Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVI

[faible]

Smaller interstate side loses players.

 

[jannissary]

I know I have said this before but I'd just like it reiterate how much I like our board and thank the mods for all the work they do. Poked my head into St kilda board and It's worse than bay 13 over there! Nothing constructive being said whatsoever.

it’s definitely something i’ve noticed. trying to navigate other boards is ludicrous sometimes. the mods here have done a stellar job

 

[doug85]

I know what I want for Christmas

 

[andleanback]

This year, next year and pick 3 for Ben. They didn't need to include next year at all, especially if they say they are subject to review.

Pick 3 hasn’t got anything to do with it
That contract is getting band 1 no matter who he plays for

 

[Andronicus]

Pick 3 hasn’t got anything to do with it
That contract is getting band 1 no matter who he plays for

But that was always going to happen as you said. They knew it and still gave them all the others.

 

[faible]

But that was always going to happen as you said. They knew it and still gave them all the others.

North were begging for a Pick 3 PP so instead the AFL gave them end of first round ones knowing they'd get 3 for McKay anyway.

 

[andleanback]

But that was always going to happen as you said. They knew it and still gave them all the others.

Why should a player leaving in free agency mean they get less afl assistance, when technically they’re even weaker when their best defender leaves

 

[raskolnikov]

Why should a player leaving in free agency mean they get less afl assistance, when technically they’re even weaker when their best defender leaves

They shouldn't be getting any assistance. They were the ones who burnt a massive hole in their list and now expecting the AFL to rescue them.

 

[andleanback]

They shouldn't be getting any assistance. They were the ones who burnt a massive hole in their list and now expecting the AFL to rescue them.

What hole? By delisting d grade duds?

 

[Lore]

What hole? By delisting d grade duds?

They shoved Ben Brown out the door and a few others a few years ago.

 

[jannissary]

They shoved Ben Brown out the door and a few others a few years ago.

tbf for ben brown they did eventually replace him with a far better player in nick larky, though they have made some genuinely baffling trades

 

[andleanback]

They shoved Ben Brown out the door and a few others a few years ago.

Who else
What has ben brown done? Has hardly got on the park in the past 2 years, and last time I checked they offered him a huge extension which he knocked back because he wanted more. His knee blew up and north thought twice about giving him that money, looks like it was a good decision. Larkey became the main man.

 

[Madison Twatter]

Didn’t believe any of the 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

rumours (still don’t) but looks now like something bad has happened. Whatever it is, I hope they leave him in peace to recover with friends and family..

 

[NAB777]

Didn’t believe any of the Clayton Oliver rumours (still don’t) but looks now like something bad has happened. Whatever it is, I hope they leave him in peace to recover with friends and family..

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No idea what happened to him, but spoke at length to someone close to MFC on the weekend & you wouldn't go near him.
To say he is stressing out some of his team mates is an understatement.

 

[Andronicus]

Why should a player leaving in free agency mean they get less afl assistance, when technically they’re even weaker when their best defender leaves

Less afl assistance?

The fact they are being given any flies in the face of equalisation.

I'm not saying they should get less.

 

[jannissary]

Didn’t believe any of the Clayton Oliver rumours (still don’t) but looks now like something bad has happened. Whatever it is, I hope they leave him in peace to recover with friends and family..

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nothing specific yet but i’m concerned that he may’ve tried to hurt himself. for his sake i hope it’s nothing serious

 

[Lore]

 

[boncer34]

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-12621585/amp/Clayton-Oliver-hospital-death-rumour-Melbourne-Demons-AFL.html

Daily mail putting it alongside the tattooed blister rumours as unfounded scuttlebutt.

Scary when they may be the voice of reason.

 

[jannissary]

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-12621585/amp/Clayton-Oliver-hospital-death-rumour-Melbourne-Demons-AFL.html

Daily mail putting it alongside the tattooed blister rumours as unfounded scuttlebutt.

Scary when they may be the voice of reason.

saw some of those rumours on twitter this afternoon, pretty foul stuff. i’m hoping he’s able to get back to being healthy, body & mind.

i really think the airing of dirty laundry last week by the club will have effected him profoundly negatively

 

[boncer34]

saw some of those rumours on twitter this afternoon, pretty foul stuff. i’m hoping he’s able to get back to being healthy, body & mind.

i really think the airing of dirty laundry last week by the club will have effected him profoundly negatively

7news were running the blister story when talking about his trade request. It's hard when the media publishes rumours, people then expand on what is already a pretty tall story.

 

[andleanback]

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/afl/article-12621585/amp/Clayton-Oliver-hospital-death-rumour-Melbourne-Demons-AFL.html

Daily mail putting it alongside the tattooed blister rumours as unfounded scuttlebutt.

Scary when they may be the voice of reason.

The passing away part was horrible to see and people just adding Mayo to the truer part of the story. It’s quite obvious to see that something serious happened to oliver, likely when he was under the influence
Glad he’s okay and hopefully he gets a bit of space and gets the help he needs

 

[brutus76]

Geelong wanting a 1st for Sav (Esava) - and they reckon we're hard to deal with

TELL EM THEY'RE DREAMING

 

[HirdyLannister]

BZT worth more than Sav imo

 

[Lore]

Geelong wanting a 1st for Sav (Esava) - and they reckon we're hard to deal with

TELL EM THEY'RE DREAMING

The first round is basically just code for "the top half of the draft", given the first round + end of firsts will go for 25 odd picks in a draft of about 55 picks including rookie upgrades.

 

[Lore]

Looks like the Volkano has a type.