Josh Kelly re-signs with GWS for eight years
Josh Kelly has recommitted to Greater Wester Sydney on a whopping eight-year contract worth around $8 million, tying him to the club until his mid-30s.
The star free agent had an eight-year contract option on the table from the Giants after re-signing for two years in 2019.
Sources familiar with the situation confirmed Kelly was staying with GWS.
Victorian midfielder Kelly, the No. 2 pick in 2013, had been courted again by North Melbourne, where his father Phil previously played.
The Kangaroos had been the clear frontrunner for Kelly’s services should he have opted to depart the Giants, but he has instead chosen to remain with the expansion club on a deal in the vicinity of $1 million per season.
Kelly, 26, is now tied to the Giants until the end of 2029, by which time he will be 34.
North had previously offered Kelly a nine-year deal when he was out-of-contract in 2017, a contract he also rebuffed.
Kelly’s option, while unusual, is not unique. Fellow Connors Sports Management Client Andrew Gaff also exercised a similar clause last year to stay with West Coast rather than head back to Victoria.
An All-Australian in 2017, Kelly’s form dipped in subsequent seasons, but he has returned to somewhere near his best this season.
He joins Toby Greene and Lachie Whitfield in recommitting long-term to the Giants in recent years.
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Daniel Cherny is an Age sports reporter.
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