- The midfielder looked with a sinister touch against the kangaroos
- The demons have remained in Clayton Oliver since the 2016 debut
- The drama seems to follow Footy's 27 -year -old
The star problem of the AFL, Clayton Oliver, has given Melbourne's fans an important moral impulse before the 2025 campaign, producing a dominant performance against North Melbourne on Saturday.
The three -time midfielder of Australian and four times winner of the best club stood out in the preseason fight in Arden St.
It occurred when the demons moved away from the kangaroos for a convincing 46 -point victory.
While it has much more to happen before Melbourne can convince his many skeptics, it was Oliver Vintage: clean hands and repeated efforts.
Oliver, 27, rested in the last term when the demons kicked clear for victory 18.9 (117) to 10.11 (71).
With his stars Max Gawn, Christian Petracca, Jack Viney and Steven may not play, an excessive oliver was the focus of attention for demons, and did not disappoint.
The AFL star with problems, Clayton Oliver (in the photo, Middle) has given Melbourne's fans an important impulse of the morals of the season, producing a dominant performance against North Melbourne on Saturday
The three -time midfielder of Australian and four times winner of the best club stood out in the preseason in Arden St (in the photo)
Melbourne's demon coach, Troy Chaplin, was happy with Oliver's influence on the contest (in the photo, with his partner Isobel Cleary)
Oliver has had some well -advertised problems outside the countryside and was at the commercial table after last season, getting together with Geelong.
Far from football, Oliver's dramas include previous accusations of illicit use of drugs, poor behavior and alterations with demons staff.
Oliver was awarded an extended license last year to deal with 'personal issues'.
He was also involved in an incident of 2016 where Oliver called a MCG supporter in the MCG who had abused the midfielder.
At that time, Oliver was publicly sentenced by former players, including AFL's legend, Leigh Matthews, which emphasized Players must ignore the abuse of the crowd during the games and not face them.
Oliver, who won a prime minister in 2021, is hired in demons until 2030 after signing a seven -year multimillion -dollar extension two years ago.
Very aware that an acting is just one step in the right direction, Melbourne's assistant coach Troy Chaplin was still happy with Oliver's influence.
“It was good to see that 'Clarrie' returned to his best moment … but he still has a lot of improvement margin,” he said.
'It is not just Clarrie the footballer, we also love Clarrie the person and we want to see the best version of him.
'(I would like to think) we are starting to see that now'.
The demons open their 2025 AFL campaign on March 16 against the GWS Giants in the MCG.