Oliver Trade Rumours

[drysdale demon 4,737]

37 minutes ago, picket fence said:

He is the best mate of the source who is an influential person. 

Not another influencer.

[Nate 18]

23 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

He's contracted. If he wants to go to the Cats, and we decide we'll let him go, then it needs to be a bloody good deal. We hold all the leverage.

I'd be asking for Holmes and a top 10 pick at minimum. Don't give a [censored] how they get the top 10 pick, not our problem. That's the bargain basement price. And we pay $0 of his million dollar salary too.

You want a generational midfielder, you pay the price.

Not according to Morris, as we've let the discussions happen 🤣

[Sir Why You Little 36,735]

9 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Ironic then, considering they are keeping Trac...

Clarry has been a lot more High Maintenance than Tracc….

[reynolds46 1,113]

Tom Campbell reportedly prefers to stay delisted than join Demons on the back of this 

[Ethan Tremblay 30,391]

46 minutes ago, Biffen said:

My mate Digger from Wonky Tatts had the motto:

Make no mistake-We make mistakes.

I think he did my “No Regerts” tattoo.

[drdrake 3,133]

1 hour ago, FreedFromDesire said:

Would think they're current first rounder, 15, is going to the Bulldogs as it stands. Future first perhaps?

Give me future first plus Toby Conway or Sam De koning.  No way does a deal get done with a mid to late first round pick

[Demongirl35 1,009]

So many rumours, don’t even know what to believe!

Met someone out the other night and randomly mentioned Oliver with out knowing I follow footy/Melbourne and seems he may not have changed his ways still.

again though, could be another person who talks smack. 

For me personally, I rather Koz stay over Oliver purely being my favourite player and more exciting 

[grant 10]

Where is Goodwin in all this? We're back to being a basket case of a football club. 

[layzie 33,287]

Where does it end?

I want Clarry at Melbourne next season and beyond but it sure is exhausting going through this every year.

[Adam The God 29,635]

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

First rounder and Jhye Clarke

Yuck.

[Roost it far 7,633]

Are we cooking 2025 before it even begins?

[Jaded No More 68,600]

1 minute ago, layzie said:

Where does it end?

I want Clarry at Melbourne next season and beyond but it sure is exhausting going through this every year.

It's going to continue next year with Trac, especially if Clarry is traded and we don't make finals again.

This club is allergic to success.

[Kent 2,878]

3 minutes ago, grant said:

Where is Goodwin in all this? We're back to being a basket case of a football club. 

He  is learning I guess

[Flowergirl 456]

12 minutes ago, reynolds46 said:

Tom Campbell reportedly prefers to stay delisted than join Demons on the back of this 

If this is true whoever is leaking definitely wants to undermine the club

[58er 6,079]

9 minutes ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Well I didn’t ’conclude’ that, I said it was possible.

I said it was ‘possible’ because;

- it seemed unusual that Geelong would be speaking to him with the limited trade assets they have IF they didn’t think Melbourne would be open to selling him on the cheap 

- he is taking up an enormous chunk of our salary cap for a very long time so if the FD don’t believe he will get back to his best and give us maximum value for that investment then it is reasonable to assume they’d at least explore options to move him on

- the club could reasonably assume that if we were seen to be rushing him out the door in a ‘fire sale’, our members would be livid (akin to Filth members when Grundy and Treloar went) so influecing the narrative to make the decision look more out of our control has benefits

While your listed observations have some limited amount of merit I don’t believe we are about to move Clarry on and make  2/3 $ mill loss on his contract. That would be tiling the members. 

Oh and if GFC are interested in Clarry they know their $$ or attitude to obtaining him and are talking to him to see what salary he might be willing to accept especially as they will have to juggle him and Bailey Smith possibly in the trade period coming up. 

It doesn’t mean we are going to fire sale Clarry out as you suggest because it looks too tough to keep him or negotiate a fair deal with the Cats who are notoriously light payers to even elite recruits. 

[Red But Mostly Blue 4,505]

Hey @WalkingCivilWar I have seen you pinged a few times here. I just want to send some goodness your way, hope you're doing ok. 

[Pennant St Dee 12,804]

3 hours ago, Redleg said:

Sam DeKoning plus would be a good start.

Would you do Shannon Neale and Sam DeKoning?

Forward back up ruck and key back. 

I’d still want a good pick to go with it. 

[Wells 11 5,299]

Just now, Flowergirl said:

If this is true whoever is leaking definitely wants to undermine the club

pretty sure the comment was satire

[Redleg 40,357]

56 minutes ago, Billy said:

Nup

if Clarry goes I’m done, been a member since 89, the Petracca, Oliver & Kozzie rumblings will be enough 

Im disappointed beyond words to see what is happening to the club three years after a premiership 

Fair enough Billy, but I won't be leaving my club because some players do, no matter who they are and including Clarry, my favourite player.

I also think the club may know more about our players, than we do from the outside.

[layzie 33,287]

4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

It's going to continue next year with Trac, especially if Clarry is traded and we don't make finals again.

This club is allergic to success.

Exactly and Trac is also part of the ongoing exhaustion. 

Octoberitis is going to wear thin. 

[Melbournepotter 358]

I hate favourite players wanting to leave, but if we get compensated with high draft picks, I am wondering if the MFC will be better off in the long run.  We don't really know what is going on in the inner sanctum of the club. Are some players unhappy about some of the off field activities of players and this is what is causing friction ?   We may never know.  But I do know, that in no way, do I want any of my membership going to another club to help pay for one of our ex players.

I try to drum in loyalty and sticking fat with the club through thick and thin to my kids, but this club makes it difficult at times.     Time for the club to start firing a few shots instead of taking them.

[dimmy 1,307]

Surely his "manager" has some morals. If not he should be deregistered. A contract is a contract entered into by BOTH sides. Why should the Club have to baby sit people who do not honour their committments.

How would Gawny & JV feel having given everything to a Club and people  ><.* *8 $^%& on their face !!!

If MFC "subsidise" his payments then I am following Soccer.

IF it is true then the AFL should be loooking at Geelong player payments (not just now, but over a number of years.

[DubDee 24,694]

The not knowing what is really going on with Clarry and Trac is brutal

Mfc - Clarry is staying

Clarry - I’m staying 

Media - Clarry is meeting with the Cats

riiiiiight

 

[Ted Lasso 18,905]

Outside of Max Holmes, there is nothing Geelong can really offer that i'd seriously look at. I'd rather back Clarry in to return to his best form with a full pre-season

[Palace Dees 2,170]

3 minutes ago, dimmy said:

Surely his "manager" has some morals. If not he should be deregistered. A contract is a contract entered into by BOTH sides. Why should the Club have to baby sit people who do not honour their committments.

How would Gawny & JV feel having given everything to a Club and people  ><.* *8 $^%& on their face !!!

If MFC "subsidise" his payments then I am following Soccer.

IF it is true then the AFL should be loooking at Geelong player payments (not just now, but over a number of years.

if you value club loyalty, don't bother.