Welcome to Demonland: Jake Lever

[Dee Zephyr 19,267]

When is Lever back from Europe?

Bring on his first interview with Burgo already!! 

[Nasher 33,607]

43 minutes ago, Demon77 said:

When is Lever back from Europe?

Bring on his first interview with Burgo already!! 

I don't think it's official until he's been on the Demonland podcast.

[Jaded No More 68,867]

4 hours ago, Demon77 said:

When is Lever back from Europe?

Bring on his first interview with Burgo already!! 

He’s currently in one of the most spectacular parts of the world according to Insta. He needs to enjoy it before the drab Burgo interviews start coming his way. 

[Moonshadow 17,675]

Tex Walker is such a hypocrite. Claims in AFL article that Gibbs has taken a pay cut to come home rather than an increase like Lever. Hey Tex, helps if you don't insult an 21 yo AA squad member by offering $350k off the bat.

Also digs at Lever and Cameron:

"Walker did not waste his latest chance to have a none-too-subtle dig at Lever and possibly also Cameron.

"Sam Gibson and Bryce Gibbs, they don't only bring talent; they bring hard work, leadership and (are) great characters," Walker said.

"That's what we like to get at our football club. I rate people with leadership and character."

Haha! Like a character that gets pizzed watching the footy when dropped like you in your youth?

[Deemania since 56 6,608]

It is an elite spine, if only Oscar was not being considered. The number of times he has lost possession or failed to gain possession is quite wrenching. The whole backline, centres and deep forward lines are elite, at last. Bring on the 2918 season. Just about to send in my MFC membership renewal, too. 

[Demon Disciple 12,067]

All talk is Tex, yet when it comes to the biggest stage, he can't get even close to walking the walk.

[Zoiikgarden 134]

1 minute ago, Deemania since 56 said:

It is an elite spine, if only Oscar was not being considered. The number of times he has lost possession or failed to gain possession is quite wrenching. The whole backline, centres and deep forward lines are elite, at last. Bring on the 2918 season. Just about to send in my MFC membership renewal, too. 

Wow!  I won't be alive - Hope we don't have to wait this long??

[McQueen 17,864]

19 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Tex Walker is such a hypocrite. Claims in AFL article that Gibbs has taken a pay cut to come home rather than an increase like Lever. Hey Tex, helps if you don't insult an 21 yo AA squad member by offering $350k off the bat.

Also digs at Lever and Cameron:

"Walker did not waste his latest chance to have a none-too-subtle dig at Lever and possibly also Cameron.

"Sam Gibson and Bryce Gibbs, they don't only bring talent; they bring hard work, leadership and (are) great characters," Walker said.

"That's what we like to get at our football club. I rate people with leadership and character."

Haha! Like a character that gets pizzed watching the footy when dropped like you in your youth?

Walker is really only damaging his own reputation by persisting with this line of trash talking his ex-teammates.

To have gone thru the Phil Walsh tragedy showing some real leadership and camaraderie to this,  being a bitter and vindictive Club captain surely can’t be enamouring himself to his other teammates.

Seems like a bit of a boys club over at the Crows where it’s okay for Dangerfield and probably Sloane to leave next year, escaping any criticism.

[ickey_11 145]

Melbourne lost Scully for about the same differential amount per year as Adelaide lost Lever and nobody (as in Melbourne players) are begrudging him in taking the money.

Tex just needs to get over it and understand that sometimes players want what the market price is for them; it is fine for him to make that sacrifice, but he cannot make it for Lever.

Edited October 21, 2017 by ickey_11

[Lord Travis 10,697]

17 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

It is an elite spine, if only Oscar was not being considered. The number of times he has lost possession or failed to gain possession is quite wrenching. The whole backline, centres and deep forward lines are elite, at last. Bring on the 2918 season. Just about to send in my MFC membership renewal, too. 

Hopefully we win a flag by 2918! I’d like to see one in my life time, and preferably not have to find a way to live 900 years for that to happen 

[Tough Kent 2,137]

Bit of talk going around that young Jake is on $650,000. Good coin for a 21 year old, but certainly not going to throw things out of whack too much.

[Demon trucker 1,800]

2 hours ago, Tough Kent said:

Bit of talk going around that young Jake is on $650,000. Good coin for a 21 year old, but certainly not going to throw things out of whack too much.

The crows spreading it around that he is on $ 900000.

[Demon trucker 1,800]

2 hours ago, McQueen said:

Walker is really only damaging his own reputation by persisting with this line of trash talking his ex-teammates.

To have gone thru the Phil Walsh tragedy showing some real leadership and camaraderie to this,  being a bitter and vindictive Club captain surely can’t be enamouring himself to his other teammates.

Seems like a bit of a boys club over at the Crows where it’s okay for Dangerfield and probably Sloane to leave next year, escaping any criticism.

I wonder if his manager is telling him to Shut up, or the players Union has told him to shut up, its the players that have been pushing for more player movement.

[Cards13 9,117]

2 hours ago, Tough Kent said:

Bit of talk going around that young Jake is on $650,000. Good coin for a 21 year old, but certainly not going to throw things out of whack too much.

Who cares what he's on, help us win a flag Jakey.

[DeeMfc 621]

4 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Tex Walker is such a hypocrite. Claims in AFL article that Gibbs has taken a pay cut to come home rather than an increase like Lever. Hey Tex, helps if you don't insult an 21 yo AA squad member by offering $350k off the bat.

Also digs at Lever and Cameron:

"Walker did not waste his latest chance to have a none-too-subtle dig at Lever and possibly also Cameron.

"Sam Gibson and Bryce Gibbs, they don't only bring talent; they bring hard work, leadership and (are) great characters," Walker said.

"That's what we like to get at our football club. I rate people with leadership and character."

Haha! Like a character that gets pizzed watching the footy when dropped like you in your youth?

http://m.afc.com.au/news/2014-11-26/recruiting-files-walker

Take a look at the ‘circumstances’ in which Walker got to his beloved Crows.... 

Hypocrite of the highest order. 

No other team had the chance to draft him and if they did he’d be the first to request a trade to Adelaide if he had the chance. 

Plus the fact that there’d be no go home factor to Broken Hill anyway....

[Whispering_Jack 29,801]

 Talk around town that our first game next year will be v Adelaide Crows. 

I'm looking forward to Tex and Jake lining up against each other.

[Pennant St Dee 13,118]

10 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

 Talk around town that our first game next year will be v Adelaide Crows. 

I'm looking forward to Tex and Jake lining up against each other.

I'm hoping not.

I'd like to have an annual Round 1game Saturday arvo vs Collingwood at the G with the QB return. Split both gates

Edited October 22, 2017 by Pennant St Dee

[Thrice 216]

12 hours ago, Pennant St Dee said:

I'm hoping not.

I'd like to have an annual Round 1game Saturday arvo vs Collingwood at the G with the QB return. Split both gates

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-fixture-2018-saints-in-mix-to-play-on-good-friday-20171020-gz5e40.html

The Pies have formally requested this. The proposal is tied to alternating the QB match and the season opener each season.

You know you're doing something right when the pies are requesting 2 matches a year against you

[Deemania since 56 6,608]

Whispering_Jack raises an interesting point about playing the Crows vs Dees, first round. What a clash of two worlds! Lining Jake up to out-Lever the Texan Dunderhead would be classic retribution and may provide an avenue for true justice in this two-club circumstance. Lever has the mobility and talent to do this from half-back flank, where I might prefer to see him play; I'd reckon ol' Frosty might be a better bloke at centre-half back but who knows? Then again, poetry takes many forms: I remember the very sad moment when Balmey positioned and held the Big Nick against the Tigers at the 'G, and suddenly a perfect line was enabled for that very talented Tiger, Lawry Fowler, to both operate and anaesthetise Big Nick in the same split second. Jake owes Tex one, Frosty might be the ideal compatriot; however, the MFC is above this sort of thing; be better to see it all on the scoreboard, after the game.

[Moonshadow 17,675]

Tex is all for easier player movement and more money for the players, just not when it goes against his club. Funny that....

[Leoncelli_36 2,264]

? what number are we thinking about giving Jake? Surely he takes the number 9 ? Don't, under any circumstance, give him 4 or 31..cursed numbers at the MFC

[deelete my account 1,194]

On 21/10/2017 at 10:39 AM, Moonshadow said:

Tex Walker is such a hypocrite. Claims in AFL article that Gibbs has taken a pay cut to come home rather than an increase like Lever. Hey Tex, helps if you don't insult an 21 yo AA squad member by offering $350k off the bat.

Also digs at Lever and Cameron:

"Walker did not waste his latest chance to have a none-too-subtle dig at Lever and possibly also Cameron.

"Sam Gibson and Bryce Gibbs, they don't only bring talent; they bring hard work, leadership and (are) great characters," Walker said.

"That's what we like to get at our football club. I rate people with leadership and character."

Haha! Like a character that gets pizzed watching the footy when dropped like you in your youth?

Re Gibbs: Easy to take a paycut when youve been earning 500-600k for 5 years and 400 or so the 5 years earlier and have probably made smart financial investments. A career ending injury wont put a dent in his bank account. And Tex taking a paycut? Easy to do when you've got a career lined up post-footy due to captaincy and ironically getting a payed radio spot (Outside the cap) to spout this nonsense. 

Tex is a fool if he thinks that their underpayment policy was going to work for a kid that gets rival offers that value his ability and get him to come home.  Easier to point the blame at others, rather than your own salary cap manipulating tactic coming back to bite you in the ass.

Edited October 23, 2017 by Deeprived Childhood

[Ted Lasso 19,307]

I reckon lever gets the number 9 

 

[DeeZee 7,363]

Tex Walker is really just a yobbo.

If he was real captain material he should have led his side to flag by example instead of squibbing so many important contests on the big day.

Edited October 23, 2017 by DeeZee

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

His name is Tex.

Says it all really.