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

Where will Jake Lever end up?


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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.
 

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2018?
Probably just inside the top 10.
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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)
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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.
 

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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.
He's just regurgitating. There was an article a while ago that stated the same thing (no sources in that one either).

100% false. No way the club would initially offer Lever less than Milera, unless they already knew he was likely leaving.
 
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