Confirmed Jake Lever [traded to Melbourne]

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Can’t believe what clubs are willing to give up for a kid that has started well but rarely plays on anyone. He is prone to turning it over terribly by foot. He’s not athletic like a Rance. Plus he’s already had one knee reco.
$900000 and two first rounders for him is utter madness.
He's an intercepting defender, he doesn't need to play as a direct one-on-one matchup because he's far more effective zoning off and providing rebound run like an extra half-back flanker.
 

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He's an intercepting defender, he doesn't need to play as a direct one-on-one matchup because he's far more effective zoning off and providing rebound run like an extra half-back flanker.
Yeah all well and good, but his disposal is the opposite of those around him. He's reliant on a great system.
 

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My view on him is based on his overall ability, not 1 game. Let me see, gets the third best forward every week, slow as a snail, a slightly taller version of Howe, with howe averaging many more intercept marks and guess what champ, Adelaide want 2 top ten draft picks for him, you are going to need pick 6. And 3, take a chill pill pal, not everyone shares the same opinions as you
Bookmark it - if we end up getting him, it won't be for 2 first rounders.
Negotiations work where one starts high and the other starts low. They then meet in the middle.
We don't NEED pick 6.
 

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Since you're so sure about that, you'll no doubt find it easy to provide us with a link?

Unadulterated pile of garbage.
I actually tried looking for it, but given its an article from years ago I don't like my chances.

Don't believe me, I don't care, it was true.

I know at the time Port and North I believe were at 92% or so. As the lowest spending. But that was obviously for reasons.
 

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Melbourne was right up there in 2013 IIRC.
Thank you.

I'm not getting at anything, it was more just struck a chord reading it at the time, given Melbourne finished 17th.

Dawes, Clark, Sylvia, Pederson, Jamar, Davey strike me as players probably going a fair way to that.
 
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