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I don’t see this as an issue… no one builds a facility like this with 100% cash. The club will have $30m from cash reserves and members donations. Assume they will be able to raise another $25m from governments, the AFL, the Melbourne Cricket Club and private investors and benefactors. It will leave a $45m shortfall which would be borrowed and paid down over decades. The club generates $60m in revenue. Paying the debt off at $3m annually isn’t a concern.

Saints just appointed Bolton and jarred rivers…

I’m developing a 4 storey apartment building with 40 apartments.. cost $17m.. $100m is exorbitant

More like a future 1st pick which Melbourne wasn’t interested in considering the supposed strength of this years draft

I’ve been following football long enough to be able to read between the lines. You can pretend all you like that this isn’t the case but you would be either naive or deluded

The only reason Oliver hasn’t been traded is because he doesn’t have any takers willing to satisfy Melbourne’s conditions. If a club were willing to pay 75% of his salary and hand over pick 15 then Melbourne would have offloaded him. As it stands today Oliver is worth $750k per year for 2 years and pick 15-20.

He isn’t rated top 10.. don’t be an issue getting him with 13

I also find this strange. There are 9 other Melbourne clubs. We would the dees not have shopped him around?

I’ll say it again. At this stage a trade is more likely than not. The supporters on this forum have their heads in the sand. Oliver doesn’t want to play for Melbourne and is trying to find any chance to leave. Even take a pay cut.

Ok.. watched him.. he looks good. Unlikely to be a top 5 pick. More like 10-20.

We are desperate for forward talent???? JVR, Petty, Turner and Jefferson. Please tell me where you see another tall forward sitting?

Nonsense, Oliver trade has had almost more media attention than trac. It’s in everyone’s best interest to quash the story and move on. A 2 minute interview saying how much he is looking forward to next season is sufficient. Concerning that they can’t even give us that

Unfortunately the fact that this rumour hasn’t been put to bed usually means that there is a strong possibility that Oliver will be traded. At no point in time has Oliver actually come out and said that he is staying. As it stands today, Oliver is out the door.

Unfortunately woe jnr isn’t going to make the cut… his decision making is way to slow for AFL level. The pace of attack slows when he has the ball

Inflation has well and truly arrived at the AFL…

Any chance lalor will still be around at pick5/6?

Correct.. it’s as if people think morris is behind all of this.

St Kilda would be popping champagne after picking up pick 8 for this spud. He was their 4th best defender behind Sinclair, Wilkie and Howard. Paying $800,000 per year for 6 years is blood money from hawks

There are literally 2-3 free agents this that have any worth… we haven missed much

You do realise that no one but those close to Oliver and the club knows exactly what transpired. I would hold off from making conclusions until the full story is told

Blaming the media for this is a stretch

The issue is that they know much more about the situation and understand much more about football than our supporter base. You need to give them the benefit of the doubt because most here are just part time analysts

Seems a fait accompli

There is absolutely no way pert didn’t consult the football department on this. Makes no sense as it doesn’t form part of a cohesive strategy. Unless the club comes out and says so I wouldn’t believe any other report

We are the ones pushing Oliver out… not him wanting out. It seems that dees football department are willing to both take a salary hit and sub standard draft picks to get him out the door. Very depressing