Post by leocammo99 on Apr 4, 2017 14:58:34 GMT 10
Has anyone heard the news yet about the roos offering kelly $9 million over 9 years yet? Would be a shame if he left yet understandable with that money
Here's an article from The Age:
North Melbourne have made a Buddy Franklin, Tom Boyd-type nine-year $9 million contract offer for Greater Western Sydney midfielder Josh Kelly, according to former AFL club executive Brian Waldron.
It is understood St Kilda are also interested in the 22-year-old midfielder and have scope under their salary cap but not the inclination to do a nine-year deal.
Waldron, former St Kilda CEO and head of NRL club Melbourne Storm, said on SEN on Tuesday morning that GWS had made the extraordinary deal.
"North Melbourne have offered Josh Kelly nine million over nine years," Waldron said.
On the table. He has to take it … I also heard they offered Dustin Martin well over a million dollars a year for five years.
"Maybe a million a year in eight years' time isn't going to be much, but clearly it's a huge, huge investment."
Kelly's manager, Paul Connors, refused to comment when contacted by Fairfax Media.
"I have not spoken to Paul, but I know an offer has been made."
GWS are understood to be aware a long-term offer has been floated for Kelly, but not the specific terms or if a firm offer had actually been made.
North can also potentially draft elite teenager Nick Blakey, the son of John Blakey, in next year's draft should he choose to wish to go to North.
Blakey is equally eligible for the Lions and the Swans. John played sufficient games for the Lions to be eligible there as father son also but the family has long now lived in Sydney where John is an assistant coach at the Swans.
Nick is a member of the Swans academy and is eligible to be recruited as a priority by the Swans.
Blakey is a talented rangy 193cm skinny midfielder who kicks the ball like his dad.
Here's an article from The Age:
North Melbourne have made a Buddy Franklin, Tom Boyd-type nine-year $9 million contract offer for Greater Western Sydney midfielder Josh Kelly, according to former AFL club executive Brian Waldron.
It is understood St Kilda are also interested in the 22-year-old midfielder and have scope under their salary cap but not the inclination to do a nine-year deal.
Waldron, former St Kilda CEO and head of NRL club Melbourne Storm, said on SEN on Tuesday morning that GWS had made the extraordinary deal.
"North Melbourne have offered Josh Kelly nine million over nine years," Waldron said.
On the table. He has to take it … I also heard they offered Dustin Martin well over a million dollars a year for five years.
"Maybe a million a year in eight years' time isn't going to be much, but clearly it's a huge, huge investment."
Kelly's manager, Paul Connors, refused to comment when contacted by Fairfax Media.
"I have not spoken to Paul, but I know an offer has been made."
GWS are understood to be aware a long-term offer has been floated for Kelly, but not the specific terms or if a firm offer had actually been made.
North can also potentially draft elite teenager Nick Blakey, the son of John Blakey, in next year's draft should he choose to wish to go to North.
Blakey is equally eligible for the Lions and the Swans. John played sufficient games for the Lions to be eligible there as father son also but the family has long now lived in Sydney where John is an assistant coach at the Swans.
Nick is a member of the Swans academy and is eligible to be recruited as a priority by the Swans.
Blakey is a talented rangy 193cm skinny midfielder who kicks the ball like his dad.
