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I don't think lever will leave the crows without the offer being overs potentially in a $$$ sense but I consider him a hogan level talent and he's going to be around the all australian mark for a decade so well worth it

Adelaide will try but I think we'll get the deal done without offering up a best 22 player. Should lever nominate us of course

Collingwood supporters seem to be saying that quite a lot, I hadn't taken much notice because they're deluded

You'd think you wouldn't have to compare the two clubs for long to realise which is the better ship to jump on haha

Tonight showed how good a signing lever would be! He was the general down back and rose for the big game.

i really hope you're right

Pick 10 & 28 for jake lever and 52 first round pick and upgrade their third to second round

The thing is if frost says " I don't want to go to Adelaide " we can't force him it likely has absolutely nothing to do with lever and even if he was involved in the trade he would have only really been a small part of it. Seems to be plenty of smoke around this one but I am wary that Collingwood tend to find money for guys like this and the hawks are always a player

Don't think so, gf I was told

Rumour going around that jakes mrs has resigned from her job and is moving back to Melbourne. Source is about 50/50 so make of it what you will just passing it on

So is Nathan jones and we'd want more than a first rounder for him if he requested a trade

I actually think they do pretty well considering.

Surely we'd have to look at getting a three way trade done with the crows and blues although the blues are known to greatly overrate their own players. This is evident with SOS cleaning out all his picks from the giants My complicated attempt would be we send sam frost and our second rounder ( 28) to the crows for their first rounder (16-18) we send (16-18) and 2018 second round pick for Bryce Gibbs. Bryce Gibbs goes to Adelaide in exchange for jake lever jake lever comes to us. Crows get Gibbs, frost and a second rounder for a first rounder and lever we get lever for frost and 2 second rounders blues get a first and a second rounder for Gibbs we get jake lever into the club and retain our pick number 10 and 2018 pick

His "exclusive" on Jesse hogan last year was proof he has no idea.

With the new pay deal it's about the same as $650k last year I reckon. Still borderline overs but he's definitely A Grade and you have to pay overs to lure guys like that

Bahahahahahahaha god he's a hypocrite.

No i certainly don't. But I also don't buy the idea that Oliver isn't damaging enough, of course he's going to become a lot more damaging as he kicks more but his inside game is absolutely elite. I think he's definitely top 40 and probably just missing the team itself

I think he's damaging because he can take a ball that 99% of the competition would allow to be locked in or couldn't hope to get clear and not only get it clear but get it to our advantage. He's unbelievable in close and clearly elite in this area. On this basis I think he should be in the side for what he is, an inside beast because no other inside mid has matched him as that role player

Kane Kornes is on a twitter rampage trying to defend claytons non selection saying he isn't damaging enough.

Based on the interview with peter Jackson when asked about lever he refused to confirm our interest but said " it's exciting that players want to come to the mfc, it's our goal to be a destination club" reading between the lines I think he's ours if we can satisfy a trade for he crows

The big dollar offer suggests to me that we knocked on his door. I must admit I am a little surprised because Adelaide are a chance to win the flag. Getting the trade over the line will be tough if he does choose us

Agreed. The club is generally pretty creative at the trade table

And the other thing to add to this is lever is an established star, and that's a lot better than your standard pick 4 which is a gamble and might land you jimmy Toumpas. Our first pick and frost would have to be the starting point. Perhaps their 2017 second rounder for our 2018 first rounder as an upgrade?

So the hyperhetical trade would be our first pick and sam frost? Surely that's a Major win for us to land a bloke like lever.