List Mgmt. Weak Flog Jake Lever Requests Trade to Melbourne, Causes Player Revolt

SnakesLadders · Sep 17, 2017

MRB37 said:
This is almost playing out exactly like Phil Davis in the end.

Draft a quality defender with our 1st round pick, describe them as a "future captain" of the club, then they both leave for the biggest offer they can get.

Do you blame them? Offers both a lot more than what we will pay

MRB37 · Sep 17, 2017

SnakesLadders said:
Do you blame them? Offers both a lot more than what we will pay

Not at all. I just think we shouldn't even describe a defender as a future captain again and we'lll be right.

Bicks · Sep 17, 2017

LC40 said:
Watts I'll never be sold on but Salem is a lovely kick and has pace but I still question his hardness. Where would he play in our team though Bicks? I just not sure he's too different from players we already have like Atkins.

Slots into Brodie Smith's offensive running back spot seamlessly next year, after that wing outside mid if required. Nearly as long a boot as Smith but more accurate.

GrommoT · Sep 17, 2017

Bicks said:
2018?
Probably just inside the top 10.
...

In valuing Lever, are you taking into account that Lever now has 3 years' development since being drafted and ready to go now, shown perhaps that he is living up to the hype that was around him the year before being drafted (before his bad leg injury)?

Any idea on how to compare experience with draft pick points? Eg. if a player was draft at pick 10, how much would after 3 years' development and experience improve that same player being in the same draft again? (assuming the player tracks as expected)

Bicks · Sep 17, 2017

GrommoT said:
In valuing Lever, are you taking into account that Lever now has 3 years' development since being drafted and ready to go now, shown perhaps that he is living up to the hype that was around him the year before being drafted (before his bad leg injury)?

Any idea on how to compare experience with draft pick points? Eg. if a player was draft at pick 10, how much would after 3 years' development and experience improve that same player being in the same draft again? (assuming the player tracks as expected)

He was drafted as a KPD prospect, we're yet to see any real evidence of that to this point.

Elite Crow · Sep 17, 2017

Bicks said:
He was drafted as a KPD prospect, we're yet to see any real evidence of that to this point.

He's a gun though

Bicks · Sep 17, 2017

Elite Crow said:
He's a gun though

He's very good player but he's not what we thought we were getting when we drafted him.

MRB37 · Sep 17, 2017

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...-offer-by-adelaide-crows-20170917-gyj685.html

Jake Lever's desire to leave Adelaide has been fuelled in part by a meagre contract offer from the Crows when discussions with the All Australian defender commenced earlier in 2017.

Both Lever and Adelaide's recently re-signed forward Mitch McGovern were initially offered contracts of around $300,000 per season by the Crows, significantly less than what the pair would reasonably command otherwise.

In August McGovern ended up signing a contract extension with the Crows to 2020 on significantly more money than the original offer. However for Lever it is as good as certain that he will not be at the Adelaide Oval in 2018 and beyond despite also receiving a better offer from the Crows.

While Lever, 21, wants to move to be home in Melbourne and to take advantage of his currency given his stellar season, it is understood the Crows initial "low-ball" offer to the no.14 pick in the 2014 draft did not do his chances of staying at Adelaide any good.

Geoffa32 · Sep 17, 2017

MRB37 said:
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...-offer-by-adelaide-crows-20170917-gyj685.html

Meh

Let him chase coin. Our club will.chase Premierships .

When you break down his actual role in our system how much is he actually worth?

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Scorpus · Sep 17, 2017

So low-balling as a strategy doesn't seem to have worked.

MRB37 · Sep 17, 2017

Scorpus said:
So low-balling as a strategy doesn't seem to have worked.

Don't think it would have mattered. It says his priorities were moving back to Melbourne and making as much $ as possible, we aren't going to get close to matching what Melbourne are offering, regardless of us giving him our best offer first or not.

We've done it with near every player who has come out of contract anyway. Hasn't been an issue with any of them.

BunjiMac · Sep 17, 2017

If lever goes = Rankine or the precocious one, then bring it on baby.

DD#23 · Sep 17, 2017

Scorpus said:
So low-balling as a strategy doesn't seem to have worked.

yeah, we're not exactly trying to buy shit on gumtree here...

Thetrader15 · Sep 17, 2017

Bicks said:
He's very good player but he's not what we thought we were getting when we drafted him.

You mean another go home sook?

Bicks · Sep 17, 2017

MRB37 said:
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...-offer-by-adelaide-crows-20170917-gyj685.html

A fellow called Anthony Colangelo who I've never heard mentioned in any serious Media circles writes a story to fuel the Melbourne based readers desires to snare an Adelaide player with nary a mention of the source of his allegations.........take with a grain of salt.

JimmyTheScoop · Sep 17, 2017

MRB37 said:
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...-offer-by-adelaide-crows-20170917-gyj685.html

So the Crows bagging in the media prior to the prelim has started....

Imagine the crap that will be written if we make the GF, reeks of the crap the Hawks did to WCE...

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Ratkins · Sep 17, 2017

And everyone buys the low balling crap hook line and sinker.

Any evidence we low ball on contract offers? Nope, didn't think so.

MRB37 · Sep 17, 2017

Ratkins said:
And everyone buys the low balling crap hook line and sinker.

Any evidence we low ball on contract offers? Nope, didn't think so.

Nah, every other team gives their best offer straight up.

Paladin · Sep 17, 2017

Why was Salem dropped late this year and how sure are we he can be the player he was projected to be?

Bicks · Sep 17, 2017

I'm really starting to get the FIGJAM vibe with Jakey boi., perhaps it's family fueled too.

latinoheat · Sep 17, 2017

MRB37 said:
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...-offer-by-adelaide-crows-20170917-gyj685.html

I call bullshit on the 300k. No way we would have offered that low. Milera signed for 1 mill over 3 years and he's not a starting 22. (And in his third year). Offer would have been at least 400k

Samcro24 · Sep 17, 2017

Bicks said:
I'm really starting to get the FIGJAM vibe with Jakey boi., perhaps it's family fueled too.

I remember thinking if BMBs posts on here even remotely reflected jakes attitude/feelings that we were ****ed.

Bicks · Sep 17, 2017

Paladin said:
Why was Salem dropped late this year and how sure are we he can be the player he was projected to be?

FantasticShirt · Sep 17, 2017

latinoheat said:
I call bullshit on the 300k. No way we would have offered that low. Milera signed for 1 mill over 3 years and he's not a starting 22. (And in his third year). Offer would have been at least 400k

Exactly. What a ridiculous article.

Elite Crow · Sep 17, 2017

Bicks said:
He's very good player but he's not what we thought we were getting when we drafted him.

Irrelevant when assessing his trade value

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