9 hours ago, picket fence said:

I keep hearing Kitty Litter from a well connected mate of mine🤮

Yes Geelong have shown interest in him. Good for them. Please tell me what Geelong could possibly offer Melbourne, in order to trade a contracted Clarry?

The club has no interest in trading him. Has Clarry suddenly decided he is over the club and wants to live on a farm? Because if that’s the case then Geelong is going to have to come up with a godfather offer to pry him away from our cold dead hands. 

I am also interested in Charlie Curnow and a million dollars. 

But Jaded, kornes says we're gonna give up our 1st rounder just to get rid of him

14 minutes ago, biggestred said:

But Jaded, kornes says we're gonna give up our 1st rounder just to get rid of him

It’s gonna be Clarry and our first round pick and in return we get to never play in Geelong again. 

Never play in geelong? Na thats too much like Collingwood 

 

12 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

 

What's the big call Mark? 

Drop him? Who's coming in and performing better? 

Trade him? For what? 

Assuming he isn't still an off field liability, the club and sensible supporters know exactly why his output is down. It shouldn't take much work for someone who's paid to cover the game to realise why that might be, either. 

Plenty of senior players just as bad as Oliver today. Including players who have had a pre season. 

Chook Fowler trade rumours - I’m on the open market.

The answer remains the same - we don't trade Oliver.

We should see if Salem gets us anything though 

1 hour ago, chook fowler said:

Chook Fowler trade rumours - I’m on the open market.

Perhaps we could trade you to the Saints for an ageing Molly Meldrum?

On 20/07/2024 at 16:37, Jaded No More said:

Yes Geelong have shown interest in him. Good for them. Please tell me what Geelong could possibly offer Melbourne, in order to trade a contracted Clarry?

The club has no interest in trading him. Has Clarry suddenly decided he is over the club and wants to live on a farm? Because if that’s the case then Geelong is going to have to come up with a godfather offer to pry him away from our cold dead hands. 

I am also interested in Charlie Curnow and a million dollars. 

A 2nd round pick and we only have to pay 200k a year of the contract and I’m happy to move on.

Just like Grundy at the pies, sometimes you have to pay to get away from a bad deal even if you know it will hurt you. 

1 hour ago, chook fowler said:

Chook Fowler trade rumours - I’m on the open market.

I'm sure any offer will be poultry

15 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

A 2nd round pick and we only have to pay 200k a year of the contract and I’m happy to move on.

Just like Grundy at the pies, sometimes you have to pay to get away from a bad deal even if you know it will hurt you. 

At the right price we'd be silly not to assess what potentially could benefit this club from a salary point of view and draft capital for future potential targets such as Finn Callaghan or a Harley Reid.

Seems to have turned the corner from a mental and or physical health perspective which derailed his off season, he was never going to be at his best this year, why would we trade him now, were people not expecting this? 

Gee I wish he was playing as well as people on here think he can

We have seen his best downhill beckons

Was no where near it today

50 minutes ago, Left Foot Snap said:

Perhaps we could trade you to the Saints for an ageing Molly Meldrum?

More likely Joe Biden

2 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

Plenty of senior players just as bad as Oliver today. Including players who have had a pre season. 

Please stop referring to the preseason

It's tiresome

Hypothetically speaking, if Clarry returns to his best, does he help or hinder our future team?

I think if we front up next year with Trac, Clarry and Viney as our starting mids, we will see results more like 2024 than 2021.

The midfield mix that Freo had today was streets ahead of ours in terms of speed, skill and two way running. Including Andy Brayshaw, who isn’t known for his disposal by foot

Edited July 21, 20241 yr by BW511

Ahead of the season many of us were contemplating 2024 without Clayton playing a game. The fact that he's played most matches and most importantly appears happy, healthy and engaged, is well ahead of expectations. If he can keep that up and then complete a strong preseason, he'll be back and firing in 2025. He ain't going anywhere.

2 minutes ago, Kent said:

Please stop referring to the preseason

It's tiresome

Ok let’s refer to his nasty hand injury then 🙄

Not having a pre season, has a monumental impact on performance

Will you call for Trac to be traded if he struggles next year? 

Just now, Jaded No More said:

Ok let’s refer to his nasty hand injury then 🙄

Not having a pre season, has a monumental impact on performance

Will you call for Trac to be traded if he struggles next year? 

You bet I will

We should make a rule that any drastic posts on this thread don't count until tomorrow.

27 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

At the right price we'd be silly not to assess what potentially could benefit this club from a salary point of view and draft capital for future potential targets such as Finn Callaghan or a Harley Reid.

I’d probably lower the eyes and aim for someone who wouldn’t be the best non Steven May recruit we’ve landed in decades. But the way I see it you can only carry maybe 3-5 mega deals at any time and if a player isn’t playing too it you’re better off moving on if you can.

And these long free agency deals are meant to be bargains for 4-5 years when a guy is 30 or under and then a tax at the end. Like Lynch and Dusty at Richmond now. Anyone want to pay Oliver - even on his best behaviour - 900k at 32/33?

That said, a lot depends on information we just don’t have as fans.

No way I’d trade Clarry, but ffs he has to be held accountable for his performances this year - particularly today. Doesn’t defend, doesn’t tackle, doesn’t chase, and is an appalling kick. He needs to be dropped - not because there might be someone better to replace him (although after yesterdays effort, Pup deserves his spot), but to give Clarry a wake up call.