Media character Kane Cornes believes the Clayton Oliver state of affairs is much worse than anyone realises.
The Melbourne Demons celebrity has endured a tumultuous time all through the 2023 season earlier than he turned the topic of fierce commerce rumours.
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Oliver’s title was thrust into the commerce highlight after the membership mentioned he had been discovered wanting membership requirements of behaviour.
The hassle escalated as soon as the 2023 AFL season got here to an finish with Oliver’s title regularly on the entrance of the news cycle.
In October a weird declare was made towards the star the place he had been accused of bending windscreen wipers on parked vehicles in a facet avenue subsequent to the MCG.
In December issues went from dangerous to worse as Oliver was caught behind the wheel of a automobile regardless of being banned from driving for medical causes.
Oliver then departed the Demons pre-season coaching camp after solely at some point as he steps away from the membership to take care of his points.
Cornes believes nonetheless regardless of all of the highlight that has engulfed Oliver, the difficulty is much larger than folks realise.
“The Clayton Oliver story is a mess,” Cornes mentioned on SEN Sportsday.
“This is bigger than what most people I think are realising.
“One of the game’s absolute stars’ future is in serious doubt.
“Now it’s always tricky to talk about when there is at least a small element of this story regarding a player’s welfare and mental health and when it’s a somewhat, I don’t know what extend, a medical issue.
“But when Melbourne threaten to trade Clayton Oliver in the Trade Period this is what they said.
“Gary Pert the CEO said ‘Oliver must meet the clubs off-field standards and discipline if he is to remain a part of the program long term’.
“This was a strongly worded statement or threat a couple of times and then Simon Goodwin and Pert came in and sat down with Garry Lyon and Sam Edmund live in the studio and basically said the same thing.
“Pert said that Oliver ‘must meet the club’s minimum off-field standards if he’s to remain a part of the football program, the club is aware of the personal challenges that Clayton has outside of football and key club experts will remain part of his daily support team. The club leaders have very cleary outlined the behavioural expectations that we have of him and they will be reviewed on a regular basis’”.
It was the fixed point out of minimal requirements that left Cornes floored and believing the story isn’t receiving the eye it needs to be.
“You’re asking your best player, one of your top three players, who is getting a million bucks a year for a seven-year contract that has just started, to meet minimum, minimum behavioural expectations? That’s a disaster in the first place.
“Since those comments Clayton Oliver has been charged with driving without a license, it’s a bit vague because his license was taken off of him after a seizure so you perhaps give him a bit of an out there.
“But also he wasn’t able to complete the training camp in Lorne … he left. That’s not meeting minimum club expectations if he can’t actually train and you’re once again in a bit of trouble with the law.
“This is a huge story regarding Clayton Oliver and it’s got off on a pretty nasty footing.”
Source: www.news.com.au
