VETERAN Demon defender has been a key cog in the club's red-hot five win start to the season, returning to some of his very best form after a interrupted end to his 2025 campaign.

Lever ranks fifth for marks and seventh for intercepts across the whole of the AFL, with a career-high per-game average in marks. 

2026 Total Marks 

Callum Wilkie - 85
Aliir Aliir - 66
Dan Houston - 60
Lachie Ash - 59
Jake Lever - 58

2026 Total Intercepts

Callum Wilkie - 77
Tom McCartin - 61
Aliir Aliir - 59 
Sam Collins - 56
Tom Stewart - 53
Josh Worrell - 53
Tom Barrass - 51
Jake Lever - 51
James Sicily - 51