2023 Player Reviews: #8 Jake Lever

[Demonland 73,277]

Date of Birth: 5 March 1996
Height: 194cm
Weight: 94kg

Games MFC 2023: 24
Career Total: 160
 
Goals MFC 2023: 0
Career Total: 4

Melbourne Football Club: Ron Barassi Snr Memorial Trophy Third Place Club Champion 456 Votes

Together with Steven May formed a formidable key position defensive wall. His uncanny ability to read the play and intercept opposition forward moves was, as always, exceptional.

[DeeZone 10,246]

Jake Lever is another of our great defender’s and club leaders who is entering the prime of his career. Jake is a great mark and interceptor, we need Jake fit and firing if we are to lift the cup in ‘24.!!

[At Least I Saw a Flag 5,305]

Next captain.

[Little Goffy 14,678]

I love Jake Lever but I'm not sure he's a good choice as captain.

It's a strange paradox - one of the smartest players on our list, but has also had some of the most spectacular brain farts I've ever seen on a football field!

Another factor is that his effectiveness relies a bit much on others doing their job properly. In his role there's not a lot he can do to turn things around and lift morale and intensity if we are faltering.

All that said, definitely a leader and definitely a super valuable player.

Our next captain is going to be a whopper of a decision. Right now just about every candidate on our list is either almost as old as Gawn or in a dedicated role and persona that isn't quite captain-ish. It could be very interesting to see what happens if Brayshaw is given a more central game-defining role rather than the game-saving role he has often been in.

[At Least I Saw a Flag 5,305]

On 19/01/2024 at 21:37, Little Goffy said:

I love Jake Lever but I'm not sure he's a good choice as captain.

It's a strange paradox - one of the smartest players on our list, but has also had some of the most spectacular brain farts I've ever seen on a football field!

Another factor is that his effectiveness relies a bit much on others doing their job properly. In his role there's not a lot he can do to turn things around and lift morale and intensity if we are faltering.

All that said, definitely a leader and definitely a super valuable player.

Our next captain is going to be a whopper of a decision. Right now just about every candidate on our list is either almost as old as Gawn or in a dedicated role and persona that isn't quite captain-ish. It could be very interesting to see what happens if Brayshaw is given a more central game-defining role rather than the game-saving role he has often been in.

If Brayshaw didn't have his health issues, he would be the perfect captain (IMHO).

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,093]

On 19/01/2024 at 15:34, Winners at last said:

Next captain.

Agreed.

I know media isn't everything but he's the media go to man after Max and represents our club tremendously the way he speaks publicly. 

The other candidates would be Trac and Brayshaw due to their age profile and solid citizen criteria.

On a side note, it's a bit disappointing he's once again injured his ankle at training. He's had a number of minor ankle issues that have either kept him out of games (think Essendon loss in Gather Rd) or played under duress the last couple of years.