Fremantle small ahead Lachie Schultz will tonight hit a set off to increase his contract to the tip of subsequent season, however the Dockers need to lock him away long-term.
Schultz, 25, will play his twelfth sport of the 12 months ought to he get by the warm-up unscathed and take his place towards Richmond at Optus Stadium, which is able to set off an computerized one-year extension.
The Williamstown product knocked again a deal from Hawthorn in late 2021 to stay on the Dockers and has repaid their religion, booting 47 targets in 34 video games since to grow to be an important a part of their ahead construction.
Dockers govt common supervisor of soccer Peter Bell stated they had been negotiating with the Victorian native to increase the deal additional.
“Lachie is a valuable player for us and has been a consistent performer, a really durable player,” Bell advised ABC Grandstand.
“Provided he gets through the warm-up this afternoon he’ll actually play a game that will trigger a contract extension for him for 2024.
“We’re in discussions with Lachie and his management, we’d like to extend that further and we’re confident we’ll be able to do that over the coming months.”
Meanwhile, Bell stated the Dockers had begun talking to star ruckman Sean Darcy’s supervisor Scott Lucas about extending his deal past 2024.
“Given Sean’s stature in the game, it might take a little while to work through all the details, but we’re really confident and we see Sean being a huge part of our future for next year and beyond,” Bell stated.
Out-of-favour midfielder Will Brodie is ready to overlook a few weeks with a rolled ankle he sustained at coaching on Wednesday, however Bell stated the previous Gold Coast Sun had averted a syndesmosis damage.
“There was a lot of swelling. The good news is structurally, there’s no syndesmosis damage, so we can rule that one out,” Bell stated.
“It was hard to know exactly how quickly he’ll be able to return when the ankle was so swollen.
“We’re expecting, given it’s just a severe roll of the ankle but no other real structural damage, that it shouldn’t be too long.
“Will’s really tough and a good healer, historically. He has that in his favour.
“Whether it’s going to be two weeks, three weeks or longer, I couldn’t really tell you at this stage, but we’re hopeful he won’t be out for a long time.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
