The whole thing is really complex, part of me totally understands guys like Lever wanting to go for much bigger money than we can and will offer. There's still the traditionalist of me that thinks it's so sad for the sport now where players will leave a side potentially about to win a premiership instead, more so if you are a best 22, if you're stuck in the reserves and want a genuine crack at AFL level totally different story.
If someone wants to pay Lever more than $800k+ then I fully support the club helping him exit with us getting the best compensation possible. To be honest Lever going hurts less than Dangerfield because we'd put 7 or so years of development into him, helped him become on the verge of the comps best player then he walked right then as we were turning the corner to become a serious contender again. At least with Lever we've not completed that journey so another club will now have to help him develop and then they deserve the rewards of that more so than Geelong getting lucky to have a top tier player in the league wanting to move home without even chasing the mega salary.