14 hours ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

When’s this thread going to end 😂

Someone in 25 years still will be posting about how we should or shouldn’t have traded him for sure!

You can end it by not reading it. Simple.

On 20/12/2025 at 02:46, Bobby McKenzie 2 said:

You can end it by not reading it. Simple.

But some will keep the flame burning!

On 19/12/2025 at 00:00, 710 Ashbury St said:

you never forget your first 😂.

Although some of us wish we could 🤣

3 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

Although some of us wish we could 🤣

What's a First ???

49 minutes ago, picket fence said:

What's a First ???

Aldi is everyone’s first, according to the ad.

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

What's a First ???

It’s generally meant as the first person you love etc. I was using it in a joking sense as Clarry is the first favourite player of any sport I’ve had—other than tennis. And that was John McEnroe so gives you and idea of my taste 😂

56 minutes ago, 710 Ashbury St said:

And that was John McEnroe so gives you and idea of my taste 😂

You cannot be serious!

5 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

Aldi is everyone’s first, according to the ad.

I know persons that have given up waiting for their first and now are waiting on their second!😄

4 hours ago, Demonstone said:

You cannot be serious!

Not the right effect without capitals.

7 hours ago, Demonstone said:

You cannot be serious!

You guys are the absolute pits of the world, you know that? (Obviously that was his follow up to your quote). My other favourite is “Do you have any problems other than you’re unemployed, a moron, and a dork?”

And that’s what made me like him. He was feisty when I was in my early teens 😂

On 15/12/2025 at 18:42, FlowerPower said:

I don’t understand the point of this thread continuing.

He was a great player for us he has gone to another club

For gods sake move on people

I don't understand the point of people posting in threads they don't understand the point of continuing.

If you don't want to read, don't open the thread. 🤷‍♂️

On 21/12/2025 at 09:20, picket fence said:

But some will keep the flame burning!

Moderators please merge with The No T$ No B$ thread.

4 hours ago, picket fence said:

Drop it mate, Clayton’s old news

3 hours ago, DoubleH said:

Drop it mate, Clayton’s old news

Nup!

Some will hang onto Clayton to hit the club over the head for the decision to off load him, some will hang onto him until he implodes then say told you so. Me I sleep comfortably at night knowing even though we are still paying $650k for him he was the Best Mid we ever saw in the Red and Blue.

I think the club made the right decision and I wish him all the best.

Perhaps his greatest supporter was Goody and with him going the writing was on the wall.

Clarrie still has lots of mates amongst the players but the playing group is happy he has gone to another club.

An aside but how did we miss singing "That's Petracca" while we had him...

Fans would sing about players they loved (or hated), things that happened on the pitch (or off it), adapting melodies from popular songs or full chants from other teams while simply tweaking the lyrics to suit the subject. One of many, many such examples: Dean Martin’s That’s Amore became a tribute by Brighton fans to Bobby Zamora.

From a great article in the Age about why the Barmy Army are streets ahead of Aussie cricket fans when it comes to match day singing.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/why-don-t-aussie-sporting-crowds-sing-like-the-brits-do-blame-the-beatles-20251229-p5nqh1.html

Interesting that there continues to be a lot of posts over Oliver’s exit but Petracca has mostly been forgotten on Demonland recently.

3 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

Interesting that there continues to be a lot of posts over Oliver’s exit but Petracca has mostly been forgotten on Demonland recently.

Because we got a good deal for Trac. Even though we wasted the picks imo

51 minutes ago, dice said:

Because we got a good deal for Trac. Even though we wasted the picks imo

Also Clarry wanted to stay but Tracc was going for a long time!

2 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Also Clarry wanted to stay but Tracc was going for a long time!

He didn't make much of an effort Picket, he had a contract could have stayed if he'd wanted to.

On 13/12/2025 at 16:25, Little Goffy said:

By the end of 2022 he had two Coaches Awards, three All-Australian nods, four Melbourne B&Fs and at 150 games was on target to hold the all time records for contested possessions, clearances, handballs and a few other sundry stats.

He had 110 Brownlow votes before his 150th game.

In his 150th game he clocked 3 brownlow votes.

In his 151st another 2 votes.

Since then, in total for two and a half seasons, just six more.

Not sure there has even been a more dramatic 'two halves' of a career than what seems to be forming for Oliver.

But he will have fun and be well used at GWS, given they had a key list need for clearance support for Green, particularly with both Coniglio and Kelly out with injury again.

2 seasons wasn’t half his career and in on of those he was playing with broken everything. He couldn’t handball, tackle or mark because his wrist was broken as well as his hand and ribs.

His last season wasn’t up to his usual standards but he came back fit for the preseason and I thought his form was on the up again but just lost chemistry with Petracca.

One of them had to go and I don’t think it was Clarry

7 minutes ago, Wrecker46 said:

2 seasons wasn’t half his career and in on of those he was playing with broken everything. He couldn’t handball, tackle or mark because his wrist was broken as well as his hand and ribs.

His last season wasn’t up to his usual standards but he came back fit for the preseason and I thought his form was on the up again but just lost chemistry with Petracca.

One of them had to go and I don’t think it was Clarry

Clarry didn't want to do the hard work, under a new Coach.