The inside story: How word spread that Oliver was on the market again

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In the lead-up to the grand final, amid myriad official AFL functions, word quickly spread within recruiting circles. Now the club has tried to shut down talk of a Clayton Oliver trade. That doesn’t mean the trade is shut down.

For the second year in a row, Melbourne have kicked the tyres with other clubs for their interest in a trade for Clayton Oliver.

It didn’t pan out as hoped. When a player is put out there for a second year running, it is hard to argue it’s because things have gone well. Melbourne might have wished to hose down the trade talks, but Oliver is now exercising the same rights as the club – to explore his trade options, notwithstanding his contract. As this masthead has exclusively reported, he is

 

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