Rumour 2023 Rumours and Speculation (Rumours total 33!, 1 BIG FISH ALERT last October 4th) (7 confirmed! 11 Busted!)

[1990crow]

This ain't done.

 

[Scorpus]

Sure, but Oliver isn't the media. Nor are the Melbourne Demons.

Those are the two parties it doesn't benefit to have this story keep going.

It doesn't matter what either say now. The media will keep it going with little tidbits to the last moment. Expect two weeks of "Melbourne and Oliver said they are staying but it's just talk, we've heard..."

 

[cleanhands]

It benefits the media significantly to keep this story going until the last day of the trade period

people have worked themselves into a lather ,it’s been amusing

 

[croweater 41]

It's nothing new but its certainly not saying he is staying either.

 

[texanmike]

This ain't done.

This is the exact information we knew yesterday? Nothing is new.

 

[earlsta]

Imagine Oliver playing every second week at Adelaide oval lol.
Why hasn’t Melbourne shut this down yet? We need to make a play.

 

[lincsPJ]

So in 24 hours we’ve gone from variants of pick 4, Clayton Oliver

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Clayton Oliver

Age

27

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.8

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

18.4

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

6.3

5star

CL

6.3

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

19.2

5star

K

4.6

2star

HB

14.6

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.8

5star

and Chol…

To just getting a bloke called Burgess from the Suns reserves.

 

[Peter Doherty]

If it doesn't happen, everyone knows we were trying to make it happen and seemingly had the means.

Enter mystery mid no. 2.....

Managers getting on the phone to Reid, 'that $1 million a year you got, my guy wants it'.

 

[texanmike]

So in 24 hours we’ve gone from variants of pick 4, Clayton Oliver and Chol…

To just getting a bloke called Burgess from the Suns reserves.

 

[WeeBlake]

What does he have to say? It’s a nothing story all along, people just went stupid

They had, it seems, a board meeting about it. It’s not a nothing story.

 

[Scorpus]

Would certainly be interesting if Melbourne were using the threat of a trade to get better behaviour from Oliver without any intention of following through. I wonder if there's been a few bluffs called from the involved parties

 

[1990crow]

If it doesn't happen, everyone knows we were trying to make it happen and seemingly had the means.

Enter mystery mid no. 2.....

Managers getting on the phone to Reid, 'that $1 million a year you got, my guy wants it'.

I Noah guy

 

[cleanhands]

They had, it seems, a board meeting about it. It’s not a nothing story.

Not to people that get sucked in

 

[baldandbroke]

Time to get serious.

Does anyone know a body language expert?

 

[JimmyTheScoop]

Everything that has been leaked today has been about Melbourne PR spin, and at the expense of Oliver’s professionalism at that. It has been full of them being “open to him staying“ and ultimatums given to him, and “he wants to stay”.
At the end of the day they have a 7 year contract so no one can woo him away unless they actually want him traded, so you have to wonder if the club was trying to give him a shock and it blew up in their face when he leaked that he was willing to move.

btw no one says they are “open” to move to another state unless they have given it serious thought, so why would Melbourne giving him an ultimatum change his mind?

This looks like either a botched attempt to pressure Oliver into changing his habits that turned into a PR disaster very quickly or we are seeing the club trying to put a positive spin on the loss of a star player that is about to happen. Will be fascinating to watch.

This

If he leaves “it’s his fault” not Dees… mind you IF he decides to leave, they have shot themselves in the foot with leverage…
He (Clayton) could pull a Colin Young special and threaten to sit out for 1yr due to MH and then walk to the Crows ‍……

 

[GROTTO]

Time to get serious.

Does anyone know a body language expert?

 

[Scorpus]

Everything that has been leaked today has been about Melbourne PR spin, and at the expense of Oliver’s professionalism at that. It has been full of them being “open to him staying“ and ultimatums given to him, and “he wants to stay”.
At the end of the day they have a 7 year contract so no one can woo him away unless they actually want him traded, so you have to wonder if the club was trying to give him a shock and it blew up in their face when he leaked that he was willing to move.

btw no one says they are “open” to move to another state unless they have given it serious thought, so why would Melbourne giving him an ultimatum change his mind?

This looks like either a botched attempt to pressure Oliver into changing his habits that turned into a PR disaster very quickly or we are seeing the club trying to put a positive spin on the loss of a star player that is about to happen. Will be fascinating to watch.

Even if Oliver wants to leave, Melbourne don't have to trade him. That's the beauty of the contract, Melbourne can issue all the ultimatums, Oliver can call all those bluffs, then at the end of the day not trade him

 

[aabp1978]

So do we count this now as 12 rumours Busted?

 

[WeeBlake]

Not to people that get sucked in

Has someone let u down in your life

 

[Geoffa32]

Sure, but Oliver isn't the media. Nor are the Melbourne Demons.

Those are the two parties it doesn't benefit to have this story keep going.

It benefits the AFL though.


There aren't that many trades in the Trade Period. Most of it is just media generated spin.

More spin, social media hits etc pushes the AFL brand up in value.


Melbourne and Oliver keep quiet to let it churn for the AFL.


He may well leave or stay, but it is all orchestrated for the media and pushing the AFL brand.


Trade Period is just a media fap event.


And the lemmings love it


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[Runnin Blue]

One thing’s for sure, the AFL is rubbing its hands together with glee.

Time to get serious.

Does anyone know a body language expert?

 

[George Kramer]

This ain't done.

That’s just a rehash of todays articles

 

[Hodgy]

Would certainly be interesting if Melbourne were using the threat of a trade to get better behaviour from Oliver without any intention of following through. I wonder if there's been a few bluffs called from the involved parties

Certainly fits the facts.

 

[WAG]

I'm not changing my profile pic

 

[Jeffcrowe]

What does he have to say? It’s a nothing story all along, people just went stupid

Definitely not a nothing story at all