CLAYTON Oliver has been given many titles during his time within the AFL.

He is a three-time club best and fairest winner, a premiership player, the recipient of the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award, a two-time All-Australian, to name a few.

But now he can add one more title – Demon for life.

On Thursday morning, the star midfielder signed a seven-year contract extension with Melbourne, seeing him remain in the red and blue until at least the end of 2030.  

The long-term deal illustrated Oliver’s commitment to the club and its future.

“It was the easiest decision I’ve ever made,” Oliver told Melbourne Media.

“I think about what the club has built, the culture and what Goody has done, what Perty and the Board have built.

It’s been a quick ascent to the top of the league for Oliver, with the midfielder first receiving recognition for his form just two years into his time at the Dees, winning the ‘Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy in 2017.

Since that initial acknowledgment, Oliver has further developed his game and has become a dangerous force within Melbourne's line-up, currently leading the league in average disposals, contested possessions and clearances.

When reflecting on his journey, Oliver attributed his early growth to the likes of former development coach Brendan McCartney and former teammate Billy Stretch. 

However, he was particularly full of praise when discussing his current senior coach Simon Goodwin and the impact their relationship has had on his most recent on-field form.

“The last couple of years, it’s been Goody,” Oliver said.

“We had a pretty good chat at the end of 2020 about where the club’s going and where I was going as a player and a person.

“2021 rolled around, the team had a successful year, and my year was pretty good as well and that was off the back of Goody.

“[It’s] how he coaches and how he looks after you as a player and a person.

“It’s a good environment and everyone at Melbourne Football Club would say the same thing.”

Signing such a momentous deal puts the club's future in Oliver's eyeline and he's ready to keep working hard towards success, a goal for not just himself but for the whole playing group.

“Every training session, we go out there and we train as hard as we can. Whoever we’re training with or against is getting better every time,” he said.

“We won the flag last year, which was unbelievable for all our fans and supporters, our family and friends.

“[But] it was over in Perth…hopefully we can do it back in Melbourne, that’s what we’ve all been talking about.

“I thought an extra seven years gives me an extra seven chances hopefully of doing that and doing it in front of fans and family.”