Who would you have JMac target this year?

[dadsgirl16]

Lever apparently...offered big bucks by us

[Bulldog4life]

Wow ! Just reported on Seven that we've offered Lever 5 years at 4.5 mil.
Tend to recall we'd offered Patton big money , but Boyd was their intended target.
Could Kelly be a possibility ?

I recall there was a problem with Patton's medical.

[Eastdog]

Lever apparently...offered big bucks by us

$850K I think. Just broke on 7news.

[bornadog]

Lever apparently...offered big bucks by us

Multi million dollar offer

[Eastdog]

Multi million dollar offer

Before the sports report they said something like $4million.

[AndrewP6]

5 years at 850k a year.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Before the sports report they said something like $4million.

Interesting. I thought from recent reports that Lever had said he was ready to negotiate a new deal with Adelaide now that the new CBA had been settled.
I hope this doesn't end up like the Hurley situation where we were effectively used as a bargaining tool to shake a better offer from the Bombers.

[bulldogtragic]

I'd be happy with this. I'd be looking at three main talls back in Lever, Cordy, Fletch or Collins. I'd make Adams the genuine swing man, as I thought he was OK as a forward. And baring injury, Roughy never goes to fullback again.

Adelaide can use the compo to get Gibbs. So this could be a winning trade all round.

[Remi Moses]

Interesting. I thought from recent reports that Lever had said he was ready to negotiate a new deal with Adelaide now that the new CBA had been settled.
I hope this doesn't end up like the Hurley situation where we were effectively used as a bargaining tool to shake a better offer from the Bombers.

That's my thoughts also . Leveridge ?
I'll see myself out

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

That's my thoughts also . Leveridge ?
I'll see myself out

Hey.. i went to a lot of effort to avoid that pun....and you've just undone it all!

[bornadog]

Jake is only 21 years old, 194cm. 5 year offer at 850k per year would be a great acquisition.

[bulldogtragic]

So I've thought about it. If I'm Freo I'd be looking at St Kilda having something like picks 3 & 9 and be encouraging Fyfe towards them. Perhaps pick 6 for picks 3 & 9. WCE could have pick 11. Something around a straight trade at 9 or 11 would be fair value. So hopefully he wants Freo and we get pick 9.

So that'd give us 9, 10, 28 & 38. As I've previously said I'd target a draft points trade with Brisbane owing to Callenden going before their pick 19. The draft points trade we did with GCS last year was a net 170 points extra to GCS. Our picks 28 & 38 would be an extra 171 points to Brisbane. So it's about right, we can throw in a Honey or Campbell as steak knives if they had interest. So that (hopefully) gets us pick 19.

So then we have picks 9, 10 & 19 with nothing to use before pick 80 unless we trade fringe players around. The question is what can we trade them for. Last year Tom Mitchell was pick 14 and O'Meara was about pick 10 and a (future) second rounder. So is this achievable?

Josh Kelly - Pick 9 & 2018 Second Rounder/Pick 19
Jake Lever - Pick 10 & Pick 19/2018 Second Rounder (with or without Hamilton)

Adelaide were forcefully told if they want to talk Gibbs they need two first rounders. They'd have pick 10, 15-18 & 19. Enough to get Gibbs (pick 10 & 15-18) and an Allir Allir type (pick 19).
GWS get yet another top 10 pick and second rounder to use of trade in more top end talent. Yeh for them.
Dogs get two ready to go players. Won't be in the draft until about pick 80, or a smidge earlier if fringe trades occur, and will worry about draft points in 2018 in 2018 (with our first and third picks in tact).

Free agency available to JMac with a lot of cash. May one or even two to really bulk up the best 22 for Round 1 2018.

So Stevo says we've thrown $850,000 for 5 years at Lever. Which I'm in favour of. Would picks 10 & 19 (if we could prize it from Brisbane)/2018 Second Rounder get the job done? It did for O'Meara last year. (Top 10 pick, plus virtual late first rounder/second next year) (Especially if that delivers them Gibbs)

That would still leave us JJ compo to trade with (plus either 19/2018 second rounder) and free agency to explore.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Lever? Yes please!!!!!

[GVGjr]

Crazy money I would have thought but I guess given the salary cap increase it's probably around the mark. I need some more time to consider this. What would we have to give up?

Can he play on the beasts?

Makes Friday nights game a bit more interesting

[anfo27]

Lever is a gun! Get it done JMac. They need mids & we have plenty.