Melbourne’s never-ending year of drama left list boss Tim Lamb unsure whether the under-siege Demons remain an attractive option for prospective recruits and unable to answer key questions about their handling of the Clayton Oliver trade saga.
In a fiery and at-times-awkward press conference, Lamb shut down the possibility of the star midfielder playing elsewhere next year while facing a barrage of questions on the opening day of trade period.
That followed interim club president and former captain Brad Green declaring at last week’s best-and-fairest function that Oliver would be a Demon next year.
Oliver met with Geelong last week after word spread that Melbourne chief executive Gary Pert had asked opposition clubs whether there was any interest in the four-time club champion. However, Lamb said it was “inaccurate” to suggest they had “shopped” him around.
None of Green, Pert or football boss Alan …