Player Watch #8: Jake Lever – Signed until 2028

[booshboy]

He’s not dead or something, is he?

if he is dead, definitely not worth it- if he's still alive, he may just prove me wrong yet.

 

[Proper Gander]

He’d better be worth it since resigned to 2024.

I would like to think that my staring at him then running away yesterday was a big part of his decision

 

[Crimson Azure]

I would like to think that my staring at him then running away yesterday was a big part of his decision

Well it was sign up or witness protection.

 

[Proper Gander]

Well it was sign up or witness protection.

Similarities there. You wouldn’t do it unless you have to, and have a good chance off kissing your old life goodbye for good

 

[MartinPrince]

Not sure about the mo but Lever is finally getting that good form and working well with May. Big games coming up for Jake.

 

[Daemon]

Have always backed him and will continue to do so. He is a gun and future captain of this club.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

This is the type of form he was in for us in 2018 just before doing his knee against the dogs. People tend to forget.

Fair to say if not for the reco he'd had justified the salary and hefty trade cost a while ago.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Has another eight years or so to prove his value for us, we should be okay.

 

[00Stinger]

This is the type of form he was in for us in 2018 just before doing his knee against the dogs. People tend to forget.

Fair to say if not for the reco he'd had justified the salary and hefty trade cost a while ago.

He was copping it for being s**t in his first 4-5 games for us. Then he had 3-4 good solid weeks before getting injured

Don't try to re-write history

He is however looking very good at the minute!

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

He was copping it for being sh*t in his first 4-5 games for us. Then he had 3-4 good solid weeks before getting injured

Don't try to re-write history

He is however looking very good at the minute!

How am I re writing history? I know he started slow, but that doesn't mean he wasn't hitting his straps the few weeks prior to when the knee reco occured and it wouldn't have continued.

 

[00Stinger]

How am I re writing history? I know he started slow, but that doesn't mean he wasn't hitting his straps the few weeks prior to when the knee reco occured and it wouldn't have continued.

Yeah probably a bit over the top with my comment

He was hitting his straps just before he got injured but he wasn't going this well

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

He was constantly panicking playing in our shitty defence but was building into something once he adjusted and formed a decent pairing with Oscar. I don't think he was as bad as people were saying, but also probably wasn't this good. A lot of it comes down to May.

 

[booshboy]

He absolutely dominated the game where we smoked Adelaide by 90+ in the Alice. Pretty sure he did his knee the week after.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

He absolutely dominated the game where we smoked Adelaide by 90+ in the Alice. Pretty sure he did his knee the week after.

wasn't under a lot of pressure in that game to be fair

 

[LeverPuller]

He keeps this up and he will AA again.

 

[Dark Avenger]

He keeps this up and he will AA again.

Was he ever? I thought he made the 40 man squad one time.

 

[schmuttt]

Was he ever? I thought he made the 40 man squad one time.

You are correct, him being AA is this myth that keeps going around. In 2017 he made the squad but not the final team.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

He made the AA team of our hearts

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

He made the AA team of our hearts

And so did May

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

AA contender at this stage

 

[stabler]

Absolute captain down back.

 

[Topkent]

That was his best ever game for us. Absolute monster down there and held us together beautifully

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

That was his best ever game for us. Absolute monster down there and held us together beautifully

I genuinely cried (okay not genuinely) when he laid those two tackles on his knees when the Cats had him outnumbered 3-1, and they fluffed a sure goal. So proud.

 

[Topkent]

I genuinely cried (okay not genuinely) when he laid those two tackles on his knees when the Cats had him outnumbered 3-1, and they fluffed a sure goal. So proud.

His leadership and his ability to set up our defence was huge. I think he was our best on by a country mile.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

His leadership and his ability to set up our defence was huge. I think he was our best on by a country mile.

Difficult to split him and Trac, the bull was running hot today. Thought it was his best game for us as well.