Melbourne defender Steven May says Clayton Oliver has been a “warrior” for playing on through a painful finger injury as he expects the star midfielder to return to his best.
A Melbourne teammate has lifted the lid on how Clayton Oliver ’s finger injury impacted his performances in recent weeks.
“You could tell he was hurting, but he wouldn’t show it and he played a selfless role for the team,” May told SEN on Wednesday. “He’s only going to get better and better, and when we have all those mids firing it makes us a really powerful team.” “ has been Hawkins for a long time … those two are just as important to each other. You saw last week. Hawkins was able to take Weitering and Cameron was able to get up the ground and try to get a mismatch with a smaller defender,” May said.
Freewheeling Star Tom Hawkins Key Defensive Skills Michael Willson Hybrid Defender Jeremy Cameron Disposal Games Clayton Oliver Jake Lever Anzac Day Eve Finger Injury Selfless Role Three-Goal Cameo Painful Finger Injury Team System Steven May
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