1 hour ago, Redleg said:

He is no Rhodes Scholar or Rocket Scientist, we all know that, he is just a country kid who can play football very well.

I don’t expect much else from him.

He helped us win a flag and I will never forget that and at one stage he was my favourite Demon, but time moves on.

sorry red but It's that attitude that got the club into a mess in the first place

without stadards and expectations you have nothing

i hope kingy and the rest of the FD have higher expectations for the current playing group

29 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Dont blame the player, blame the club..Double unbelievable

Oh yes…Pert and Roffey stitched us up good and proper.

But for Clarry to still hold the Club in contempt, whilst being paid Top Shelf cash for the next 4 years, i find hard to swallow.

Adam Kingsley is about as 'no nonsense' as coaches get. Things might be cocky and rosey now, but after Oliver cops his first mega-spray, and it will happen, he is going to get a major wake up call. At some point it might actually sink in what a ride he had under Goodwin.

24 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Absolute good riddance to what was a cancer to this footy club.

Took the absolute [censored] out of the footy club and it finally took someone as strong as Steven King to finally call him out and get rid of this germ.

I get the feeling it wasn't just Steven King. Buckley was saying OTC the other day that when he was interviewed for the job it was made clear that we were going to be moving players on.

The catalyst for that was Goodwin going. That was when the club finally decided to clean house.

4 hours ago, ijustwannaseeaflag said:

What an ungrateful [censored]. Would be almost worthwhile seeing one of those famous Pickett shirt fronts again

Clarry was my favourite player & favourite character at the club but his unprofessional behaviour since 2023 has been been a disaster.

If he had any brains he would be ashamed of the way he has treated the Club and fans who gave him nothing but support.

King had a lot of guts to get rid of him something Goodwin should’ve but didn’t do.

1 hour ago, Billy said:

Clarry was my favourite player & favourite character at the club but his unprofessional behaviour since 2023 has been been a disaster.

If he had any brains he would be ashamed of the way he has treated the Club and fans who gave him nothing but support.

King had a lot of guts to get rid of him something Goodwin should’ve but didn’t do.

They did try and get rid of him but Geelong offered peanuts

The penny dropped when the club realised he was only worth peanuts (that took 3 off seasons)

Pert shopped Oliver around at the end of the 2024 season and most here were convinced that Pert acted alone ... I always thought it was a FD & Board decision (which included Goodwin)

Pert, as the CEO, took the heat

But it goes back to the 2023 post season as well

Blame Goodwin? How about you blame the person responsible for his own actions (Oliver himself)

We are now paying him $700k per season for another 5 years to play elsewhere

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by Macca
Corrected ... 2024 not 2023

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Absolute good riddance to what was a cancer to this footy club.

Took the absolute [censored] out of the footy club and it finally took someone as strong as Steven King to finally call him out and get rid of this germ.

Loved him for what he was able to do and produce. Was slightly aware of some issues but the last few years have exposed how deeply those issues were entrenched.

Every time he speaks he makes the decision to move him on as the correct one.

Clayton isn’t the only one with his head in the sand a few on this thread have their heads deeply in the sand and no doubt will post every half decent possession game he plays (never mind the possessions will not show a lack of 2 way run)

For the life of me can’t understand how anyone can not understand the decision needed to be made and the lack of interest from other clubs highlights that

14 minutes ago, Macca said:

They did try and get rid of him but Geelong offered peanuts

The penny dropped when the club realised he was only worth peanuts (that took 3 off seasons)

Pert shopped Oliver around at the end of the 2023 season and most here were convinced that Pert acted alone ... I always thought it was a FD & Board decision (which included Goodwin)

Pert, as the CEO, took the heat

So it goes back to the 2023 post season

Blame Goodwin? How about you blame the person responsible for his own actions (Oliver himself)

We are now paying him $700k per season for another 5 years to play elsewhere

In fairness that said poster has a history of blaming all and sundry for players performance on and off field.

It’s never the player in that posters eyes

1 minute ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Loved him for what he was able to do and produce. Was slightly aware of some issues but the last few years have exposed how deeply those issues were entrenched.

Every time he speaks he makes the decision to move him on as the correct one.

Clayton isn’t the only one with his head in the sand a few on this thread have their heads deeply in the sand and no doubt will post every half decent possession game he plays (never mind the possessions will not show a lack of 2 way run)

For the life of me can’t understand how anyone can not understand the decision needed to be made and the lack of interest from other clubs highlights that

It should also be remembered that the large majority (here at least) didn't want Oliver traded to Geelong for peanuts at the end of 2024 (back then it might have been a late first rounder coming back but we were still up for a fair portion of his salary)

So the mob turned on Pert as if his actions were of the renegade type

"We want Oliver to stay, you can go Pert" ... and that's what actually happened

People have short memories

I'm by no means saying that Pert's time wasn't up, but he never acted alone

It's my belief that Goodwin wanted Oliver out but didn't get his wish

By the early rounds of 2025, Goodwin was benching Oliver - Old-school-style

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by Macca

8 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

For the life of me can’t understand how anyone can not understand the decision needed to be made and the lack of interest from other clubs highlights that

Future 3rd tells anyone all they need to know about how much we wanted him gone and how much other clubs didn’t want him in.

7 minutes ago, Pennant St Dee said:

In fairness that said poster has a history of blaming all and sundry for players performance on and off field.

It’s never the player in that posters eyes

I don't take any notice of appraisals based on weird attachments to players

It's best to never play favourites nor have anyone in the gun (unfairly)

Oliver was once a great player and for the most part, well behaved

Then it all went pear-shaped

Hindsight tells us we should have taken the Geelong offer in the 2024 off season

But isn't hindsight a wonderful thing!

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by Macca

2 minutes ago, BoBo said:

Future 3rd tells anyone all they need to know about how much we wanted him gone and how much other clubs didn’t want him in.

Will win the Brownlow this year ! (Didn’t poll a single vote last year after 22 games 😂)

1 hour ago, KozzyCan said:

I get the feeling it wasn't just Steven King. Buckley was saying OTC the other day that when he was interviewed for the job it was made clear that we were going to be moving players on.

The catalyst for that was Goodwin going. That was when the club finally decided to clean house.

Fixed it for you ....

Decisions were made before King arrived. Richardson, Green, Smith, Guerra, perhaps others on the board and in the FD. It was never just about Goodwin.

5 minutes ago, Greg Schneider said:

Will win the Brownlow this year ! (Didn’t poll a single vote last year after 22 games 😂)

Sports Bet paying $101. Get around it.

Just now, BoBo said:

Sports Bet paying $101. Get around it.

Unders

7 minutes ago, Macca said:

I don't take any notice of appraisals based on weird attachments to players

It's best to never play favourites nor have anyone in the gun (unfairly)

Oliver was once a great player and for the most part, well behaved

Then it all went pear-shaped

Hindsight tells us we should have taken the Geelong offer in the 2023 off season

But isn't hindsight a wonderful thing!

2024 Off season was the cats possibility I think?

AFAIK they never actually made an offer to the MFC, just indicated to Clayton they were happy to have him… on the cheap

1 minute ago, whatwhat say what said:

2024 Off season was the cats possibility I think?

AFAIK they never actually made an offer to the MFC, just indicated to Clayton they were happy to have him… on the cheap

You're right, it wasn't 2023

But 2023 was when the ugly mess kicked off. 11 weeks off with the Phantom hamstring injury, the incident with the training staff and rumours aplenty

I won't mention all the other incidents that happened in the 2023 off-season but there was plenty going on ... google helps

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by Macca

5 minutes ago, Macca said:

Unders

I chucked $10 on it, haha

2 hours ago, 3KZ is Football said:

Oh yes…Pert and Roffey stitched us up good and proper.

But for Clarry to still hold the Club in contempt, whilst being paid Top Shelf cash for the next 4 years, i find hard to swallow.

Explain this "Contempt" situation!??

18 minutes ago, Macca said:

It's my belief that Goodwin wanted Oliver out but didn't get his wish

Goodwin was always stuck between a rock and a hard place. I agree with you that he was probably onboard with the moves to shop Clarry around. But he could never admit to that publicly or even privately as it would have destroyed his relationship with Oliver in the eventuality that he ended up staying.

Just now, bing181 said:

Goodwin was always stuck between a rock and a hard place. I agree with you that he was probably onboard with the moves to shop Clarry around. But he could never admit to that publicly or even privately as it would have destroyed his relationship with Oliver in the eventuality that he ended up staying.

Yes bing, and that's why Goodwin was kept out of it

But regardless of what people thought about Pert (or Goodwin) I can't imagine Pert not consulting with Goodwin & the FD re shopping Oliver around

At the time, Goodwin said nothing either way, and there's your answer, right there

'No comment' can mean a lot

Although there is this (Oct 2023)

Essendon & Adelaide expressed interest ...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/melbourne-demons/afl-trade-news-2023-clayton-oliver-deal-explained-problems-with-melbourne-demons-handling-of-injury-rehab-offfield-concerns-contenders-to-trade-for-him-essendon-adelaide/news-story/e3943b5bcf82d4230637f9787273d9b2

3 hours ago, BoBo said:

Yeah, but I think this is infantilising him to be honest. It’s akin to people saying CP is ‘influenced by his partner or his family’ which makes it out like he doesn’t have the ability to make his own decisions.

Hardly anyone is a Rhodes scholar or rocket scientist, plenty of people from the country don’t behave like this. Taking accountability for your own actions is a choice that builds character and builds maturity, it’s not a matter of intelligence. Maturity for the most part is built by your actions, it isn’t a thing that just happens ‘to you’.

I know very intelligent people that have chaotic lives and less intelligent people that have their life completely sorted. The difference between them for the most part is the choices they make.

You are missing my point.

If he is not astute enough to know that he should be publicly thanking us, I am not criticising him for that.

Just now, [email protected] said:

Yeah has not lived in the real world and been cuddled all his adult live. I still love him for premiership

Yes he was very hurt I will not boo him we punted him (which was correct) love him always premiership player

Glad he is happy up there were he can walk around not bothered

2 hours ago, Billy said:

Clarry was my favourite player & favourite character at the club but his unprofessional behaviour since 2023 has been been a disaster.

If he had any brains he would be ashamed of the way he has treated the Club and fans who gave him nothing but support.

King had a lot of guts to get rid of him something Goodwin should’ve but didn’t do.

1 hour ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Loved him for what he was able to do and produce. Was slightly aware of some issues but the last few years have exposed how deeply those issues were entrenched.

Every time he speaks he makes the decision to move him on as the correct one.

Clayton isn’t the only one with his head in the sand a few on this thread have their heads deeply in the sand and no doubt will post every half decent possession game he plays (never mind the possessions will not show a lack of 2 way run)

For the life of me can’t understand how anyone can not understand the decision needed to be made and the lack of interest from other clubs highlights that

Yep.

Look at the clubs that chased May.