Clayton Oliver (born 22 July 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Clayton Oliver had 34 disposals against the Crows. In just four seasons of footy, Clayton Oliver has developed into a star of the competition. I probably more admire that hard ball he wins body on body and how he is able to extract it," McKenzie said.The Demons know Oliver is not there yet but they are confident as he approaches 100 games he is heading in the right direction, a player critical to a team that builds from the contest.
A midfielder, 1.87 metres (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighing 83 kilograms (183 lb), Oliver is known for his capabilities on the inside due to his handball and clearance work. Melbourne forward Sam Weideman has slotted three goals in a 51-point hammering of winless Adelaide in Wednesday night's AFL match.
His work in close and how good and clean he is by hands is incredible.
The Demons responded to a week in the AFL …
Clayton Oliver (born 22 July 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). After playing with the Murray Bushrangersin … Age: 23yr Games: 91 Born: July 22, 1997 Origin: Murray Bushrangers.
Team Scoring F Opposition Scoring A Marg W-D-L Venue Crowd Date; 1: Melbourne: 5.0 5.4 6.5 12.8 : 80: Greater Western Sydney: 3.4 6.8 8.14 10.18 : 78: 2: 1-0-0: M.C.G. ... AFL Betting: AFL Injury List: Records : Clayton Oliver #13 Melbourne Demons. Charge Laid: Clayton Oliver, Melbourne, has been charged with Striking Peter Ladhams, Port Adelaide, during the second quarter of the Round Nine match between Melbourne and Port Adelaide, played at the Gabba on Thursday July 30. Clayton Oliver had 17 kicks and 17 handballs against Adelaide to put the Demons back on the winner's list. One charge was laid. "He has got a good leg on him well when he needs to use it," McKenzie said.McKenzie said Oliver "has a bit of toe," which means he is quick over the first four or five steps, while his timing was so good against Adelaide he was away from opponents before they even knew where the ball had landed. If you can drive your legs to get out of congestion you have options by hand or foot.
He's obviously a star. Photo: Sarah Reed. Melbourne forward Sam Weideman has slotted three goals in a 51-point hammering of winless Adelaide in Wednesday night's AFL match.The Demons responded to a week in the AFL furnace with a 13.10 (88) to 5.7 (37) victory at Adelaide Oval - they're now just one win shy of seventh spot.After being labelled insipid by club chairman Glen Bartlett after last Thursday night's loss to Port Adelaide, the Demons produced a powerhouse seven-goal last term against the hapless Crows.Leading by only five points at halftime, the Demons allowed Adelaide just one more goal for the match.Adelaide's club-record losing streak extends to 13 games, spread over more than a calendar year, while Melbourne are 12th on the ladder.Love the AFL? "I have not seen a player who works harder on his game," Goodwin said.Peter Ryan is a sports reporter with The Age covering AFL, horse racing and other sports.Clayton Oliver helps the Demons to victory against the Crows.Oliver kicked as much as he handballed against the Crows. Get live scores, news and videos Demons spearhead Weideman's haul was supported by two goals each to Luke Jackson, Jake Melksham, Bayley Fritsch and Jack Viney.Halfback Christian Salem was superb with 26 disposals, Viney (22 touches) and Clayton Oliver (34 possessions, one goal) were midfield forces and ex-Crows star Jake Lever and Steven May ruled in defence.Adelaide made nine changes after a humiliating 69-point loss to fellow strugglers North Melbourne last weekend - eight at the selection table and Brodie Smith (knee) was a late scratching.But the Crows again had few winners - winger Paul Seedsman booted two goals, halfback Luke Brown (20 disposals) was solid and on-baller Matt Crouch collected a team-high 27 touches with limited impact.Adelaide trailed by four points after an opening quarter punctuated by a sling tackle from Melbourne's Alex Neal-Bullen which concussed Crows defender Will Hamill just 13 minutes into the game.Hamill's head hit the ground with force and he didn't feature again in the match, with Neal-Bullen facing certain sanction from the match review officer.The Demons held a five-point lead at halftime, which increased when Harley Bennell produced a classy curling goal from 40 metres midway through the third quarter.Bennell's snap was the sole goal of a scrappy term and the visitors were 12 points up at three quarter-time.Melbourne then steamrolled to victory by booting seven goals in a 21-minute scoring spree against meek Adelaide resistance.The Demons meet North Melbourne on Sunday night at Adelaide Oval while the same venue will host the Crows' clash with Collingwood on Tuesday night. The challenge now will be for him to butter up against North Melbourne.
All the work to make him more damaging is paying off. He's got a heap of tricks. The Demon midfielder hunts the ball, racking up the most contested possessions in the league in 2019 and had the second most handballs during the home and away season. "The more he exposes himself to his ability to get out of contest areas, the better player he is going to become," Goodwin said.Since critics lined up Oliver after Melbourne played Richmond, he has had at least as many kicks as handballs in three of the five matches. "The big difference is that 'Clarry' [Oliver] is actually not a bad kick and I was a pretty poor kick," McKenzie said.
"With Clarry winning so much contested footy naturally the first option when you are around so many bodies is to give the handball off.
"I love watching him play. "In 18 of McKenzie's 79 games he had more kicks than handballs and laughingly acknowledges there wasn't a big push internally for him to kick more, however he thinks Oliver should.