Rumour 2024 Rumours and Speculation (Rumours total 25, last 28th August)

[Danger in Texas]

This is tough one.

• Known/suspected drug issues
• Form has been a long way off this season. More than i think an interrupted preseason can account for.
• He's on a huge contact with a lot of years remaining.
• Does his age (27) align with our list demographic and when we expect to be competing.

His best has been top 3 AFL midfielder but how confident are we that he can return to that and how much draft/trade capital do we offer up?

A lot of it would depend on how much salary we’d be paying him

One thing’s for sure, pick 5 should be off the table

 

[rabidcrow]

Can't ever recall seeing Mattaes sooking it up either on or off the field or giving away senseless frees because he's having a bad day?

Not at all. But no doubt he has a fair ego - has said so himself? And JHF has a massive ego

Phillipou doesn’t come across as a flog though from the outside


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[PeterSalt]

A lot of it would depend on how much salary we’d be paying him

One thing’s for sure, pick 5 should be off the table

On 1 of the footy shows last week they were floating the idea that if another club was prepared to take on his entire contract, Melbourne should be sending their F1 pick along with him

 

[The Red Menace]

A lot of it would depend on how much salary we’d be paying him

One thing’s for sure, pick 5 should be off the table

The comments from the club seem to me as if they're after a big fish and that we won't go back to the draft. So i fear we pay close to full whack and trade pick 5/6 for him. I'd be interested if we negotiated the salary we're liable for down to <1 million and then traded our 2026 First.

 

[rabidcrow]

A lot of it would depend on how much salary we’d be paying him

One thing’s for sure, pick 5 should be off the table

Would prefer F1 - back ourselves to improve with Draper and Oliver


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[Crow till I die]

Sappening

As long as it has nothing to do with our 1st draft pick. An inform and focussed Oliver is a standout. A distracted and not in form Oliver might be the player we get so we have to quarantine that pick 4 or 5 we get this year as there is too much young midfield talent there to miss out on.

 

[LoBu]

The comments from the club seem to me as if they're after a big fish and that we won't go back to the draft. So i fear we pay close to full whack and trade pick 5/6 for him. I'd be interested if we negotiated the salary we're liable for down to QUOTE]

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Surely we were expecting to play finals when we said that. Things have changed, you'd hope.

 

[El Doederino]

On 1 of the footy shows last week they were floating the idea that if another club was prepared to take on his entire contract, Melbourne should be sending their F1 pick along with him

That was another example from Kane Cornes of someone who has never worked in list management in their life talking out their backside. If we want Oliver, we might need to pay our first, not the other way.

 

[haydo]

Get him back under Darren Burgess and anything can happen. Bet he works his ass off and gets super fit and becomes the Clayton Oliver

13

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

we all know.

 

[George Kramer]

A lot of it would depend on how much salary we’d be paying him

One thing’s for sure, pick 5 should be off the table

Yeah we can’t give up pick 5.

 

[PeterSalt]

That was another example from Kane Cornes of someone who has never worked in list management in their life talking out their backside. If we want Oliver, we might need to pay our first, not the other way.

Didn't remember or realise it was Cornes .. my memory's is shot

 

[The Red Menace]

If we trade for Clarry one or Crouch or Laird would have to go.

Surely we were expecting to play finals when we said that. Things have changed, you'd hope.

Forgive me if i don't hold our footy dept in the highest esteem

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Offer our future first
An offseason
Of Clarry , Cumming , English , Draper , Welsh

Someone get the tissues

 

[Crow till I die]

Offer our future first
An offseason
Of Clarry , Cumming , English , Draper , Welsh

Someone get the tissues

Unlikely in bold, but the rest is certainly not out of the realms and it would still represent a great offseason

 

[cleanhands]

Unlikely in bold, but the rest is certainly not out of the realms and it would still represent a great offseason

And we’ll still pick Murphy

 

[Tex Danger]

Offer our future first
An offseason
Of Clarry , Cumming , English , Draper , Welsh

Someone get the tissues

Welsh, if that happened I’d be cumming oliver my Drapers

Hopefully that makes sense, my English isn’t great

 

[Mutineer]

As long as it has nothing to do with our 1st draft pick. An inform and focussed Oliver is a standout. A distracted and not in form Oliver might be the player we get so we have to quarantine that pick 4 or 5 we get this year as there is too much young midfield talent there to miss out on.

I think the very least we should give up is our 2025 1st, preferably not but it probably would come down to it. Only way we should give up this year's 1st in a midfield laden top end is for a gilt edge midfielder and Clarry is not that currently.

 

[LoBu]

Melbourne currently have pick 9, we could swap firsts and still get Draper, 5 for 9 and Oliver and his contract

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[Crow till I die]

And we’ll still pick Murphy

Imagine the SANFL side R1 next year

Across centre it reads

Cumming, Oliver, Draper and Curtin in the centre on ball with maybe English rucking......and spudmurph in the seniors!!!!

 

[dylan123]

I think the very least we should give up is our 2025 1st, preferably not but it probably would come down to it. Only way we should give up this year's 1st in a midfield laden top end is for a gilt edge midfielder and Clarry is not that currently.

Hard to imagine Melbourne being keen to give up an elite talent for something they won't get any return on for another 12 months.

Impossible to know how Oliver is going mentally however I feel if he's playing AFL weekly then he must be somewhat on the right path compared to the off-season, at least I hope so for his sake.

 

[spenze]

Unlikely in bold, but the rest is certainly not out of the realms and it would still represent a great offseason

mate, we are dreaming, leave reality until tomorrow

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Melbourne currently have pick 9, we could swap firsts and still get Draper, 5 for 9 and Oliver and his contract

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No way we’re paying a first and taking Oliver’s contract. It’s one or the other and I’d suggest we take his contract but he’s either free or we get a pick with him.

 

[spenze]

Imagine the SANFL side R1 next year

Across centre it reads

Cumming, Oliver, Draper and Curtin in the centre with maybe English rucking......and spudmurph in the seniors!!!!

Oliver isn't getting time in the guts over Boyle

 

[Crow till I die]

Oliver isn't getting time in the guts over Boyle

Lol - imagine Oliver in a back pocket on a cold wet day in the SANFL at Noarlunga, on a million a year

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Imagine adding Clayton Oliver

13

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 Cumming into our midfield.

Cumming - Dawson - Nankervis
ROB - Oliver - Soligo