Cripps Bontempelli Merrett Kelly - the next big 4?

[QuietB]

Can the OP take Merrett's name out of the thread title? I think it is time

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Sure, and he's young so I expect he'll grow out of it. I only listed those because the melbourne dude wanted to pretend Oliver hadn't acted immaturely.

Fair enough
It's all opinion. I like what I see of Oliver on the field.

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

kelly-Will be a superstar of the game.
Bonts-Not far behind kelly to be honest
Crisp-Inside bull but his disposal lets him down at this stage.
Merrett-Think Wines should be #4.

 

[Juddernaut08]

Fair enough
It's all opinion. I like what I see of Oliver on the field.

Yeah I'd still take him in a heartbeat at the Blues, don't get me wrong. Just explaining why the other 4 are better prospects at this stage. When everyone is so good, these weaknesses can be the difference in projections.

 

[Juddernaut08]

1. Drink driving when he was 18 or 19 just after his first season of footy which he's shaped up from. Do you think Charlie Curnow will be in any way impacted by his drink driving before the draft?

2. Guess what, clubs make PR decisions all the time. The Carlton member was the real lunatic there.

3. He was elbowed in the jaw when he wasn't looking. Sure he went down easy - after the siren was gone so in no way drawing a free kick. Then proceeded to be the best player on the ground in the 2nd half and won a game interstate. Rebounding from adversity instead of going in to his shell - that's leadership and maturity.

So Oliver has a bit of personality and isn't quite to the same level of the 4 in this thread when it comes to being straight down the line footballers. I won't argue that. But you're having a laugh if you think it will in any way impact his career.

https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/cl...er-melbourne-captain-garry-lyon-ng-b88518083z

Your former captain disagrees:

Clayton Oliver should be fined for diving, says former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon

Clayton Oliver’s alleged dive against West Coast at the weekend has attracted criticism from all corners, and now a Melbourne legend has surprisingly joined the chorus.

Speaking on SEN this morning Garry Lyon, a former Demons captain, said the young midfielder deserved to be fined by the AFL for hitting the deck after contact from Eagles defender Will Schofield.

Oliver, 19, appeared to be clipped on the chin by Schofield’s elbow as the defender went to hit him in the shoulder.


He told The West Australian he fell over out of shock at what he called “a cheap shot”.

Lyon disagreed with Oliver’s insistance that he didn’t take a dive, and said the AFL should hit the teenager with a massive fine to discourage the practice.

“I didn't like the dive,” he said.

 

[DapperDon]

Can the OP take Merrett's name out of the thread title? I think it is time

What a bizarre request for someone who was All Australian last season.

 

[ManOfClay]

What a bizarre request for someone who was All Australian last season.

Let’s not pretend this didn’t happen last year with a different player

 

[Dez!]

Yeah I'd still take him in a heartbeat at the Blues, don't get me wrong. Just explaining why the other 4 are better prospects at this stage. When everyone is so good, these weaknesses can be the difference in projections.

Weaknesses like being a deplorable kick?

 

[Bulldog Joe]

He is. Best kick in the league.

That seems a very big claim.

I could think of a few players I would prefer to kick the ball if the outcome was vital.

 

[QuietB]

He is. Best kick in the league.

Small sample size - he has only had 23 kicks this year

 

[Juddernaut08]

Weaknesses like being a deplorable kick?

lel so salty. move along champ.

 

[Dez!]

lel so salty. move along champ.

What am I salty about?

 

[Juddernaut08]

What am I salty about?

Criticism about Oliver's flaws. Do you lack capacity to follow basic chains of posts?

 

[Dez!]

Criticism about Oliver's flaws. Do you lack capacity to follow basic chains of posts?

Why would I be salty about your incorrect perception of Oliver's flaws?

 

[Rack Watts]

That seems a very big claim.

I could think of a few players I would prefer to kick the ball if the outcome was vital.

Jimmy Bartel said it last year.

 

[Rack Watts]

Small sample size - he has only had 23 kicks this year

Small sample size huh? What about every possession he got in the last two years?
He's had a slow start, this year - that's for sure.

 

[Juddernaut08]

Why would I be salty?

only you can answer that

 

[Bulldog Joe]

Jimmy Bartel said it last year.

Doesn't make it a fact.

 

[Dez!]

only you can answer that

I did and I'm happy with Oliver, better than 3 of the 4.

No salt here.

 

[Brutalitops]

I did and I'm happy with Oliver, better than 3 of the 4.

No salt here.

Calm down. Oliver aint even the best in his own draft year.

 

[schmuttt]

Calm down. Oliver aint even the best in his own draft year.

 

[Brutalitops]

 

[schmuttt]

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I rate him very highly but body of work has Oliver miles ahead. I will be fair and say Curnow is probably the only player in that draft that could catch Oliver, but I doubt it.

 

[Dez!]

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lol.

 

[Juddernaut08]

I rate him very highly but body of work has Oliver miles ahead. I will be fair and say Curnow is probably the only player in that draft that could catch Oliver, but I doubt it.

I don't think anyone would say Curnow has been better to date. But as prospects it's very close. Who would you prefer objectively?

IGNORE: this is derailing too far