41 minutes ago, 3KZ is Football said:

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

In my wildest dreams I could NEVER see Clarry shirking hard work! That in essence wasn't what drove him out. It was Kings wishy washy spin that would see him potentially play a different position and spend time at Casey! I SAY IT AGAIN CLARRY AT CASEY??? BEGGARS BELIEF!

2 hours ago, picket fence said:

In my wildest dreams I could NEVER see Clarry shirking hard work! That in essence wasn't what drove him out. It was Kings wishy washy spin that would see him potentially play a different position and spend time at Casey! I SAY IT AGAIN CLARRY AT CASEY??? BEGGARS BELIEF!

I'll call 'fair play' on your first point there. Once he got into it Clayton lived for the routine of physical training. Catching the 'workout bug' in his late teens was what turned him into one of the all-time single-season draft bolters. I think we would all agree it was only when injury denied him that routine that he really started to struggle.

Post retirement from football he's going to need to be a fence poster or shearer just to keep his mind occupied!

On 30/12/2025 at 12:37, DeeZone said:

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.

By the way DZ, just say Clayton falls out with GWS and they have a cancel clause, do we still have to pay off the $650?

Or are we covered?

1 hour ago, Little Goffy said:

I'll call 'fair play' on your first point there. Once he got into it Clayton lived for the routine of physical training. Catching the 'workout bug' in his late teens was what turned him into one of the all-time single-season draft bolters. I think we would all agree it was only when injury denied him that routine that he really started to struggle.

Post retirement from football he's going to need to be a fence poster or shearer just to keep his mind occupied!

Gees mate not denigrating fence posters or shearers but maybe he might surprise with life after footy. Apparently family are very good folk, just a pity things didn't work out with his former partner Sophie who was a really good influence. Um yeah I hope he finds fullfilment after footy!

1 hour ago, Willmoy1947 said:

By the way DZ, just say Clayton falls out with GWS and they have a cancel clause, do we still have to pay off the $650?

Or are we covered?

i doubt his manager would have allowed a cancel clause in his gws contract

as for our separate contract with him, i'd guess we are stuck with it to completion no matter what (but that's my guess)

1 hour ago, Willmoy1947 said:

By the way DZ, just say Clayton falls out with GWS and they have a cancel clause, do we still have to pay off the $650?

Or are we covered?

Only the CEO, President, Richo, Tim Lamb and the new COO could answer That one Willmoy1947. I’m hoping that he honours his new contract and plays some good footy for GWS but time will tell. 🤞

5 hours ago, picket fence said:

In my wildest dreams I could NEVER see Clarry shirking hard work! That in essence wasn't what drove him out. It was Kings wishy washy spin that would see him potentially play a different position and spend time at Casey! I SAY IT AGAIN CLARRY AT CASEY??? BEGGARS BELIEF!

Clarry hasn't put in 100% since late 2022..On or off the Field, that has always been the core problem

Yeah coz I will keep the flame ALIVE

🎆🎉

2 minutes ago, 3KZ is Football said:

Clarry hasn't put in 100% since late 2022..On or off the Field, that has always been the core problem

Um, you can provide proof of your arguement??

4 hours ago, picket fence said:

Um, you can provide proof of your arguement??

His output tells the story. Starting weeks after he signed the big one. A Hammy that kept him out for 3 months…???

11 hours ago, picket fence said:

In my wildest dreams I could NEVER see Clarry shirking hard work! That in essence wasn't what drove him out. It was Kings wishy washy spin that would see him potentially play a different position and spend time at Casey! I SAY IT AGAIN CLARRY AT CASEY??? BEGGARS BELIEF!

Huh? Great teams have players that give their all - training hard, following tactics, playing in positions that suit the team - because it's a team game and team success is the ultimate goal. Sure, if someone's the 26th best player in a brilliant club i can understand them going to another club. But why would someone like Oliver partially put in the hard yards but then lose it over a position change?! Unless he didn't believe in his own ability why wouldn't he just get on with it in a position change, like many others have done, happy to know it'll probably lead to team success (that thing we haven't had in two years). What gives??

11 hours ago, picket fence said:

In my wildest dreams I could NEVER see Clarry shirking hard work! That in essence wasn't what drove him out. It was Kings wishy washy spin that would see him potentially play a different position and spend time at Casey! I SAY IT AGAIN CLARRY AT CASEY??? BEGGARS BELIEF!

5 hours ago, 3KZ is Football said:

His output tells the story. Starting weeks after he signed the big one. A Hammy that kept him out for 3 months…???

The video evidence of him trying to get back much earlier and having an arguement with Selwyn Griffiths I think it was!

5 hours ago, Go Ds said:

Huh? Great teams have players that give their all - training hard, following tactics, playing in positions that suit the team - because it's a team game and team success is the ultimate goal. Sure, if someone's the 26th best player in a brilliant club i can understand them going to another club. But why would someone like Oliver partially put in the hard yards but then lose it over a position change?! Unless he didn't believe in his own ability why wouldn't he just get on with it in a position change, like many others have done, happy to know it'll probably lead to team success (that thing we haven't had in two years). What gives??

Where else would you play a see ball get ball magnet like Clarry?

6 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Where else would you play a see ball get ball magnet like Clarry?

You mean EX-magnet. If he kept playing same as in recent years he weakens a midfield.

5 minutes ago, Go Ds said:

You mean EX-magnet. If he kept playing same as in recent years he weakens a midfield.

Which was already weakened having J.V in as a slow one dimensional mid!

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11 hours ago, picket fence said:

Um, you can provide proof of your arguement??

Carrrist pf, open your eyes

19 hours ago, 3KZ is Football said:

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

I’ve liked everything King has done so far besides the handling of Clarry.

Why did the players the line up for round 1 and it was a blank canvass but tell Clarrie a legend of the club he will be playing for Casey?

20 hours ago, dice said:

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

So you think Taylor and Latrelle Pickett won’t make it.

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Carrrist pf, open your eyes

🤓

9 minutes ago, Redleg said:

So you think Taylor and Latrelle Pickett won’t make it.

Don't know. Just thought we should have used the picks on a key forward and a midfielder

12 minutes ago, Redleg said:

So you think Taylor and Latrelle Pickett won’t make it.

I think Taylor and Picky 2 will be excellent players for us this season!

14 hours ago, picket fence said:

Gees mate not denigrating fence posters or shearers but maybe he might surprise with life after footy. Apparently family are very good folk, just a pity things didn't work out with his former partner Sophie who was a really good influence. Um yeah I hope he finds fullfilment after footy!

Definitely not denigrating fence posters or shearers! My point is simply that Clayton will be craving the physical demands and there aren't many jobs which put in a more relentless days labour than those. They also have the rhythm of always having the next task in front of you and you keep going until you are done.

In contrast, imagine him in a corporate cubicle farm!

7 minutes ago, dice said:

Don't know. Just thought we should have used the picks on a key forward and a midfielder

I agree our midfield is currently our biggest weakness, closely followed by the forward line... the bet that was made was on Langford, Windsor & XL to come through and that will take another 2-3 seasons before we will be able to tell one way or another.

Love Riv, Viney and the support crew in Steele, Sparrow but they are just solid B/C graders and unfortunately will not be enough for us to be competitive (make the 8). Whilst Kozzy is a star himself, it will be interesting to see if he alone can make a difference. My guess is that he'll likely attract a tag and based on what i have seen, he doesn't tend to do well with that type of attention.

That is why you need at least A graders in every midfield to be competitive and probably 3-4 to have a real chance of winning a flag. With the way the game is trending though, you also need a solid rebound capability and that means HB flankers and im surprised we didnt invest more into that part of the ground as well.

He didn't do much for us in the last two years, everyone out has their own theories. We got screwed at the trade table, which everyone agrees to. Please let this thread die , he is longer a Dee player. Perhaps we should bring up Colin Sylvia ! he got a lot of useless air play. Forget Clarry , drink more.