Melbourne will not tolerate poor off-field behaviour from star midfielder Clayton OIiver, but they believe the incidents involving him and teammate Joel Smith are isolated and not part of a wider cultural issue among the players.
Melbourne have put star midfielder Clayton Oliver and suspended forward Joel Smith on notice as Demons CEO Gary Pert defended the overall culture at the club.
He made it clear that Oliver would be taken out of the program if he did not meet the expectations of the club’s leaders,“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 extraordinary letter to members is the latest missive the club has sent to members addressing behavioural issues since the end of the season when they tumbled out of the finals in straight sets for the second successive season.The four-time best and fairest winner and 2021 premiership star is expected to return on the first day of pre-season, while Smith will remain suspended.
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