List Mgmt. Re-Signing Jake Lever

[Vhaluus]

850K is ridiculous, hardly any players would be on that.

850k is the old 700k. Don't forget the CBA

 

[Cleric]

If we can't match a contract offer from the reigning premiers we are horribly mismanaging our salary cap.

This is one of the other downsides of drafting interstate kids. Not only do you lose them but the other clubs from their home state offer big money to entice them home.
Who here thinks we have to worry about a massive offer from interstate coming to our young SA kids like Smith, Laird, or Brown? We have to pay overs to keep the interstate kids generally. This is why we have 400mckay, as Melb wanted him and we matched their offer. It puts greater strain on our cap.
When our team had SA guns like Macca, Hart, Smart, Edwards, Goody, Roo did we ever worry they would be poached away? Never.

 

[CrouchPowa]

850k per season - we won't pay it. I would imagine 600 - 650k is our offer.

Oh well, it was nice to have him in the short term

 

[hey shorty]

850k is the old 700k. Don't forget the CBA

That is still a lot of money for a 3rd tall defender.

I'd still pay it but **** me that's huge. Also, the Dogs won a flag before their time, wouldn't be shocked if their cap isn't as tight as a number of Victorian clubs.

 

[Donkey Magoo]

Dont forget for every 500k there is now an extra 100k in the kitty. A $600k contract is equal to $720k now.

 

[Elite Crow]

850K is ridiculous, hardly any players would be on that.

There's been a big increase to the salary cap though.

Pay it or lose another player, the club might as well fold.

 

[Vhaluus]

That is still a lot of money for a 3rd tall defender.

I'd still pay it but **** me that's huge. Also, the Dogs won a flag before their time, wouldn't be shocked if their cap isn't as tight as a number of Victorian clubs.

But he's not a 3rd tall defender, that is such a discredit to him. He is a GUN intercept marking defender who reads the play better than any other player his age.

You know how everyone raves about Rance?

Lever is going to be a better version of Rance in a few years.

Not only will he be a better individual player than Rance, he has captain written all over him.

 

[Elite Crow]

That is still a lot of money for a 3rd tall defender.

I'd still pay it but **** me that's huge. Also, the Dogs won a flag before their time, wouldn't be shocked if their cap isn't as tight as a number of Victorian clubs.

Isn't he at the same age tracking similar to Rance was?

He's clearly a talent that is only going to get better. He is a must keep unless the club is prepared to add to its reputation of losing players.

 

[Vhaluus]

Isn't he at the same age tracking similar to Rance was?

He's clearly a talent that is only going to get better. He is a must keep unless the club is prepared to add to its reputation of losing players.

Tracking similar but in my opinion has a superior football brain. Also far superior leadership capabilities (as I noted in my edited post, he's a future captain for whichever side gets him)

 

[mulz]

i don't see how the dogs could fit that in with the massive salary boyd is on.......I smell bullshit

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

$850k... yikes.

Bye bye, Jake

 

[Redleg Crow]

Always good to get out the salt shaker for these numbers. Just because a journo reports it don't make it fact - especially as it is a story that is invulnerable to fact checking - all sides of the deal will say it is wrong and it doesn't matter.

 

[hey shorty]

But he's not a 3rd tall defender, that is such a discredit to him. He is a GUN intercept marking defender who reads the play better than any other player his age.

You know how everyone raves about Rance?

Lever is going to be a better version of Rance in a few years.

Not only will he be a better individual player than Rance, he has captain written all over him.

I don't think he will be a better player than Rance, he will be the NEXT Rance hopefully.

The kid is a jet, and I'd still pay the money but it is a huge amount. Not Josh Kelly huge but still huge.

 

[radiojake]

how the hell can the dogs have that much spare in the cap with Tom Boyd on $1million a season?

 

[hey shorty]

how the hell can the dogs have that much spare in the cap with Tom Boyd on $1million a season?

Because a great number of their players would be on bugger all

 

[MRB37]

how the hell can the dogs have that much spare in the cap with Tom Boyd on $1million a season?

Let Johannisen leave, Boyd, Morris and/or Murphy retires and ditch Crameri and you've got plenty of space.

 

[MRB37]

There's been a big increase to the salary cap though.

Pay it or lose another player, the club might as well fold.

Add 20% to 700K and you're paying 840K.

 

[Cap]

Was it $4m over 5 years?

 

[Tyls83]

If we aren't doing exactly the same, dangling carrots in front of young players I'd be pissed off. But knowing Adelaide, out list management team is probably on holidays.

 

[I Lost My Keays]

I cannot see us matching 850k

 

[hey shorty]

I cannot see us matching 850k

We may not have to, all we need is to give him what he wants. If that's 850 then so be it, but it may not be.

 

[Cleric]

I would be disappointed if we lost Jake, but worse than the idea of losing him is the knowedge our club will take some pathetic offer from them for him.

 

[MRB37]

I cannot see us matching 850k

We're idiots then. Absolutely mind boggling idiocy if we let Lever go for that kind of deal.

Who the hell are we paying all our money to if we can continually lose top end talent and not be able to afford to keep a player as soon as they get a decent offer? We must have a massive middle section where we're over paying a huge group of very average players, but that system doesn't work anymore.

 

[19thcrow]

If he leaves we better stand our ground Lever is worth more than a 1st round pick.

 

[Bicks]

Was it $4m over 5 years?