Tex Walker Blasted Jake Lever Over His Decision To Leave Adelaide

Taylor Walker reportedly unloaded on Jake Lever when the departing Crow told his captain about his decision.

“Tex Walker, as the captain of the football club, was furious and let him know in no uncertain manner,” Garry Lyon has said on Melbourne radio.

SEN co-host Sam McClure also reported Lever’s decision had not gone down well with teammates and coaches.

“There have been senior players at the Adelaide football club who have been unhappy about this situation for several months now,” Sam said.

“It’s been going on at training and it’s been going on behind the scenes. It started off as banter — it increased to more than just that. In the last 48 hours it has got to the point where the pressure valve had to be released.

“When Jake Lever picked up the phone and decided to call every player on the list to explain what his decision was, and he was seeking a request home to the Melbourne footy club and to go home to Victoria to be closer to family, there were some players that accepted his phone call and were grateful for it.

“There were others, including the captain Taylor Walker who weren’t so happy, and the phone call was very short, and his intentions were made very clear.

“The exit meeting between the head of footy Brett Burton and Don Pyke didn’t go so amicably.

“My guess is you will not see Jake Lever at the best and fairest on Friday.”

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