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2021 ABC Footballer of the Year - Clayton Oliver

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What a great season Clarry has had, one of the best and most consistent players i have seen in my 50 years following the club. Congrats Clayton

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    Clarry is truly one of our greatest. His contested ball winning is the best I have ever seen.  Best midfielder since Robbie Flower. 

    He’s now a genuine A grader.  No doubt. 

    If he can fix up his disposal and keep kicking goals like last night, he will become elite.  
     

    Sensational 2021 and deserves all the awards going around.  Love to see him win the Brownlow.  

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    Well done Clarry!  Only a few more weeks of your 'never say die' attitude, and you can give your bashed-up body a well earned rest.  More personal accolades to come, no doubt ...... but we all know that's not what you strive for!

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    ... and this individual success has all been driven by a personal decision by Clarry to be a better 'team player'.  It is so good to see.

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    18 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    he will become elite

    I’m not sure how you grade ‘elite’. I reckon winning what will end up being most ‘best player in the AFL’  awards this year is elite by definition. If he’s NOT elite, then the AFL doesn’t have anyone who is, surely. 

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    You could just tell from his first game he was going to be absolutely sensational. We’ve had other blokes come in and have high possession debuts, but the amount he got in the game time he did and what he did with his possessions marked him out as a once in a generation player. 

    Having 3 deadset champions in our team feels surreal. If he can fix his set shot goal kicking, then he goes into some truly rarefied air.

    Edited by Colin B. Flaubert
    Feels is a better description

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    6 minutes ago, Webber said:

    I’m not sure how you grade ‘elite’. I reckon winning what will end up being most ‘best player in the AFL’  awards this year is elite by definition. If he’s NOT elite, then the AFL doesn’t have anyone who is, surely. 

    As I saw somewhere else Webber, the only player possibly equal to Robbie Flower if he stays on this path for a few more years. So more unique than elite. And that means I have burnt my own favorite, Alan Johnson.

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    Easily one of our best midfielders in the modern era. While his set shots are an area of his game that needs improvement, he has the ability to snap crucial goals in big games like the one last night. I can't imagine what the result last night would've been without him.

    I still can't get my head around the fact that he's only 24 years old.

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    8 minutes ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

    You could just tell from his first game he was going to be absolutely sensational. We’ve had other blokes come in and have high possession debuts, but the amount he got in the game time he did and what he did with his possessions marked him out as a once in a generation player. 

    Having 3 deadset champions in our team is surreal. If he can fix his set shot goal kicking, then he goes into some truly rarefied air.

    Only 3 Colin?  Curious who they are, Clarry, Tracc and?? 

    Lever? May? Gawn?   (with Jackson, Kozzie and a couple of others coming up fast)  

    ahhh the age old Champion v Elite v A Grade discussion! :D

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    11 minutes ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

    You could just tell from his first game he was going to be absolutely sensational. We’ve had other blokes come in and have high possession debuts, but the amount he got in the game time he did and what he did with his possessions marked him out as a once in a generation player. 

    Having 3 deadset champions in our team is surreal. If he can fix his set shot goal kicking, then he goes into some truly rarefied air.

    Yes. And imagine how good we'll be when Max, Tacktor and Clarry truly arrive?

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    Just now, Ouch! said:

    Only 3 Colin?  Curious who they are, Clarry, Tracc and?? 

    Lever? May? Gawn?   (with Jackson, Kozzie and a couple of others coming up fast)  

    ahhh the age old Champion v Elite v A Grade discussion! :D

    I have Max as the third.

    Basically because all 3 would make any person’s top ten footballers in the league. 

    Lever and May would crack top 25 but I don’t think they would breach top ten yet.

    Kozzie and Dogga are too early into their careers to call them champions just yet.

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    Just now, Colin B. Flaubert said:

    I have Max as the third.

    Basically because all 3 would make any person’s top ten footballers in the league. 

    Lever and May would crack top 25 but I don’t think they would breach top ten yet.

    Kozzie and Dogga are too early into their careers to call them champions just yet.

    Totally agree with the top 3, and TBH, we have a chance of maybe 4 players in All Australian team this year, combine that with 4 players in the under 22 team, and potentially a rising star winner, a brownlow, a premiership, coaches award, coach of the year...  not bad for a team that has constantly been saying since the pre-season that they play for each other, rather than the accolades. 

    Awesome!!!

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    6 minutes ago, Ouch! said:

    Totally agree with the top 3, and TBH, we have a chance of maybe 4 players in All Australian team this year, combine that with 4 players in the under 22 team, and potentially a rising star winner, a brownlow, a premiership, coaches award, coach of the year...  not bad for a team that has constantly been saying since the pre-season that they play for each other, rather than the accolades. 

    Awesome!!!

    We could literally have 5 - Clarry, Trac, Gawn, Lever, May. Fritta also a chance. 

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    I have never seen a player who has the same will to win and just pushes themselves as hard as possible every second of every game. 
    This guy in finals is going to be something else. 
     

    Last night he also broke the all time AFL record for most contested possessions in a single season. 

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    1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Clarry is truly one of our greatest. His contested ball winning is the best I have ever seen.  Best midfielder since Robbie Flower. 

    He’s now a genuine A grader.  No doubt. 

    If he can fix up his disposal and keep kicking goals like last night, he will become elite.  
     

    Sensational 2021 and deserves all the awards going around.  Love to see him win the Brownlow.  

    He was a genuine A grader a couple of years back when he was named AA...he's gone to elite this year.

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    To me he is a goal or two a game off Judd / Cousins / Ablett (a bee's old fella) but is par with Fyfe / Swan / Dangerfield / Bont and ahead of Zorko /  Wines / Grey / Cripps / Parrish / Kelly

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    2 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Clarry is truly one of our greatest. His contested ball winning is the best I have ever seen.  Best midfielder since Robbie Flower. 

    He’s now a genuine A grader.  No doubt. 

    If he can fix up his disposal and keep kicking goals like last night, he will become elite.  
     

    Sensational 2021 and deserves all the awards going around.  Love to see him win the Brownlow.  

    Certainly an outstanding contested ball winner but comparisons with Flower are awkward as they played in very different positions in different eras.

    The best current comparison to Flower would be Ed Langdon.

     

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    Never been a more consistent player from their debut, in history. 
    Maybe equal, but none more so. 
     

    And now he’ll reap all the rewards. 

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    8 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

    Certainly an outstanding contested ball winner but comparisons with Flower are awkward as they played in very different positions in different eras.

    The best current comparison to Flower would be Ed Langdon.

    Combine the frame of Fritsch, the running of Langdon, the punching-above-his-weight of Spargo, the marking of Russell Robertson, the around-the-ground skill of Adem Yze, and the goal kicking of Brad Green, and you've got Robbie Flower.

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    9 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    Combine the frame of Fritsch, the running of Langdon, the punching-above-his-weight of Spargo, the marking of Russell Robertson, the around-the-ground skill of Adem Yze, and the goal kicking of Brad Green, and you've got Robbie Flower.

    cant help but think you are under selling robbie

     

    still i. think clarry is better than robbie

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