9 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

This photo?

yep, that's the one

9 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

This photo?

Look at the body language, they clearly hate each other.

Just now, Redleg said:

Look at the body language, they clearly hate each other.

Goody is telling Clarry that he will come visit him on the farm in Geelong

25 minutes ago, loges said:

Tell me did Cornes have this opinion about Clarries contact when he first signed it or is he just doing a pile on after a troublesome 12 months 

Well yeah, in fairness he has.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/melbourne-demons/afl-2022-clayton-oliver-sevenyear-contract-extension-7-million-david-king-and-kane-cornes-argue-debate-longterm-deals-melbourne-demons-latest/news-story/2803ca3b0e4a33cee55ee2d2ee692921

3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

If there's one thing I've learnt since reading this thread is that old Tommy boy certainly does trigger a few on here lol

i plead guilty 🥴

P.s Good to see you've unblocked me @Jaded No More See, I'm not too much of a baddie..

It's absolutely beautiful watching Cornes et al. make adult fanboys have an absolute meltdown. 

10 hours ago, DeeGee said:

I watched Kozzie’s video back to his home town last week and Clarry seems 100% invested to me. I’d be surprised if he’s not back to his absolute best next year in the red and blue.

That was a great little video and it was really good to see Clarry enjoying himself.

I'm of the view that we don't have to wait until next year to see the best of him.

Slowly but surely his tank is building and he's starting to have an influence in games.

I don't see any reason why he can't be having a big impact in the next few weeks as the fight for a good finals berth is on the table.

He looked really relaxed and happy in the rooms after last week's win.

We need him to get back to at least 80 percent of his best this year and I reckon he can do it.

Just now, BLWNBA said:

It's absolutely beautiful watching Cornes et al. make adult fanboys have an absolute meltdown. 

this is what they live for, and why poxtel are going to offer kornes a small fortune to be the face of their channel from 2025 and beyond

2 hours ago, Cranky Franky said:

Doubt he is going anywhere next year but he would want to improve his form drastically in 2025.

Clayton is getting $1m a year +  and delivering a $500,000 a year performance on the field so far.

Drastically improving is an overload on Clarry’s form. Your negative side clearly shows while the stats are clear he is down in most categories it merely comes back to a very good honest one year winner of our B and F and not a 4 time superstar champion’s record,

One thing still that highlights Clarry is that he still is one of the best last quarter players when he is needed to produce.

Hats off to Goody who held him back last SaturDay night to see him through the four quarters.

BTW Cranky Granky ( well self named) howcgid you expect Clarry to perform this year given his prep for 2024??

At 75 85 or 95 % of his normal output. And your assertion that we are only getting 50% worth of Clarry’s $1 mill contract is way off.  
He is improving each game and I’d be very scared if we make the Finals if I was another of the second to 13th teams that could come up against us.

Never write off a champion and just as the Deed are hitting their best straps this season so will Vlarry be right there when the whops are cracking. 

Just now, whatwhat say what said:

this is what they live for, and why poxtel are going to offer kornes a small fortune to be the face of their channel from 2025 and beyond

It’s a pretty ordinary face.

2 minutes ago, 58er said:

Drastically improving is an overload on Clarry’s form. Your negative side clearly shows while the stats are clear he is down in most categories it merely comes back to a very good honest one year winner of our B and F and not a 4 time superstar champion’s record,

One thing still that highlights Clarry is that he still is one of the best last quarter players when he is needed to produce.

Hats off to Goody who held him back last SaturDay night to see him through the four quarters.

BTW Cranky Granky ( well self named) howcgid you expect Clarry to perform this year given his prep for 2024??

At 75 85 or 95 % of his normal output. And your assertion that we are only getting 50% worth of Clarry’s $1 mill contract is way off.  
He is improving each game and I’d be very scared if we make the Finals if I was another of the second to 13th teams that could come up against us.

Never write off a champion and just as the Deed are hitting their best straps this season so will Vlarry be right there when the whops are cracking. 

Apologies for not checking my dodgy typing! 

1 minute ago, whatwhat say what said:

this is what they live for, and why poxtel are going to offer kornes a small fortune to be the face of their channel from 2025 and beyond

I personally don't mind him, I think he's far more engaging than a lot of other AFL media personalities out there. He clearly has strong opinions and he generates a lot of attention and discussion. He's fairly similar to KB IMO, although not exactly as rambunctious as KB when he used to be on with Patrick Smith. 

On the subject matter, I don't necessarily think it's that inflammatory either. If I was an opposition club I'd absolutely be seeing if I can get Oliver out of Melbourne (and as has been pointed out, Morris hasn't implied or explicitly stated that is the MFC's intention at all). 

10 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

This photo?

Is that Goody giving him a bake at quarter time?,😁

Far too many in the media deal in opinions and not facts. As for Tom Morris he is a giant skid mark on the y fronts of society. 

14 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

this is what they live for, and why poxtel are going to offer kornes a small fortune to be the face of their channel from 2025 and beyond

Good on him.

Not going to knock a bloke down for working his way up and make a living for what he does. 

He's clearly good at doing what he does and that's to sell clicks. 

His current job is SEN Radio, Channel 9 Sunday Footy show and footy classified, AFL.com on a Saturday night with Riley Beveridge. 

Must be doing something right?

The only football show I watch is ON THE COUCH with Garry ect, my thinking is the rest are weak attempts at comedy.  The Sunday footy show is all about who can out do who with next to no content  . and as far as MORRIS goes I just hit MUTE

5 minutes ago, demons123452000 said:

The only football show I watch is ON THE COUCH with Garry ect, my thinking is the rest are weak attempts at comedy.  The Sunday footy show is all about who can out do who with next to no content  . and as far as MORRIS goes I just hit MUTE

First Crack is decent as well.

28 minutes ago, Redleg said:

It’s a pretty ordinary face.

...but there is quite a bit of it!

14 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Good on him.

Not going to knock a bloke down for working his way up and make a living for what he does. 

He's clearly good at doing what he does and that's to sell clicks. 

His current job is SEN Radio, Channel 9 Sunday Footy show and footy classified, AFL.com on a Saturday night with Riley Beveridge. 

Must be doing something right?

it'll be interesting to see what him joining poxtel does, and what they limit him doing accordngly

they want to use him to sell subs etc. so he'll need to very active on their platform as opposed to sen, ch9, afl.com etc. etc

11 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

 

it's from the most recent video uploaded by the club, which also has some classique shots of rick lever's face re bowey's music choices

Love that they all touched Gus' helmet as they ran up the race to the ground

1 hour ago, binman said:

The footy media is a complete joke. 

As is the coverage of games.

Those two things intersected on Saturday night.

It was a text book example of woeful coverage and how the paper thin standard of 'reporting' leads to misinformation - misinformation skewed to make people, in this case clarry, look bad and gin up some faux controversy.

I couldn't make the game because I was sick, so had to watch the game on TV. 

At the start of the last quarter Ling proclaims that clarry only had one possession and said he thinks (but implied he did) Goody gave clarry a bake at quarter time and challenged him to lift.

That gets repeated through the coverage and morphs into a statement of fact.

Clarry gets going and the implication is he is responding positively to the bake.

Straight after the game Rivers is interviewed and is asked about the bake Goody gave clarry at quarter time. 

Riv looks genuinely perplexed and says hw didn't realise goody had given clarry a bake, and talked abour how hard clarry worked.

Given Rivers is actually in the quarter time huddle you'd think he know if goody got stuck into clarry.

It's not 'till next day that I learn on demonland that clarry had spent a big part of the first quarter on the bench, seemingly as part of a  successful strategy to help ensure he runs out the game. 

Did anyone bother to check his minutes on the bench, data they actually include in the coverage?

So clarry not given a bake, nor challenged to lift and not responding to that challenge when he racks up 25 odd disposals in the next 3 quarters. 

His game wasn't part of some peurile redemption, heroes and villans narrative the football media is obsessed with.

The losers in this patethetic high school patomine?

Clarry gets another wack from the media - he's miles off it, and needs a boot up the bum to get going. 

Goody gets no credit for the clever use of clarry to maximise his impact when the whips are cracking in the last quarter (noting we have struggled to run out games).

But most of all football fans who are fed bulltish and treated like fools. 

Ollie is not used much early I agree with you,but rekon its to stop the heavy tags he gets most weeks

16 minutes ago, forever demons said:

Ollie is not used much early I agree with you,but rekon its to stop the heavy tags he gets most weeks

Or to keep him fresher for the rest of the game.

If you can stay with the opponent until quarter time, it is a smart tactic.

Edited July 18, 20241 yr by Redleg

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

P.s Good to see you've unblocked me @Jaded No More See, I'm not too much of a baddie..

I never blocked you, I just try not to engage in fruitless debate anymore 

1 hour ago, BLWNBA said:

It's absolutely beautiful watching Cornes et al. make adult fanboys have an absolute meltdown. 

This is not about the fans, it's about the media spewing absolute garbage about a player who has been through a hell of a lot and deserves peace and quiet.

Yes I understand these morons are out to make headlines, but after the despicable way they targeted him in the off season, I have run out of patience with their garbage. 

Tom Morris in particular should know what it feels like to have your dirty laundry aired publicly. Yet it hasn't stopped him being a bin diving grub. 

Talk about the team, our performance, no issues. Stop getting stuck into a guy who has worked so damn hard to better himself and his mental health.