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Clayton Oliver 2025 season … averages Kicks 10.8 above average Handballs 14.7 elite disposals 25.5 above average Marks 2.9 below average Tackles 5.4 above average Clearances 5.5 above average Whilst his career is overall still elite, these numbers are not that far beyond his overall career at all. Again in my view, his 2025 was good. Yes he does occasionally frustratingly butcher it under pressure, and that has always been a work in progress. Yes we have to accept now that (no matter what the club and the player dialogue actually was) Clarry will be gone. But we have to consider what he achieved for us in the past 10 years. Clarry has been a star for the Demons. We must appreciate him as a genuine star. MFC 4xB&F, 2xAFLCoaches player of the year, 3xAll Australian, 2021 🏆premiership star Career 205 games

Could be the likely top 20 selections Willem Duursma VIC Midfielder Zeke Uwland(** academy GCS) Def Suns Cooper Duff-Tytler Vic Ruck Dyson Sharp. SA Midfielder 5.Daniel Annable(** academy Bris) Midfield 6.Dylan Patterson(** academy GCS) midfielder 7. Sullivan Robey 🚀VIC. Mid/fwd Harry Dean (**Carlton f/son) def Sam Cumming SA midfield/Hff Sam Grlj VIC halfback/midfield Jacob Farrow WA def/halfback/quarterback Beau Addinsall(** academy GCS) midfield Josh Lindsay VIC halfback/quarterback Oliver Greeves VIC midfield Noah Hibbins-Hargreaves VIC midfield/HF Mitch Marsh SA med/tall fwd Xavier Taylor VIC Key defender Max King (**academy Swans) Fwd Louis Emmett VIC ruck/fwd Lachlan Dovaston. VIC sml fwd

Picks 7&8 for Trac & 24&29. No !!! Dees said “No” to just picks. Lamb said we will need to be satisfied. Dees must show that we will not back down !! Remember who PETRACCA is. He’s elite. Look at his “comeback” year. Runner up in B&F. 16 Brownlow votes across 10 games. Picks !?! That’s a joke. Unless the Suns get serious, Trac might just stay a Demon !!! Keep the pressure on.

Oliver to GWS for 2025 GWS pick 35 PLUS the 2026 future GWS 1st rounder. Thoughts?

WHAT THE? Jon Ralph reports: “Dees still holding out hope on Humphrey in the Petracca deal … but the fallback is picks 7 and 8 … as long as they give some points back for the Suns academy players”. Trac and 24 FOR picks 7 & 8

X GOODWIN, Williams, Radford, Bassett ✅KING, Rivers, Scarlett, Atkins Promoted: Whitford ? Hawkins, ? Hamill Staying: Jones, Chaplin Casey coach : Rhett McLennan Casey Demons, assts coaches - Riley Bonner and Dylan Roberton

Just to remind ourselves Imv Petracca had a very good year. Sure not a 2021 year but still very good. Runner up in MFC B&F. 16 Brownlow votes. Runner up in the prestigious DL votes. Clarry also was good Again not 2021 standards or other elite years but certainly not poor by any measure May also was important and whilst inconsistent perhaps, still has to offer as he moves into 2026 Reminder DEMONLANDERS VOTES FOR 2025 1st Gawn 298 …. Daylight …. 2nd Petracca 141 3rd Kozzzzy 136 4th Bowey 120 5th Oliver 109 6th Viney 80 7th May 63 … 12th Salem 54 (5th in B&F)

Peter Ryan “Clayton Oliver wants to become a Giant. Negotiations will be interesting as Giants expect Melbourne to pay significant portion of contract. Dees' enthusiasm will be determined by draft haul coming back.” What will the Dees ask for ? A future 2026 GWS 1st rounder ??

UFA Spargo-to Kangas Delist : Sestan kbrown Fullerton Verrall Billings Hore (injured) Traded: McVee to Freo Ins. Mihocek, Heath Oliver and Petracca in trade discussions Current picks 24,29,43, 60,64

Yes … only for a 2026 4th rounder future pick !!!

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“There's list management strategy that sits behind it, we have been to the draft the last two years and we think we are in a really good spot. No one is being pushed out the door. We are just having mature conversations." - Tim Lamb

“Gold Coast have made their position clear Bailey Humphrey is not on the trade table and you need to respect their position." - Tim Lamb

“Really preliminary discussions at this stage. We have said all along we love Trac. We told him we'd look at it but as long as it's in the best interests of the club." - Tim Lamb, Melbourne List Manager

“At this stage it is looking likely he could be a free agent. We are talking to Collingwood on a couple of things. We are comfortable bringing him in a free agent." - Tim Lamb on whether Brody Mihocek will be brought in as a free agent or a trade

“I do." - Tim Lamb on whether he expects Steven May to be at the club next year

“We were disappointed, we made a number of different contract offers. The value was that early 20s selection. We worked through that and we were able to come out with a pick we were happy with." - Tim Lamb on Judd McVee

“We aren't being aggressive, Christian came to us. We are open to looking at certain things that will help us win our next flag." Tim Lamb

That would be shizzzzen … Tim!!!

Farrrrk yeah … Suns had to stump up a deal Walk away from that shizzzen deal We spoke STRONGLY about picks and a player Lamb has to stand up Trac might just be putting his backpack into his LOCKER NUMBER 5 again !!!

Let’s get it done. Trade in the Spargo compensation pick 43 for him We have the Bison Let’s go get the Moose

If they want Trac, then HUMPHREY makes the deal work !! Let’s go get it done

On the GC, unfortunately the favourite cooking recipe is for crystal meth!!

Agree. Trac had 16 votes in Brownlow and was runner up in our B&F. He had a good year and after his 2024, it was an excellent comeback year imv. Others seem to be only seeing the “Must Complete A Trade” deal as the only option. We have Trac under contract for 4 more years. Suns need to offer an acceptable level of compensation. If not, we walk away. We shouldn’t just rollover. Suns must come up with the picks and a player.