Jordan De Goey celebrates with Magpies fans.Credit:AFL Photos
The moves came as the players’ association warned players not to sign contracts with behaviour clausesof the type De Goey has rejected in his new five-year contract offer.
The AFLPA said standard player contracts and the code of conduct were sufficient to cover any behavioural breaches by De Goey,or any player,and additional clauses were unnecessary. The PA has been advising De Goey’s management but made the statement as a broad comment on players varying from standard contracts.
Collingwood believe contracts should be tailored to take account of personal history and circumstances.
On Sunday De Goey’s management informed the club he had rejected its latest five-year contract offer - an initial two-year deal with a trigger for three more years - due to the behaviour clauses the club wanted in the contract.
The trigger for the final three years of the five-year contract is based wholly on behaviour and avoiding trouble,not on games played or any other measures.
De Goey was concerned the contract gave Collingwood the discretion to decide what incident constituted a serious breach.
Sources familiar with Collingwood’s position say the Magpies remain determined to have some protection in the event of another significant incident from De Goey,bearing in mind his history and that they have multi-million dollar contracts with major sponsors such as Nike to take into account.