I hope GWS wins the flag in 26.

I am ok with Clazza moving on as I think he needs change as much as the club does. But he was my favourite player from day zero at the club. His first 100 games were the best first 100 I’ve seen. Always nice to me personally and to my kids.

I hope this is the change he needs and he gets back to his best.

We will move on as a club and give some of our younger players new roles and responsibilities which might enable us to surprise the competition and play some meaningful footy in 26.

16 minutes ago, Demonland said:

So it's a 'twist' is it, Tom?

Yep, that (at least) McKirdy and Ralph got it a coupla hours earlier.

Twist, Tom, twist

34 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

p.s. ...and I could almost have GWS as my second team with Jessie, Toby and Clayton in it...

Moreso than Jackson Wagner and McVee?

AND OMac!

Edited October 8, 2025Oct 8 by The end is nigh
Forgot one

11 minutes ago, SPC said:

If they are offering rubbish picks, do we try get a player back?

What’s that saying? ‘Beggars can’t be choosers’. If MFC are begging another team to take Oliver, then we have no right ask for a high price. Dumbest trading decision MFC will ever make.

I genuinely hope Clayton thrives in Sydney and absolutely rinses us in 2026.

3 minutes ago, JJJ said:

I hope GWS wins the flag in 26.

I am ok with Clazza moving on as I think he needs change as much as the club does. But he was my favourite player from day zero at the club. His first 100 games were the best first 100 I’ve seen. Always nice to me personally and to my kids.

I hope this is the change he needs and he gets back to his best.

We will move on as a club and give some of our younger players new roles and responsibilities which might enable us to surprise the competition and play some meaningful footy in 26.

Yeah, he was MBCO from the week before the draft, eventually succeeded by MBJMcV.

That's ending well...

2 minutes ago, The end is nigh said:

Moreso than Jackson Wagner and McVee?

Defs.

Jackson: defector. Wagner: not a Bedford. McVee: defector.

vs

Hogan: personal journey. Bedford: Club encouragement. Oliver: Club 'encouragement'.

Plus: Is Fremantle.

Edited October 8, 2025Oct 8 by Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

Hearing rumours that this is all a rouse to get Oliver to be a bit more professional, can anyone else confirm?

8 minutes ago, The end is nigh said:

Moreso than Jackson Wagner and McVee?

AND OMac!

You nearly got me with your OMac edit but...

Yeah, nah.

2 minutes ago, Cosmic Baby said:

Hearing rumours that this is all a rouse to get Oliver to be a bit more professional, can anyone else confirm?

That'd certainly rouse me! And hopefully him!

As a ruse, however? Quite a risk!

(D*** predictive text, eh, Cossie?)

I just accept Clarry is off. Ita all about what we get and what we have accumulated at the end of the trade period.

11 minutes ago, JJJ said:

I hope GWS wins the flag in 26.

I am ok with Clazza moving on as I think he needs change as much as the club does. But he was my favourite player from day zero at the club. His first 100 games were the best first 100 I’ve seen. Always nice to me personally and to my kids.

I hope this is the change he needs and he gets back to his best.

We will move on as a club and give some of our younger players new roles and responsibilities which might enable us to surprise the competition and play some meaningful footy in 26.

Im possibly wired differently to others. I get the nicety of wanting/hoping/ watching a former Dee champ succeed, as ought to be his destiny as he was... blah blah blah BLAH !!

I dont wish him an unfortunate trajectory... but i really could give a fig once they take off the jumper

There's us....and there's them. Im not so much for them.

I get what he was at Melbourne... the good, bad and forgettable.

There are guys in Red and Blue.... there are the 'others' He's now going over to the 'others' and as such leaves my field of care.

I hope GWS fall in a hole... like the other 16

Go Dees

4 hours ago, Adam The God said:

Pretty big.

The big question is, is Clayton still following max on instagram?

I wonder whether GWS have a quality player that they could include in the trade that fills a need for us on the basis that we take the players salary off their books?

14 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

The big question is, is Clayton still following max on instagram?

Is atm ...

1 hour ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

p.p.s. Not sure, though, how a ranga goes in an orange jumper? He'll constantly look like one of those soccer jersey-over-the-head goal celebrators.

He'll be playing with his twin brother

33 minutes ago, Adina88 said:

What’s that saying? ‘Beggars can’t be choosers’. If MFC are begging another team to take Oliver, then we have no right ask for a high price. Dumbest trading decision MFC will ever make.

I genuinely hope Clayton thrives in Sydney and absolutely rinses us in 2026.

What a pathetic post. No one wins in this situation. We don't want to WIN BY Oliver leaving. We aren't begging. You only have to listen to a guy like Oliver to realise how much of a genuine character he is, with the time he puts in with kids and hospitals. We all should wish him well but not with retribution against him or us. There is not a lot of characters in this rotten AFL REGIME like him.

1 minute ago, Demonland said:

I really don't think we've handled this one well.

If we did any of the leaking we really ballsed it up.

this should be the reference point, and we're taking on more wage too... but the personal challegnes and perceivable output might push against that compared to treloar, but he also wasn't an AA or award winner at all at the time

43 minutes ago, Adina88 said:

What’s that saying? ‘Beggars can’t be choosers’. If MFC are begging another team to take Oliver, then we have no right ask for a high price. Dumbest trading decision MFC will ever make.

I genuinely hope Clayton thrives in Sydney and absolutely rinses us in 2026.

Your posting history indicates that you have some strong, personal opinions about players that may be a little closer to home than most.

Unfortunately Oliver is going for the same reason, albeit expressed in a completely different way, to Petracca. That may be difficult to hear but they are both leaving for cultural reasons that are intended to create an environment where our young players can thrive.

Clarry is a talented player but his behaviour, whether intended or not, has contributed to a bad environment within the club and the new coach is well within his rights to cut that out and send it off. If Clarry had held up his end of the contract then he’d bee playing for us until he retired. But he didn’t. Nobody wanted this but it’s Oliver’s actions that are the problem.

1 minute ago, deanox said:

I really don't think we've handled this one well.

If we did any of the leaking we really ballsed it up.

We wanted a reaction to King’s message to find a club, and he has found one.

I don’t know how you do this delicately really.

We just have to give King a chance to succeed and I think this is needed.

8 minutes ago, Demonland said:

You lost me at the Giant's view.

They have NO idea what King and Co actually said.... only what Ollie 'felt'

Ralph's not too bright btw...

Dont be like Jon

1 minute ago, beelzebub said:

You lost me at the Giant's view.

They have NO idea what King and Co actually said.... only what Ollie 'felt'

Ralph's not too bright btw...

Dont be like Jon

Pretty sure Oliver would have relayed to the Giants exactly what he was told by King and Co..