Jump to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
Demonland

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Welcome to Demonland: Jake Lever

stevethemanjordan
in Melbourne Demons

Featured Replies

While we talk Lever it is interesting to recall what Dangerfield was traded for. Considering he is the best player in recent times to be traded he is a good benchmark.

"GEELONG has sealed the Patrick Dangerfield trade with Adelaide.

The Cats have given up young midfielder Dean Gore as well as picks No.9 and No.28 to snare the superstar midfielder.

The Cats gain Dangerfield and Adelaide's third-round draft pick, currently No.50.

Gore was pick No.55 at the NAB AFL Draft but was on the verge of senior selection early in 2015 before he suffered a shoulder injury that forced him to miss seven weeks.

He then returned strongly to be part of the selection mix late in the season averaging more than 20 touches a game at VFL level on at least three occasions.  "

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-12/young-cat-set-to-move-home-as-part-of-dangerfield-deal

So for one of the best players in the league Geelong gave up pick 9 and 28 plus a VFL player.

It seems to me that offering our first and second round for Lever is by comparison way overs.

  • Quote
    • Like 9
     
    12 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    While we talk Lever it is interesting to recall what Dangerfield was traded for. Considering he is the best player in recent times to be traded he is a good benchmark.

    "GEELONG has sealed the Patrick Dangerfield trade with Adelaide.

    The Cats have given up young midfielder Dean Gore as well as picks No.9 and No.28 to snare the superstar midfielder.

    The Cats gain Dangerfield and Adelaide's third-round draft pick, currently No.50.

    Gore was pick No.55 at the NAB AFL Draft but was on the verge of senior selection early in 2015 before he suffered a shoulder injury that forced him to miss seven weeks.

    He then returned strongly to be part of the selection mix late in the season averaging more than 20 touches a game at VFL level on at least three occasions.  "

    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-12/young-cat-set-to-move-home-as-part-of-dangerfield-deal

    So for one of the best players in the league Geelong gave up pick 9 and 28 plus a VFL player.

    It seems to me that offering our first and second round for Lever is by comparison way overs.

    He was a restricted free agent, so it was done in good will. 

    A completely different scenario 

  • Quote
    • Like 10
    4 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

    He was a restricted free agent, so it was done in good will. 

    A completely different scenario 

    Understand but the only diff between the two is that Port can say no and insist the player honour his contract .

    What club would do that after the Gary Ablett fiasco

  • Quote
    • Like 1
     

    Comparing Danger RFA situation to a non-RFA out of contract pkayer is apples and oranges

    Edited by Moonshadow

  • Quote
    • Like 3

    2 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Understand but the only diff between the two is that Port can say no and insist the player honour his contract .

    What club would do that after the Gary Ablett fiasco

    Not so worried about what Port will say but rather what the Crows will.

  • Quote
    16 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/jake-lever-set-to-move-on-after-lowball-offer-by-adelaide-crows-20170917-gyj685.html

    Why would the Crows start with an offer to Lever of $300k? That is madness particularly to a bloke who is perhaps thinking about going home. You are basically saying we rate you as a very average player. I know it is just an initial offer but it is so far off his worth it is dumb management 

     

  • Quote
    • Like 3

    Crows have cap issues.

    They'd be pushing the loyalty and take less play in a good team factor...

    Probably offered a couple years with the promise of his next contact to be more substantial.

    We obviously also rate him enough to pay to get him out of adelaide

     

  • Quote
    •  
    1 minute ago, Unleash Hell said:

    Crows have cap issues.

    They'd be pushing the loyalty and take less play in a good team factor...

    Probably offered a couple years with the promise of his next contact to be more substantial.

    We obviously also rate him enough to pay to get him out of adelaide

     

    If the $300k offer is true, that really was playing with fire. That's an insanely low offer in the post 2017-CBA world. I wonder if they knew he was going? I dunno. It doesn't make a lot of sense. Surely, they'd look to pay him at least $400k, even $450k.

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Agree @A F

    I dont know details all i know is criws have cap issues and had to re-sign a few.

    It's great news for us 

    Edited by Unleash Hell

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    If true, it makes it hard for them to demand 2 first rounders for a bloke they only offered 300k............. Regardless of what we offered.

    Edited by ding
    typo

  • Quote
    • Like 7
    49 minutes ago, ding said:

    If true, it makes it hard for them to demand 2 first rounders for a bloke they only offered 300k............. Regardless of what we offered.

    It would also be extremely out of character for Adelaide, who have taken a sensible & pragmatic attitude to their top players who want to leave, to do a Carlton and have their first offer to be their final offer.

    Adelaide have put their first offer on the table, which is exactly what you'd expect it to be. There's no way anything else will happen to change that situation until they finish their season.

    Edited by Akum

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    Not so worried about what Port will say but rather what the Crows will.

    ah,,, a mere detail but the point remains the same

     

  • Quote

    They want two first round picks - sounds like they get their bargaining strategies from Demonland.  They low balled him at $300k, they knocked back a good offer for Gibbs. I think we need to approach this with clear air - We should pay fair, but not overs to Adelaide for the trade.  He wants to come, so let him!  Offer a pack of burger rings and a used toothbrush, and lowball them for starters...

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Is he here yet 

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    • Haha 1

    As much as I dislike Geelong, I hope they finish the Crows this week. Just end this saga.

  • Quote
    • Like 4
    1 hour ago, buck_nekkid said:

    They want two first round picks - sounds like they get their bargaining strategies from Demonland.  They low balled him at $300k, they knocked back a good offer for Gibbs. I think we need to approach this with clear air - We should pay fair, but not overs to Adelaide for the trade.  He wants to come, so let him!  Offer a pack of burger rings and a used toothbrush, and lowball them for starters...

    I don't think anyone in the industry thought  2 first rounders was a reasonable offer for Gibbs. 

  • Quote
    • Like 5

    Garry , Mike, thanks for reading Demonland. I'm sure your reticence is noted and the MFC FD powers that be will make adjustments.

    Bloody hell. These two now going for the Muppett duo awards or what ?

  • Quote

    11 hours ago, fndee said:

    Why would the Crows start with an offer to Lever of $300k? That is madness particularly to a bloke who is perhaps thinking about going home. You are basically saying we rate you as a very average player. I know it is just an initial offer but it is so far off his worth it is dumb management 

     

    Yeh $300k seems ludicrous no wonder he started looking elsewhere

  • Quote
    10 hours ago, Akum said:

    It would also be extremely out of character for Adelaide, who have taken a sensible & pragmatic attitude to their top players who want to leave, to do a Carlton and have their first offer to be their final offer.

    Adelaide have put their first offer on the table, which is exactly what you'd expect it to be. There's no way anything else will happen to change that situation until they finish their season.

    Plus they owe us for Thompson ;)

  • Quote
    • Like 1

    Adelaide are the new Essendon

  • Quote
    • Haha 1
     
    1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

    Garry , Mike, thanks for reading Demonland. I'm sure your reticence is noted and the MFC FD powers that be will make adjustments.

    Bloody hell. These two now going for the Muppett duo awards or what ?

    And they get paid very handsomely for such mind blowing insights.

  • Quote

    .

    Edited by Xavierrodway

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • AFLW REPORT: Collingwood

      Expectations of a comfortable win for Narrm at Victoria Park quickly evaporated as the match turned into a tense nail-biter. After a confident start by the Demons, the Pies piled on pressure and forced red and blue supporters to hold their collective breath until after the final siren. In a frenetic, physical contest, it was Captain Kate’s clutch last quarter goal and a missed shot from Collingwood’s Grace Campbell after the siren which sealed a thrilling 4-point win. Finally, Narrm supporters could breathe easy.

      • 1 reply
      Demonland

    • CASEY: Williamstown

      The Casey Demons issued a strong statement to the remaining teams in the VFL race with a thumping 76-point victory in their Elimination Final against Williamstown. This was the sixth consecutive win for the Demons, who stormed into the finals from a long way back with scalps including two of the teams still in flag contention. Senior Coach Taylor Whitford would have been delighted with the manner in which his team opened its finals campaign with high impact after securing the lead early in the game when Jai Culley delivered a precise pass to a lead from Noah Yze, who scored his first of seven straight goals for the day. Yze kicked his second on the quarter time siren, by which time the Demons were already in control. The youngster repeated the dose in the second term as the Seagulls were reduced to mere

      • 0 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW PREVIEW: Collingwood

      Narrm time isn’t a standard concept—it’s the time within the traditional lands of Narrm, the Woiwurrung name for Melbourne. Indigenous Round runs for rounds 3 and 4 and is a powerful platform to recognise the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in sport, community, and Australian culture. This week, suburban footy returns to the infamous Victoria Park as the mighty Narrm take on the Collingwood Magpies at 1:05pm Narrm time, Sunday 31 August. Come along if you can.

        • Thanks
      • 9 replies
      Demonland

    • AFLW REPORT: St. Kilda

      The Dees demolished the Saints in a comprehensive 74-pointshellacking.  We filled our boots with percentage — now a whopping 520.7% — and sit atop the AFLW ladder. Melbourne’s game plan is on fire, and the competition is officially on notice.

      • 4 replies
      Demonland

    • REPORT: Collingwood

      It was yet another disappointing outcome in a disappointing year, with Melbourne missing the finals for the second consecutive season. Indeed, it wasn’t even close, as the Demons' tally of seven wins was less than half the number required to rank among the top eight teams in the competition. When the dust of the game settled and supporters reflected on Melbourne's  six-point defeat at the hands of close game specialists Collingwood, Max Gawn's words about his team’s unfulfilled potential rang true … well, almost. 

      • 1 reply
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: Collingwood

      Thank god this season is over. Bring on 2026.

        • Like
      • 379 replies
      Demonland
    View All

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.