2021 Player Reviews: #13 Clayton Oliver

[In Harmes Way 7,783]

16 minutes ago, mauriesy said:

Oliver and Petracca are like having two Martins or two Bontempellis, or one of each.

Or, as Robbo put it in his top 50 players list, having Clarry and Trac is like having Batman and Batman.

Only thing I ever agreed with him on.

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17 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Closer to the  latter but Oliver does not have the break away strength of Bont.

His handball receives and gives over his shoulders is sublime as well as his ability to work in confined space.

There's no doubt we took a little out of Dog's 2016 handball handbook into our 2021 season and boy did it work.

Petracca's ability to break clear and deliver or shoot in an unhurried manner is sheer brilliance

I would argue that he has more break away than Bont!

[dazzledavey36 54,944]

26 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Closer to the  latter but Oliver does not have the break away strength of Bont.

His handball receives and gives over his shoulders is sublime as well as his ability to work in confined space.

There's no doubt we took a little out of Dog's 2016 handball handbook into our 2021 season and boy did it work.

Petracca's ability to break clear and deliver or shoot in an unhurried manner is sheer brilliance

Could not disagree more.

If you want more evidence to prove this further then go watch the Grand Final again. 

Bontempelli cruises out from stoppages like Pendlebury and uses his football smarts in getting around his opponents.

Oliver's ability to explode from the stoppages and break away with speed and power is more significant then Bont.

Edited February 23, 2022 by dazzledavey36

[hemingway 7,627]

25 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Could not disagree more.

If you want more evidence to prove this further then go watch the Grand Final again. 

Bontempelli cruises out from stoppages like Pendlebury and uses his football smarts in getting around his opponents.

Oliver's ability to explode from the stoppages and break away with speed and power is more significant then Bont.

With a lifetime of watching footy and the Dees both the Bont and Clarry are two of the best footballers I have seen. 

They have similarities and differences but they are both great players. 

Would not even try and seperate them. 

[tiers 2,840]

Clarry and Tracca win more of their own ball in contested situations and do more harm than Bont.

I refer to the goals from the centre in the second half of the GF, the ultimate stage on which to perform.

Powerful and sublime.

 

[John Crow Batty 8,863]

5 minutes ago, tiers said:

Clarry and Tracca win more of their own ball in contested situations and do more harm than Bont.

I refer to the goals from the centre in the second half of the GF, the ultimate stage on which to perform.

Powerful and sublime.

 

Contested possessions 2021.
Oliver, Ist with 434.  Petracca, 3rd with 349. Bontempelli, 12th with 291.

 

[Wrecker46 2,984]

Oliver fixes up Bont in our serge to our first premiership in 57 years. Not only does he negate him when it counted most he also dominated himself at the same time.

Lots of posters say nobody surpasses Flower. We will find out in the next few years and my hunch is Oliver will.

When we drafted that fat redhead kld way too early in the draft there is not a single poster on Demonland who could have imagined we would be trying to compare him to Flower a few years later.

 

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12 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

Contested possessions 2021.
Oliver, Ist with 434.  Petracca, 3rd with 349. Bontempelli, 12th with 291.

 

Says it all! CLARRY CLEARLY NO 1

player in the competition!

[BDA 22,755]

Trac and Clarry are phenomenal footballers. The best double act in the league by far

Max, Trac and Clarry were AA this year and Viney’s finals form was A-grade. There’s no better centre bounce quartet going around. No other unit comes close. And that’s before you consider Dogga rotating with Maxy

We are truly blessed

[Sir Why You Little 37,039]

1 hour ago, Wrecker46 said:

Oliver fixes up Bont in our serge to our first premiership in 57 years. Not only does he negate him when it counted most he also dominated himself at the same time.

Lots of posters say nobody surpasses Flower. We will find out in the next few years and my hunch is Oliver will.

When we drafted that fat redhead kld way too early in the draft there is not a single poster on Demonland who could have imagined we would be trying to compare him to Flower a few years later.

 

I was fairly confident we had found a good one 

The good players hunt the ball. When Clarry is “in the zone” he is the best. 
Tracc and LJ are in the same situation 

Flower played the same way, particularly for The Big V

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