9 over 9 is stupid for any player. That's an entire career. If he does his knee twice in that time there is no escape from that.
Imagine being stuck with a daisy Thomas contract for a player not worth it at the end of it.
Not saying that will happen to jelly but it's stupid to risk that. Give him 5 and reassess it then.
Thank god some sense is being spoken. Massive risk over 9 years.
I'd be happy and very comfortable to go around 5 over 5 years for Kelly, offer the similar contract (maybe a bit more) to Dusty. Find a way to keep the top 5 pick this year.
Get Kelly to back himself in to get a stronger contract once it expires (and when contracts naturally go up).
Norf may have the family connection but they've treated their champions like rubbish, have an average list and very little top talent. One player like Kelly wont make a difference and certainly wont have them finals bound.
We have his best mate, the best young list in the AFL, buckets of cash (on a shorter contract), and are searching for an icing type player to send us into the top 4.
We should be in the box seat to gain his signature. I hope this is the case.