happened in a football sense as he got the kick up the bum he needed, and worked hard to repay the clubs faith will be scary to see what he can do in 3 years, will be dusty and danger levels imo 

We should lend him the club Corolla with some bourbon & colas in the glove-box. Imagine how good he would be with another kick-up-the-bum? Add a few more indiscretions and he'll eclipse Dusty in no time.

4 hours ago, Abe said:

Clarry might poll a lot better than the media think, kids ultra consistent 

And then again he might not. 

Not sure if the umpires are big on the quick handball clearance.

5 hours ago, Abe said:

Clarry might poll a lot better than the media think, kids ultra consistent 

I think Oliver will poll very well. I think he could even be a danger to Martin.

4 hours ago, Redleg said:

And then again he might not. 

Not sure if the umpires are big on the quick handball clearance.

He polled 2 votes in his first AFL game...I think they see him and he gets votes.


11 hours ago, Skuit said:

46 contested possessions in the past fortnight. Against two big-bodied mid-fields. Insane.

Can someone with Twitter ask Champion Data what the two-week and three-week records are? (This question was asked re. tackles earlier in the year and quickly answered).

The most contested possession across two games (career):

Trent Cotchin - 36

Dane Swan - 37

Joel Selwood - 39

Dustin Martin - 40

Jobe Watson - 40

Gary Ablett Jr. - 41

Chris Judd - 44

Nat Fyfe - 46

Josh Kennedy - 46

Clayton Oliver - 46 (2017; in career games 30/31)

Patrick Dangerfield - 48 (2017; in career games 190/191)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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44 minutes ago, Skuit said:

The most contested possession across two games (career):

Trent Cotchin - 36

Dane Swan - 37

Joel Selwood - 39

Dustin Martin - 40

Jobe Watson - 40

Gary Ablett Jr. - 41

Chris Judd - 44

Nat Fyfe - 46

Josh Kennedy - 46

Clayton Oliver - 46 (2017; in career games 30/31)

Patrick Dangerfield - 48 (2017; in career games 190/191)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clarry is just taking the pizz with those numbers

by the way how did he not make the team of the week, do they only put players in from a winning side, had a much better game than coniglio who made the bench 

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4 hours ago, Skuit said:

The most contested possession across two games (career):

Trent Cotchin - 36

Dane Swan - 37

Joel Selwood - 39

Dustin Martin - 40

Jobe Watson - 40

Gary Ablett Jr. - 41

Chris Judd - 44

Nat Fyfe - 46

Josh Kennedy - 46

Clayton Oliver - 46 (2017; in career games 30/31)

Patrick Dangerfield - 48 (2017; in career games 190/191)

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a great stat - I just text it in to SEN to try and get some media love for him - not that I listen to the show... maybe someone listening can let me know if its repeated on air.

 

Beware - if Clarrie was getting too close to the bookies' favorite in the next few weeks*, the MRP would be instructed (by the Integrity Department no less) to find some tiny indiscretion (maybe a high tackle they could deem deliberate and dangerous) to ensure that the chosen one wins.   The media and the gaming / gambling industry call the shots at AFL HQ.

* and I do not believe the BS that they always spin about all votes being locked away at Chubb or Mayne etc.  They know. Maybe Gil gets the duplicates. 

If Oliver won the Brownlow, I don't think I'd be able to stand the masses' cries of "Stager! Diver!" Gah, I'm angry just thinking about it. But it probably won't happen, this year at least. Will be nice to watch the count with Dees players wracking up some good numbers for once though.


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