Straight Sets Simon

No, and I bloody hope he turns out better than Cooney.

People here are getting stuck into Parish? Ridiculous.

Very satisfying that we were able to get that draft pick ahead of them with some clever deals.

That was Moloney who didn't bump Bartel.

Happy with this.

It's not a criticism, just an observation about how he plays which is similar to McKenzie. I love the guy and after his highlights were posted here was one of the first to get on his bandwagon.

No, his handpass technique is very similar and like McKenzie his first option more often than not is to handpass.

His handpass technique looks similar to McKenzie's too (albeit more effective).

You're in the Clayton Oliver thread.

He won't just start in the centre square, he will be at Gawn's feet.

I was wrong. He will play round 1.

I thought I muted you? Oh well, never too late.

He looks like McKenzie, is the same number as McKenzie, has the same handball technique like McKenzie and isn't confident to kick like McKenzie. Other than that he looks good.

Oliver's "physical superiority"? He was fat as a junior and still managed to dominate, imagine how much better he will be when he puts on more muscle.

I can see him playing the first four or five games at Casey to get up to speed before playing a dozen or so games for Melbourne this year.

What I find amazing is that Clayton Oliver stormed into top 3 contention without a single game being played. Therefore, even if Toumpas was touted earlier as a higher pick there's no reason it couldn't change.

You don't know anything about football because you don't go to watch training. Watching games isn't the same as training.

Harsh.

Here's a tip Billy, Hawthorn and Geelong see action in September because of what they did in November many years ago.

Parish could be an A+ player, but I know Oliver will be an A grade player.

Oliver's body shape has already changed a lot but I can see it changing even more over the course of this pre-season.

It's "he's".

That's the only thing about his game that made me squirm, he almost throws it when he bounces.

He played in the VFL and by all reports handled himself very well.

I think Essendon would have taken him over Parish.