Certainly has the body of an inside mid.Looks like Oliver Davis will be here in the next week.
THE loss of the state’s best young star in pursuit of his AFL dream will be offset by the return of an off-season recruit who will make his Clarence debut this Saturday.
As revealed by the Mercury two weeks ago, Oliver Davis will head to South Australia in the coming days, where he has been invited to train with the Adelaide Crows and will play in the SANFL.
Last year’s Matthew Richardson medallist and Roos best and fairest is understood to be on the Crows radar as a potential mid-season draft candidate.
Oliver Davis after being named the 2020 Richardson Medallist. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
While disappointed at not having the teenage gun at his disposal for the rest of the season — when available from Devils duties — Clarence coach Jeromey Webberley said Davis leaves with his full blessing.
“We would obviously love him to continue playing in the Devils program and play some footy with us,” Webberley said.
“But the reality is he has made a decision on what he thinks is best for his footy and ultimately he is trying to chase his AFL dream.
“We are disappointed he is leaving but extremely excited for what lies ahead for him and hopefully he goes over there, plays some good footy and gets picked up in the mid season draft or if he continues over there throughout the entirety of the year, he gets selected at the end of the year.
Devils Oliver Davis in action against Eastern Rangers earlier this year. Picture: Anthony Corke
“It shows a fair bit of courage for him to make that decision and jump to another state.
“I could tell from the outset he was so excited in the opportunity that I think his heart was in it to be honest, I wish him all the best.”