Oliver Trade Rumours

[Swooper Northey 494]

Clayton Oliver
AFL Premiership player: 2021
2 x AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award: 2021, 2022
3 x All-Australian team: 2018, 2021, 2022
4 x Keith 'Bluey' Truscott MedallistL 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022

In return, Geelong will offer up Spiro Malakellis, David Mensch and pick 53

[Demonstone 22,073]

37 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I’m pretty certain that the media have completely fabricated this story just so they can use the pun, “Oliver’s Twist”, in all of their headlines. 

Oliver Twist's mentor was Fagin.  Clarry is off to Brisbane for sure!

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,587]

Just now, Swooper Northey said:

Clayton Oliver
AFL Premiership player: 2021
2 x AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award: 2021, 2022
3 x All-Australian team: 2018, 2021, 2022
4 x Keith 'Bluey' Truscott MedallistL 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022

In return, Geelong will offer up Spiro Malakellis, David Mensch and pick 53

Yeah sadly we just seemed to have pushed out a generational talent and no doubt it will bite us. 

[daisycutter 29,555]

1 minute ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

Yeah sadly we just seemed to have pushed out a generational talent and no doubt it will bite us. 

um ... i think he pushed himself out, norm.  stop making excuses for him 

[Nascent 8,938]

We'll probably get a 2nd rounder and still pay 300k-500k of his salary for the next 6 years.

[Brownie 5,936]

There might be another thread on this.

But... Here's some more poo splatting on the fan.

Anyone got more insight on his role at the club?

https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/key-leader-quits-melbourne-as-clayton-oliver-sold-the-farm-by-geelong-c-16257631

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8 minutes ago, Swooper Northey said:

Clayton Oliver
AFL Premiership player: 2021
2 x AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award: 2021, 2022
3 x All-Australian team: 2018, 2021, 2022
4 x Keith 'Bluey' Truscott MedallistL 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022

In return, Geelong will offer up Spiro Malakellis, David Mensch and pick 53

AND THE CLUB WILL TAKE IT🤮🤮

[Age 485]

We are prepared to take a second rounder if the cats pay $500k of his contract. 
 

we may as well put Pickett and petracca up now, just get it over and done with 

Edited October 2 by Age

[Brownie 5,936]

10 minutes ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

Yeah sadly we just seemed to have pushed out a generational talent and no doubt it will bite us. 

Can't help but feel we'll plummet next year and Team Tracc will be off to the filth.

[adonski 11,328]

1 minute ago, Age said:

We are prepared to take a second rounder if the cats pay $500k of his contract. 
 

we may as well put Pickett and petracca up now, just get it over and one with 

Lol

May as well just pay him the $1m not to rock up to the club instead

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,587]

8 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

um ... i think he pushed himself out, norm.  stop making excuses for him 

Has to be the truth. I really look foward to those memoirs in ten years time.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,587]

1 minute ago, adonski said:

Lol

May as well just pay him the $1m not to rock up to the club instead

Hopefully at least he will be able to afford shoes when he turns up to future preseason camps.

[Demonsone 2,024]

People having a crack at the club but the only thing that has created this are Oliver’s actions.. club has supported him continuously & only so much they can put up with …. 

[The heart beats true 18,023]

37 minutes ago, Young Blood said:

Everyone seems under the assumption that it’s only going to be a two club transaction. Geelong knows very well they will need to get at least one other team involved to get the draft capital to make it work. They are an excellent creative recruiting team.

I never mentioned anything about a 2 club transaction. But if you look at what they’ve committed to with Smith, and the picks they have, they’d have to give up something genuinely valuable to anyone to get enough capital to bring in Smith and Oliver.

Also, I’m so over the narrative that other clubs are so wonderfully run. I know stories about Geelong, and its culture, that would make people’s toes curl. They benefit massively from the fact that no journo in Melbourne can be bothered to drive down there to dig dirt on such a short news cycle. It’s not as perfect as people think.

[Chook in Perth 2,109]

He arrived in Lorne with shoes. He just parted ways with them climbing fences in the wee hours.

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30 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Oliver Twist's mentor was Fagin.  Clarry is off to Brisbane for sure!

And Geelong are the Artful Dodger

[picket fence 16,897]

14 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

People having a crack at the club but the only thing that has created this are Oliver’s actions.. club has supported him continuously & only so much they can put up with …. 

BULLTISH

[praha 11,226]

17 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

People having a crack at the club but the only thing that has created this are Oliver’s actions.. club has supported him continuously & only so much they can put up with …. 

What are his actions? He looks like he's in the best shape for years.

[Chook in Perth 2,109]

18 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

People having a crack at the club but the only thing that has created this are Oliver’s actions.. club has supported him continuously & only so much they can put up with …. 

Clayton is a product of his environment. Viney, Lever and McDonald aside, our senior players were all scallywags as younger men. Clayton learnt how to adult in that setting.

No doubt he's taken things to another level, but don't kid yourself we have/had a list of Trent Cotchin's and Sam Mitchell's

 

[John Crow Batty 8,839]

So what happened at the farm? I know farms have sheep and there might be some magic mushrooms growing in the hedge rows. Mysterious things can happen in isolated places. Could a callow type like Oliver be brainwashed to sell his soul to the cat cult? 

[picket fence 16,897]

1 hour ago, Flowergirl said:

Is that your opinion that he's gone? Don't the club have to accept the offer that Geelong give?

Yep 

[2021 177]

Surely we have to get at least a F1, to sell the trade to the Dees supporters

[Ethan Tremblay 30,653]

27 minutes ago, Chook in Perth said:

He arrived in Lorne with shoes. He just parted ways with them climbing fences in the wee hours.

Been there, done that. 

[Oxdee 308]

4 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

If the Board and Pert have decided that its time for Oliver to go they need to get in touch with Richo, Lamb and Goodwin and explain that this is the direction the club is taking and they are instructed to find the best offer for him. Basic chain of command. It's terrible to have the footy dept blindsided by the CEO going over their heads.

Where is your evidence that the footy department was ‘blindsided’…? stop believing media BS 

[At the break of Gawn 4,458]

50 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

People having a crack at the club but the only thing that has created this are Oliver’s actions.. club has supported him continuously & only so much they can put up with …. 

Good clubs manage these sort of players. The stories I used to hear about Buddy were staggering. Even Dusty has had his moments. 

Edited October 2 by At the break of Gawn