Oliver Trade Rumours

[Dr. Gonzo 23,926]

1 hour ago, SPC said:

It’s an easy out for McClure… “Oliver was keen to be traded, but Geelong and Melbourne couldn’t agree on his value”.. so for now he can continue to throw “stories” out there with no accountability 

It would also be an easy out for Oliver to come out and refute the idea he wants to be traded to the Cats, either personally or via his management. Those who think there's nothing to see here have their heads firmly in the sand. The club has completely mismanaged two of its best players who both have become so disillusioned with the club that they would leave if a trade could be facilitated. Yet people want to whinge and moan about the media rather than hold those at the club accountable. It's pathetic.

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[Flowergirl 502]

Just now, Dr. Gonzo said:

It would also be an easy out for Oliver to come out and refute the idea he wants to be traded to the Cats, either personally or via his management. Those who think there's nothing to see here have their heads firmly in the sand. The club has completely mismanaged two of its best players who both have become so disillusioned with the club that they would leave if a trade could be facilitated. Yet people want to whinge and moan about the media rather than hold those at the club accountable. It's pathetic.

Like how Dan Houston said he wouldn't be traded and now is being traded?

[Dr. Gonzo 23,926]

30 minutes ago, Antioch said:

So the news media are perfect and the club is no good? What a load of garbage. Why don’t you go and support another club! Or maybe you do and you’re just on here to dig the boots into our club. If you don’t like what’s happening at the club do something about it! Get involved in the club! Don’t just sit tapping on your keyboard at home and saying the club is “dysfunctional”. That doesn’t help anything!

Yeah I secretly barrack for another club, I've taken out an MFC membership for 35 years since I was a little kid and waste time on here as the perfect cover. I'm playing the long game here 🤦

The club is dysfunctional and needs change in the senior leadership. A symptom of the dysfunction is the extremely poor mismanagement of both the Petracca and Oliver situations as well as the poor culture that has ket these issues fester. You can try and shut down discussion of that and be a mindless cheerleader happy to see the club slide back to irrelevance but that won't make the problems go away and won't stop people discussing it.

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[Dr. Gonzo 23,926]

7 minutes ago, Flowergirl said:

Like how Dan Houston said he wouldn't be traded and now is being traded?

That was in season, this is trade period.

[Hopeful Demon 1,497]

36 minutes ago, Antioch said:

So the news media are perfect and the club is no good? What a load of garbage. Why don’t you go and support another club! Or maybe you do and you’re just on here to dig the boots into our club. If you don’t like what’s happening at the club do something about it! Get involved in the club! Don’t just sit tapping on your keyboard at home and saying the club is “dysfunctional”. That doesn’t help anything!

Telling someone that they're not a supporter when they critique the club is so dumb. 

And where was anyone saying that the media is perfect?

[Oxdee 298]

On 09/10/2024 at 19:43, Oxdee said:

Unfortunately the fact that this rumour hasn’t been put to bed usually means that there is a strong possibility that Oliver will be traded. At no point in time has Oliver actually come out and said that he is staying. As it stands today, Oliver is out the door. 

I’ll say it again. At this stage a trade is more likely than not. 

The supporters on this forum have their heads in the sand. 

Oliver doesn’t want to play for Melbourne and is trying to find any chance to leave. Even take a pay cut. 
 

[Melonmonster 72]

3 minutes ago, Oxdee said:

I’ll say it again. At this stage a trade is more likely than not. 

The supporters on this forum have their heads in the sand. 

Oliver doesn’t want to play for Melbourne and is trying to find any chance to leave. Even take a pay cut. 
 

I believe this to be true also, be prepared everyone . We love our players but I feel like this gets done .

 

[DeeZee 7,356]

How do these gutter journalists get away with saying things like it’s his dream to play with Geelong?

When has he ever said that?

How they continuously get away with making things up?

[Katrina Dee Fan 2,830]

2 hours ago, adonski said:

via The Age

Clayton Oliver has started his own pre-season early, as the 27-year-old clings on to hope that Melbourne will trade him to Geelong before next Wednesday’s deadline.

The four-time Melbourne best and fairest has been spotted several times in his home town of Shepparton this week, training weights and running.

A source at Geelong, who wasn’t willing to speak publicly given that Oliver still has six years of his contract still to run at Melbourne, said the star midfielder was willing to take a pay cut if it helped get a deal across the line.
....But Melbourne’s strong stance has not dampened the appetite of Oliver, who remains in contact with the Cats.

A pay cut may help the Demons reconsider a trade, but two club sources remained staunch when contacted by this masthead on Thursday. They said a deal to move Oliver to the Cats would not be entertained.

Oliver is contracted until the end of 2030 at an average of $1.3 million per season.

While all three parties – Melbourne, Geelong and Oliver’s management – have privately confirmed that the Cats’ future first-round pick in next year’s national draft had been initially raised, they say there is yet to be a meaningful trade offer beyond that.

Whats telling is in the comments section of the Facebook post of the article, one comment in particular from Michelle Oliver, Clarry’s mum. 

[Dee Boys 513]

1 minute ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

Whats telling is in the comments section of the Facebook post of the article, one comment in particular from Michelle Oliver, Clarry’s mum. 

Well it’d be telling if she said anything relevant about whether he wants to stay or not. 

[DeeZee 7,356]

I hope the club makes a complaint to the AFL and threatens to sue the Age for this rubbish , enough is enough.

[adonski 11,082]

3 minutes ago, Dee Boys said:

Well it’d be telling if she said anything relevant about whether he wants to stay or not. 

I thought the load of [censored] bit sufficed

[daisycutter 29,451]

9 minutes ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

Whats telling is in the comments section of the Facebook post of the article, one comment in particular from Michelle Oliver, Clarry’s mum. 

looks like she's slightly changed comment to 

Michelle Oliver

he’s not even in Shep. Shep is NOT his home town. Get it right media.

 

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[dazzledavey36 53,389]

9 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

I hope the club makes a complaint to the AFL and threatens to sue the Age for this rubbish , enough is enough.

Sorry, what grounds would they be sued under..?

[DeeZee 7,356]

5 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Sorry, what grounds would they be sued under..?

MCG, Kardinia park grounds.

[dazzledavey36 53,389]

Just now, DeeZee said:

MCG, Kardinia park grounds.

No serious, why would we sue then?

[DeeZee 7,356]

1 minute ago, dazzledavey36 said:

No serious, why would we sue then?

I know there’s no law for publishing lies but there should be.

Of course we have no grounds, but it sucks that they they can say whatever untruths they like with zero consequences Dazzle.

[DubDee 24,809]

‘Oliver clings to hope he might still be traded’

Is there even one person on this site that think he is desperately trying to leave?

Any chance these [censored] can be held accountable??

[reynolds46 1,132]

On 07/10/2024 at 13:17, deejammin' said:

It’s a joke, it’s not a real quote. I’ll change the quotation marks. But it is a real summary of Geelong’s actions in this saga.

A source believed to be one of Clayton's parents who wishes to remain anonymous due to her personal involvement with her son has called out McClure for being full of 💩 

[DubDee 24,809]

39 minutes ago, Oxdee said:

I’ll say it again. At this stage a trade is more likely than not. 

The supporters on this forum have their heads in the sand. 

Oliver doesn’t want to play for Melbourne and is trying to find any chance to leave. Even take a pay cut. 
 

Thanks Sam Mc

Love how you state things as fact when you have no idea like the rest of us

[Ollie fan 3,193]

4 hours ago, pitmaster said:

And to repeat my take on it fwiw, I reckon Geelong let Oliver's visit become public knowledge in order to embarrass Melbourne. Consequently MFC could have been seen as having to rid itself of a "cultural issue" whatever the price, the emphasis being "whatever the price" because they knew they had nothing to match his true value.

Sneaky as, and all the heat comes back on Melbourne as a basket case while Geelong are seen as squeaky clean.

I think I might just go watch the 2021 prelim now as my compensation.

That is always fun!

[BLWNBA 789]

22 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

I know there’s no law for publishing lies but there should be.

Of course we have no grounds, but it sucks that they they can say whatever untruths they like with zero consequences Dazzle.

Similar to just claiming something as a ‘lie’, yeah? 

[DeeZee 7,356]

3 minutes ago, BLWNBA said:

Similar to just claiming something as a ‘lie’, yeah? 

Well wheres the quote?

This is a supporter chat forum not the Age smarty pants.

[The heart beats true 17,937]

I always liked Clayton’s mum much more than Luke Jackson’s.

[BLWNBA 789]

6 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

Well wheres the quote?

This is a supporter chat forum not the Age smarty pants.

Ah yeah, nothing like a good old straw man to really prove a point. 
 

Well done, a resounding showing of critical thinking. 

Edited 1 hour ago by BLWNBA