Player Watch #13 Clayton Oliver – UNPRECEDENTED 4x B&F, 3x AA, 2x AFLCA Winner and Premiership Player (formerly)

[Scythe94]

OK, I've removed about three pages of posts.

Please do not use this thread to speculate about Oliver's private life – medical or otherwise.

Regardless of the veracity of your rumour, or what you know/have heard, if it's not public knowledge, just don't post it.

I don't want to turn this place into Demonland, but if you can't see the potential harm that this sort of rumour-spreading can cause (regardless of your intentions), then perhaps it's best if you take a bit of a break.

Thanks.

 

[SugarHealey]

Sarcasm is very hard to read. Either way i lay blame at the club for the contract. Clarry was fantastic in 2022, rubbish in 2023. I'll judge him at the end of season not 4 months prior lol

The contract is not the issue... if player X continues on with the same hard earned attitude he played with prior to contract.

The big issue is the change in attitude.. to being poor in his professionalism, to teammates, and all and sundry of this club.
He's let everyone down.

 

[SugarHealey]

Was there any criticism of Clarry’s contract at the time of signing?

At that stage he was on track to be our greatest ever player. You expect behavioural issues to decrease as players mature.

If you had been alive to watch Robbie Flower you would not say that.
Gary Lyon and David Schwartz and David Neitz easily better footballers, than Oli was or has been.

 

[Demon Attack]

He has definitely had a better career than Ox already, and you could argue he has been better than Gaz too. Neita not yet needs a few more peak years.

 

[schmuttt]

He has definitely had a better career than Ox already, and you could argue he has been better than Gaz too. Neita not yet needs a few more peak years.

Wonder if we are going to see his career stall and Tracs continue to get stronger - a reversal of their first five years in the system where Clarry was borderline elite as early as year two, but Trac wasn't in the conversation until his sixth season.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Wonder if we are going to see his career stall and Tracs continue to get stronger - a reversal of their first five years in the system where Clarry was borderline elite as early as year two, but Trac wasn't in the conversation until his sixth season.

Funnily enough it wasn't until Trac took fitness seriously that he took off.

Its almost like staying fit = better results.

 

[schmuttt]

Funnily enough it wasn't until Trac took fitness seriously that he took off.

Its almost like staying fit = better results.

Its why I'm so worried about that Viney contract lol, guy prepares as well as anyone and he looked cooked for 70% of this season. We've got him for four more years

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Its why I'm so worried about that Viney contract lol, guy prepares as well as anyone and he looked cooked for 70% of this season. We've got him for four more years

"He won the the BNF mate, should have given him 6 years". - demonland probably.

 

[schmuttt]

"He won the the BNF mate, should have given him 6 years". - demonland probably.

Was 100% a PR move to rush it with the stink around Trac and Oliver. Still doesn't make sense to me that we kept both Viney and Oliver but I guess I shouldn't be surprised by stupid decisions like this.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Was 100% a PR move to rush it with the stink around Trac and Oliver. Still doesn't make sense to me that we kept both Viney and Oliver but I guess I shouldn't be surprised by stupid decisions like this.

They knew we weren't going to be able to land anyone in FA. Waste the money in house instead.

 

[Demon Attack]

Viney contract is an absolute shocker and the B&F was rigged, probably to justify it.