Round 6, 2015, Adelaide vs. Gold Coast, at Metricon Stadium
Height
195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight
89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)
Key defender
Club information
Current club
Melbourne
Number
8
Playing career1
Years
Club
Games (Goals)
2015–2017
Adelaide
56 (3)
2018–
Melbourne
112 (2)
Total
168 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2024.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2021
All-Australian: 2021
3× 22under22 team: 2015, 2016, 2017
AFL Rising Star nominee: 2015
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
Jake Lever (born 5 March 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A defender, 1.95 metres (6 ft 5 in) tall and weighing 89 kilograms (196 lb), Lever plays primarily as a half-back and is known for his intercept marking and ability to read the play. Originally from Romsey, Victoria, he played top-level football at a young age when he played with the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup, and represented and captained Victoria in the AFL Under 18 Championships as a bottom-aged player. He suffered a serious knee injury which forced him to miss the entire season in his final junior year.
Despite being one of the top prospects heading into the 2014 AFL draft, he slipped through to pick fourteen and was recruited by the Adelaide Football Club. He made his debut during the 2015 season and received an AFL Rising Star nomination. He spent three seasons at Adelaide, in which he played in a grand final, was named in the All-Australian squad, named in the 22under22 team three times, and won the emerging talent award at Adelaide. After fifty-six matches with Adelaide, he joined the Melbourne Football Club during the 2017 trade period.
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contribution to the Melbourne backline has been outstanding alongside JakeLever and Adam Tomlinson . By round 7 in 2021 he averaged 20.2 disposals per...
secures star defender JakeLever in trade with Adelaide". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2017. Niall, Jake (12 October 2017). "Bomber...
AFL Players Association awards on 15 September. Western Bulldogs forward Jake Stringer was named as the side's captain, with Sydney midfielder Luke Parker...
v t e 2021 All-Australian team Full-back JakeLever (Melbourne) Steven May (Melbourne) Tom Stewart (Geelong) Half-back Bailey Dale (Western Bulldogs) Aliir...
Maynard can't escape the grand final free that wasn't paid". The Age. Niall, Jake (16 April 2019). "Tough defender Brayden Maynard to remain a Pie until 2022"...
Christian Salem 5 Christian Petracca 6 Caleb Windsor 7 Jack Viney (vc) 8 JakeLever 9 Charlie Spargo 10 Angus Brayshaw 11 Max Gawn (c) 12 Lachie Hunter 13...
v t e 2021 All-Australian team Full-back JakeLever (Melbourne) Steven May (Melbourne) Tom Stewart (Geelong) Half-back Bailey Dale (Western Bulldogs) Aliir...
v t e 2021 All-Australian team Full-back JakeLever (Melbourne) Steven May (Melbourne) Tom Stewart (Geelong) Half-back Bailey Dale (Western Bulldogs) Aliir...
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