Why Oliver is More Dangerous Than You Think

[Pickett2Jackson 3,904]

Whats funny is that the guy Essendon took at pick 5 behind Oliver, Darcy Parish, is finally having a breakout season but  is still a about three levels below Clarry who is now a footballing god.

Moving up to pick 4 to get Oliver was a stroke of genius.

Edited May 24, 2021 by Pickett2Jackson

[Pickett2Jackson 3,904]

8 minutes ago, Dee Zephyr said:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/620392
 

4th best ever individual game since 2010 under the Player Ratings model.

Watching him on the TV was amazing. The supporters that attended the game must have been picking up their jaws with that display. 

Jake Melksham is 6th on that list lol

 

[Watson11 2,241]

9 minutes ago, Pickett2Jackson said:

Jake Melksham is 6th on that list lol

 

The Player Rating model is a bit of a joke.  Most of the best rated individual games in the list are forwards kicking bags when their side won by over 100 points. Oliver was herculean and would be sitting alone at the top if the system worked. 

[Deemania since 56 6,717]

On 5/1/2021 at 9:05 PM, Pickett2Jackson said:

Sorry Mr Landsberger but I have always know Clayton is dangerous.  Would love to see him hit the scoreboard though.

Surely, we could slip Clarrie into the forward line for just one quarter, per game? The deeper, the better. He is getting bashed and held, every match. Takes it like a champion. If they do this to him under the umpires' eyes without umpire adjudications, imagine the frees he'd get before goal. Gawn and Clarrie, the two most 'thugged' footballers in the entire AFL playing lists.

 

[Deemania since 56 6,717]

On 5/17/2021 at 5:03 PM, tiers said:

It is time for the team to step up to his standard.

We have had a successful year to date. Largely, this success is due to Clarrie and his influence on Tracca and Jackson, forming a trio par excellence. Sadly, I feel that the rest of the team has left him to carry the weight of the season. The rest of the team has - to a considerable and recurring extent - let him down. This is a team - it has shown this clearly, earlier in the season. It is about time that 'team' support and the macro-endeavour that is required are blended with Clarrie's game, style and intent. 

[adonski 12,429]

Now #1 in the coaches votes

[tiers 2,843]

On 5/17/2021 at 7:51 PM, A F said:

This is nonsense. Clarry is my favourite MFC player of all time, but you didn't watch Mitchell closely. He was constantly on the bottom of packs and had brilliant hands. He was every bit the extractor. He was not an outside mid.

Clarrie's game against the crows was something that Mitchell could only dream about.

There is no comparison to Clarrie's dynamic running, ball extraction from packs and inventive, literally "over the top" handballs.

[tiers 2,843]

Have watched highlights only but the only team mate who has figured out Clarrie is Langdon who seems to receive an inordinate number of handballs because he runs with Clarrie and positions himself to assist on the outside. Clever.

The rest of the team should look and learn and so should the coaches.

[Adam The God 30,411]

16 minutes ago, tiers said:

Clarrie's game against the crows was something that Mitchell could only dream about.

There is no comparison to Clarrie's dynamic running, ball extraction from packs and inventive, literally "over the top" handballs.

I think Clarry can be better in the long run than Mitchell because he's got that elite burst, but Mitchell is a legend of the game.