Should adelaide drop lever for the gf?

[Del165198]

It's been widely reported that jake lever is off at the conclusion of this season. Why then, should adelaide give him the honour of playing in the grand final and potentially winning a premiership? He was ordinary against geelong and has one foot out the door already so I don't see why they would keep him. Richmond have a mosquito fleet that could be covered by the other adelaide defenders.

 

[displacedaussie]

No.

 

[Bokonon_]

Good thread with a future. Speculate and then draw detailed conclusions.

 

[estibador]

'Cutting off your nose to spite your face' comes to mind here.

 

[HairyO]

Even in The Bay this would be divvy'd.

 

[MattyB_76]

No, that's ****ing ridiculous.

 

[Nugett]

Why drop a current best 22 player?
You win premierships with the teams you currently have.
Not with teams you will have.

 

[HumanMeatball]

Definitely

 

[Kram]

It really feels like the amount of crap threads started on this board is at an all time high this season.

 

[MarkT2]

Hawks won a flag with Buddy knowing he was gone. All parties were professional.
Pick your best 22. The flag is priority 1 2, & 3.

 

[Pannalstaroz]

The same reason Hawthorn played Buddy in 2013

 

[Hird Is Scum]

It's been widely reported that jake lever is off at the conclusion of this season. Why then, should adelaide give him the honour of playing in the grand final and potentially winning a premiership? He was ordinary against geelong and has one foot out the door already so I don't see why they would keep him. Richmond have a mosquito fleet that could be covered by the other adelaide defenders.

A premiership player is worth more at the trade table.

 

[Brad Goodman]

If they're more likely to win a flag with him in the team then they pick him.

They are so they will.

 

[Hird Is Scum]

It really feels like the amount of crap threads started on this board is at an all time high this season.

Most seem to be started by Port flogs, nothing better for them to do at the moment.

 

[BTs Nana]

If they were gonna do it then it should've been halfway through the sEason. Would never jeopardise a flag to rub a blokes nose in it, even if he is a prick

 

[baldandbroke]

Checks team of OP, nods head, moves on.

 

[IntelligentFish]

Uh huh?

 

[AFLOnline]

Lol if they don't pick him then he definitely leaves anyhow. Stupid thread

 

[Scanlens Man]

They won't drop Lever for the reasons you are suggesting. But they should drop a tall down back, just superfluous against Richmond

 

[FrankDrebin]

Yes. And drop Sloane, Betts, Talia, Lynch and Jacobs while they are at it. No better time to start regenerating for another tilt at the flag.

 

[NZ_Tiger]

Absolutely.

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Yes, drop him.

 

[MinerBoy]

No.

First response and here should endeth the thread.

 

[Simon_Says]

Hawks won a flag with Buddy knowing he was gone. All parties were professional.
Pick your best 22. The flag is priority 1 2, & 3.

But hawthorne didnt know Buddy was effectively "Gone" after his GF.

It wasnt public knowledge.

Im pretty sure both Melb and Adelaide know that after this week, he wont be in an Adelaide jumper again

I see a difference with what Lever is doing an what Budd did.

 

[HaroLad]

Yes