Oliver Trade Rumours

[Undeeterred 3,113]

14 minutes ago, demoniac said:

any mid who could match his opponents running. 

Yeah, name one! Otherwise the argument is nonsense 

[DemonicFinalFantasy 226]

MFC "House of Windsor" strategy ... never complain, never explain.

[DubDee 25,404]

20 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

Let’s be realistic here, if you think everything that has come out has been a lie then you are delusional 

Of course i’m not saying that. Some are true, some half true, some don’t give context to the full truth but they don’t give a rats

[Pennant St Dee 13,030]

55 minutes ago, deanox said:

Oliver got 30 touches round 1, and 35 (and 3 Brownlow votes) in round 2.

No one at VFL was going to outperform Oliver this year.

 

Whether he had "served" his penalty is a different story, but on performance he may not have been the Oliver of old but he was better than any of our depth would have been.

Yet had we made him continue to do a block of pre season training and made a statement after the Lorne incident with a multiple game ban as other clubs did with Stevie J, Heath Shaw and Michael Walters in the past we may well have

1. Got his fitness at a level which would have lasted for the remainder of the season 

2. Set a standard and message to the playing group that poor behaviour would not be tolerated 

3. Made a decision which didn’t cause division within the playing group over preferential treatment 

4. Long term view but we may not be in the current situation had we chosen action as opposed to talking tough

[WiseDeeMan 82]

1 hour ago, demoniac said:

the depth at Casey had done the work in the preseason to be fit to play AFL. Goodwin and others selected Oliver when he had not done the work and was not fit to play AFL and this was exploited by his opponents who knew they could outspread him, and the more they ran, the further he'd be behind them. 

Couldn't agree more.  And this again shows he's treated differently to others.  I don't care how good he was/is - he needed to have several months of hard work to get back into that team. Instead he trained for 5 minutes and never missed an AFL game.  

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56 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Imagine if this whole thing has just been an elaborate promotional campaign to sell BnF tickets?

[Dee-tonator 227]

Some rumours for the media mob to follow up:

1. Max is about to leave for Ireland to play Gaelic football for Galway.

2. OIiver's proposed move is a cunning ploy by Goodwin to destroy the Cats from the inside.

3. Bowey is unhappy because his request to play at full forward has been rejected.

4. May and Melksham have lined up a UFC fight to see which one stays at the club next season.

5. Kozzie wants out because of the Melbourne weather.

PS:  No 5 might be true.

 

[dazzledavey36 54,021]

57 minutes ago, DubDee said:

The media spin their tweet wheel:

Oliver wants out

Demons tell Oliver to look for a trade

Demons want to keep Oliver

Oliver to Cats is a virtual certainty 

Oliver still loves MFC and wants to stay

Give it a spin Tom! This is an actual job but don’t worry you don’t need any sources and if you’re wrong it doesn’t matter!

[Sir Why You Little 36,860]

1 hour ago, Undeeterred said:

That’s just absolute rot. He got Brownlow votes, he was fine 

Wrong.
Clarry was gassed by the Second Quarter. I don’t take any notice of the Brownlow

[dazzledavey36 54,021]

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

 

Can someone post full article 

[Sir Why You Little 36,860]

22 minutes ago, WiseDeeMan said:

Couldn't agree more.  And this again shows he's treated differently to others.  I don't care how good he was/is - he needed to have several months of hard work to get back into that team. Instead he trained for 5 minutes and never missed an AFL game.  

A very Wise answer….

[Ethan Tremblay 30,776]

7 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Can someone post full article 

Are you attempting access from a phone or computer? If phone or tablet, flick me a pm mate. 

Edited October 4 by Ethan Tremblay

[Tracca 838]

4 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

 

I admire the loyalty to the club, I really do, but don't let it blind you and make you out to be a fool. This constant blaming the media instead of holding leaders at the club accountable reminds me of the Essendon supporters response to their doping program.

its not me with any loyalty to the club, i simply said there is no way a CEO of football has done the ring around. there is numerous, 3+ player management roles within the club, and the CEO is definitely not one of them

[Mickey 4,628]

10 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Can someone post full article 

You can use 12 ft ladder on age article. Copy pasta the url and it will 'clean it up' for you

[deejammin' 2,360]

All this argument about what punishment Clayton should’ve would’ve could’ve had.
The time is gone, cutting off our nose to spite our face now will not help. 

I’m glad he’s staying, he makes us a better team, his form dropped against Port when he hurt his hand and never recovered. We’re a better team with him, Geelong are worse without him and we’ve missed out on a 2026 pick which wouldn’t have helped us next year anyway. I don’t care what the media say, their bias against us is clear. Maybe our club is a dumpster fire, maybe it’s not. There’s actually been very little concrete proof. I’m backing Clayton in for a huge 2025 and with a bit of luck with injuries and our young blokes improving, + pick 5 a new forward and mid coach and some cobwebs cleared out in the program we’ll be a formidable team. 

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1 hour ago, Demons11 said:

Let’s be realistic here, if you think everything that has come out has been a lie then you are delusional 

By the same token if you believe everything that is in the media you certainly are delusional.

[adonski 11,545]

11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Can someone post full article 

Dees not trading him, will address it at the B&F

Cats only prepared to take his full (or close to full) contract if he came cheap via trade

[John Crow Batty 8,852]

OK if Oliver stays what’s Petracca going to do? 

[picket fence 16,970]

2 hours ago, demoniac said:

the depth at Casey had done the work in the preseason to be fit to play AFL. Goodwin and others selected Oliver when he had not done the work and was not fit to play AFL and this was exploited by his opponents who knew they could outspread him, and the more they ran, the further he'd be behind them. 

For CARRRYST SAKE HE PLAYED MOST OF THE SEASON WITH A BADLY BROKEN HAND!

[Neil Crompton 5,426]

5 minutes ago, picket fence said:

For CARRRYST SAKE HE PLAYED MOST OF THE SEASON WITH A BADLY BROKEN HAND!

Why did he do that PF? Or why did the Club pick him then? Either Clarry or the Club cannot / don’t deserve to use that excuse.

PS I assume you won’t be leaving us now PF?

Edited October 4 by Neil Crompton

[daisycutter 29,593]

1 hour ago, Nate said:

Well Crisis Management must not be the General Manager for Media and Comms forte.

lol

the way the media are heading, most clubs will need to hire a dedicated crisis manager ... or just do a deal with the bikies

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,286]

What a couple of weeks, we’re paying $24 for the premiership in 2025 (11th favourite).

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7 minutes ago, picket fence said:

For CARRRYST SAKE HE PLAYED MOST OF THE SEASON WITH A BADLY BROKEN HAND!

I love the way you spell ‘Carrryst’ PF. It really helps me get in character when I read out your posts in my head.

[Neil Crompton 5,426]

1 minute ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

What a couple of weeks, we’re paying $24 for the premiership in 2025 (11th favourite).

I’m waiting till we hit $34 then I’m going to load up.

[Harbinger43 116]

The last 2 months have been brutal on so many fronts.  So many poor choices by the club and grade 1 level of communication to members and supporters.  But we need to move to looking forward - hoping Thomas Fullers famous quote is correct starting tomorrow - “ the darkest hour is right before the dawn”. - and the Paul Kelly addition - “ and in the hour of greatest slaughter the great avenger is being born…”.    Eyes forward now