Clarence Oliver

[Engorged Onion 10,215]

6 minutes ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

We could have another Greg Williams or Sam  Mitchell with Clarrie.

I can't believe the quickness of his reflexes, and the awareness of his team mates' whereabouts.

He can take a mark and kick well too, but those creative hand passes in close or at a distance are the hallmark.

We've gone for years without genuine stars.

We might have four by 2018. Oliver ,Hunt, Hogan and Petracca.

Could Frost be up there,too?,and wouldn't it be great if Weideman develops as hoped.

For decades we've had to worry about opposition stars. Soon they'll have to worry about ours.

( like '94 when we had Jako, Stinga, Lyon, Schwarta and Charles)

By the way, most sides would love to have Tommy Mac back there, and I have high hopes for Oscar.

It's getting very exciting.

 

You forgot, Lampril, Hilton and Prymke...

 

[daisycutter 29,616]

18 minutes ago, Danelska said:

You forgot, Lampril, Hilton and Prymke...

 

and juice

[Engorged Onion 10,215]

Just now, daisycutter said:

and juice

was juice available in 94?? just a sperm eh?

[Jumping Jack Clennett 1,799]

31 minutes ago, Danelska said:

You forgot, Lampril, Hilton and Prymke...

 

I thought Jeff Hilton was potentially a genuine star.

were there issues?

Paul Prympke was a really good negative CHB,dogged by injury.

Andy Lamprill won one game with a great mark, but I don't think he was a star!

 

 

 

 

[Gator 17,361]

47 minutes ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

We've gone for years without genuine stars.

We might have four by 2018. Oliver ,Hunt, Hogan and Petracca.

 

Gawn

[jnrmac 20,090]

Not happy with all of the rave reviews about Clarry and Petracca. Nothing good will come of the media jizzing.

They need to do it week in week out.

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6 minutes ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

Paul Prympke was a really good negative CHB,dogged by injury.

This. Prymke was very good, when he played.

[At Least I Saw a Flag 5,248]

I just put $10 on Clayton for the Brownlow @ $67

Edited May 3, 2017 by bingers

[Lord Travis 10,730]

1 minute ago, bingers said:

I just put $10 on Clayton for the Brownlow @ $67

I threw $20 on him at that price too. He won't win, but I'll be cashing out once his odds tumble now that he's getting some media recognition. 

This kid is an absolute star. A teenager with 19 games under his belt and he's already one of the best inside mids in the league!

[KingDingAling 3,758]

41 minutes ago, bingers said:

I just put $10 on Clayton for the Brownlow @ $67

Good bet. Oliver isn't slowing down. I think he is that good that he could win it. Not sure we'll win as many games as Adelaide in the run home though. So given that Sloane is probably in front of Oliver atm, I think Oliver would do well with a top 3 finish. But anything can happen. Sloane may get injured, tagged heavily, or we may win more games than anticipated.

[MarkMacca 133]

9 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

I threw $20 on him at that price too. He won't win, but I'll be cashing out once his odds tumble now that he's getting some media recognition. 

This kid is an absolute star. A teenager with 19 games under his belt and he's already one of the best inside mids in the league!

Forgive my ignorance. What do you mean, you'll be cashing out once his odds tumble?

[DeeZee 7,397]

10 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Not happy with all of the rave reviews about Clarry and Petracca. Nothing good will come of the media jizzing.

They need to do it week in week out.

The Media stuff us just part of the journey , you've got to learn to deal with that stuff to be a good team as well. It was always going to come once we got some decent players.

Edited May 3, 2017 by DeeZee

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12 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Shirley you must be joking! 

No I am not joking, and don't call me Shirley.

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10 hours ago, bingers said:

I just put $10 on Clayton for the Brownlow @ $67

I got him at 500-1for the brownlow after the WC JLT game and 50-1 most votes for Melbourne.

[Die Hard Demon 1,224]

i liked the $51 odds i got on clarry just after the JLT series to be Melbourne's highest brownlow vote poller. Currently our favourite at $2.00

[In Harmes Way 7,783]

Nathan Jones interviewed this morning on SEN and stated he'd never seen anyone like Clarry in 11-12 years of playing football. It was quite a wrap.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2017/05/03/get-around-oliver-for-the-brownlow-says-dees-captain/

[jnrmac 20,090]

1 hour ago, DeeZee said:

The Media stuff us just part of the journey , you've got to learn to deal with that stuff to be a good team as well. It was always going to come once we got some decent players.

Yeah agree but its a bit early. We have done nothing yet.

[Little Richard 6,262]

37 minutes ago, Die Hard Demon said:

i liked the $51 odds i got on clarry just after the JLT series to be Melbourne's highest brownlow vote poller. Currently our favourite at $2.00

That's looking to be an excellent bet, well done.

[Biffen 12,943]

Silly old Biffo stated he would win a Brownlow very early on.

I hope somebody got the 500 to 1 .

Having said that , he has a temper on him and may get rubbed out during the journey.

[DubDee 25,885]

will be interesting to see how Oliver will handle all the hype although he does seem to have the perfect country-boy chilled out attitude

who do the Hawks even have the midfield to get near him at stoppages? they are the worst contested team in the league (at a guess) and have few big bodied mids if any?

40+ touches coming up

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14 hours ago, Danelska said:

was juice available in 94?? just a sperm eh?

Wouldn't have contributed much less to our team's progress 

[Lord Travis 10,730]

4 hours ago, MarkMacca said:

Forgive my ignorance. What do you mean, you'll be cashing out once his odds tumble?

The betting apps offer a 'cash out' option most of the time these days. So if you place a bet at say $10 odds, then the odds come in for whatever reason, e.g. 4 of your 5 teams win in your multi, or in our case Oliver continuing his good form so his odds drop, you have the option to cash out at the rate offered instead of waiting for the bet to end. Oliver has already come from $67 to $51 since that article was published. If he keeps this form going and comes in to say $15 I will be able to cash out and make a profit without waiting for the Brownlow to happen. I did the same thing with Gawn last year and made a few bucks.

Oliver's in tremendous form, but I don't think he'll win the Brownlow. Maybe in a few years when umpires recognise him more and stop pinging him for throws. Tremendous young talent and so happy to see him stepping up at such a young age. Hopefully his teammates in Petracca, Brayshaw, Hunt, Hogan etc can all find similar consistency and impact as they are also very talented footballers.

[ManDee 7,153]

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

will be interesting to see how Oliver will handle all the hype although he does seem to have the perfect country-boy chilled out attitude

who do the Hawks even have the midfield to get near him at stoppages? they are the worst contested team in the league (at a guess) and have few big bodied mids if any?

40+ touches coming up

Lewis & Mitchell will tear us up, oh wait, that's right, Vickery & O'Meara. We've got this.

[3Dee 1,153]

15 hours ago, bingers said:

I just put $10 on Clayton for the Brownlow @ $67

15 hours later he's down to $41

choo-choo

[Ted Lasso 19,518]

What's impressive is that despite gawn being out, getting smashed in the hit outs and increased attention he is not slowing down. 

If you could pick between Oliver, Bont, Cripps and heeney who would you take??