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

Where will Jake Lever end up?


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To be honest I'm still surprised and disappointed that Lever is going. Especially when from the outset he said he "owed the afc" and wanted to be a 1 club player.
Scumbag.
Football is a career and nothing more. Do you think people that leave wherever you work to get more money are scumbags?

In the end of the day, Lever will earn much more money at Melbourne then he will at Adelaide currently purely because he isn't playing a role in our system that allows him to earn massive money here (what it takes to sign him price wise would have been a massive **** up by our list management committee). Good on him, if you can make the big bucks, you take it.
 

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Adelaide won't get what they deserve. It's unfortunate, but it's also reality.

My guess is picks 10 and 27 will get it done. Or something very similar. And I personally don't think it recognises Lever's value or development.

Lever is at least the equivalent of Hogan and I'd be expecting more than 10 & 27 for Hogan.
You realise Melbourne had 2 picks before lever was selected by Adelaide! ....... Petracca and Brayshaw. It's not like you guys didn't have a chance to get him. Lever was the standout talent from that draft but no other club was willing to take the gamble with his knee. Lever made it clear from day 1 that he would remember this gamble and our club would never have to worry about him returning home!!

He actually said this..........There was no mention that this was on the condition that no club would offer a ridiculous sum of money. Or that same club will want him for unders.

Considering all of the above That would be hard to swallow from our point of view.
 

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You realise Melbourne had 2 picks before lever was selected by Adelaide! ....... Petracca and Brayshaw. It's not like you guys didn't have a chance to get him. Lever was the standout talent from that draft but no other club was willing to take the gamble with his knee. Lever made it clear from day 1 that he would remember this gamble and our club would never have to worry about him returning home!!

He actually said this..........There was no mention that this was on the condition that no club would offer a ridiculous sum of money. Or that same club will want him for unders.

Considering all of the above That would be hard to swallow from our point of view.

He also said he never met with Melbourne.

I don't think integrity is one of old Jakey boy's best traits
 
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Football is a career and nothing more. Do you think people that leave wherever you work to get more money are scumbags?

In the end of the day, Lever will earn much more money at Melbourne then he will at Adelaide currently purely because he isn't playing a role in our system that allows him to earn massive money here (what it takes to sign him price wise would have been a massive **** up by our list management committee). Good on him, if you can make the big bucks, you take it.
You can't compare the Crows with your place of work! It's totally different.

Companies don't have 60,000 member supporter bases that tattoo themselves when the share price goes up!

This is the attitude that Dangerfield was trying to sell with his "Hobby" remark. He tried to downplay the importance of the supporter base to a level where AFL teams are just franchises and the players are the poor professionals trying to earn a living. He was trying to justify what he wants out of the sport by making the players the only important component of the equation. Bollocks to that!

The fan base is equally as (if not the most) important component. Then the clubs, then the AFL, then the overpaid preening Hollywood stars of the game such as Dangerfield, mommies boy and probably Lever ...........not Sloaney though he's no preener. He actually deserves everything he can get out of the sport.
 
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Paying 10 and 27 for a guy the Crows thought was only worth $300K per year ? :eek:
Lol, the fact you think we offered only $300K pa shows how little you know. Are you seriously gullible enough to believe everything the Victorian media feed you.

Any way it's irrelevant, because the AFL judge trades based on what the buying club is offering. $900K means you have to pay up to pass the sniff test, regardless of your continuous dribble suggesting otherwise.
 
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Lol, the fact you think we offered only $300K pa shows how little you know. Are you seriously gullible enough to believe everything the Victorian media feed you.

Any way it's irrelevant, because the AFL judge traded based on what the buying club is offering. $900K means you have to pay up to pass the sniff test, regardless of your continuous dribble suggesting otherwise.
Lol, the fact you think we've offered as much as $900K pa shows how little you know. Are you seriously gullible enough to believe everything you see reported in the media ?

Anyway, it's irrelevant ... ;)
 
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Lol, the fact you think we've offered as much as $900K pa shows how little you know. Are you seriously gullible enough to believe everything you see reported in the media ?

Anyway, it's irrelevant ... ;)
No, what you have offered is very relevant... which again shows how little you understand about how this works.

Perhaps read more than write continuous dribble & you may just learn. ;)
 

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Lol, the fact you think we've offered as much as $900K pa shows how little you know. Are you seriously gullible enough to believe everything you see reported in the media ?

Anyway, it's irrelevant ... ;)
:rolleyes:
The fact you also have no idea what Melbourne has offered makes you no less gullible.
 

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Obviously they are linked somewhat. If you're offering a player $100k/year you're obviously not throwing first rounders at them. But if the footy world is looking to offer Jake $700k and then a club comes in and offers a million, don't expect the draft pick we get in return to get better. Expect it to get worse as other clubs lose interest.
Again I understand what your saying. If the price goes too high then other teams will walk away leaving us just one club to deal with. It maybe reality but it just doesnt seem right. To me its another anomaly that the AFL should be working on to ensure that clubs get true value for the loss of a player.
 
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But you're happy to believe the same media reporting that we've offered $900K ?

Interesting.
You do realise he is leaving because you are offering him ridiculous overs... otherwise he would be remaining in Adelaide.

You can't be that thick!
 

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But you're happy to believe the same media reporting that we've offered $900K ?

Interesting.
Well Gary Lyon was the one saying Lever is worth a million dollars already back in June.

Not hard to believe 8-900k for a mediocre club trying to land a "coup" and build its profile.

300k otoh just lol. You can't be such a dumbass
 

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You do realise he is leaving because you are offering him ridiculous overs... otherwise he would be remaining in Adelaide.

You can't be that thick!
You're fun, Kane.

Yes, I actually do believe Melbourne are making a Godfather offer.

I just like taking the p155 out of you.

I'm sure you're used to it.
 
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