Jack Martin has laid out his contract terms for next season.Credit:AAP
Martin lodged the contract terms on Monday morning with the AFL – the last day he had to delist himself fromGold Coast and nominate for the draft with any contract requirements.
It was open to Martin to nominate for the national draft but he has only put himself in for the pre-season draft.
The terms are large for next year but despite being five years in duration the contract is not so big as to be a knockout blow to Gold Coast who have pick one in the pre-season draft,or to Melbourne who have pick two.
Martin was on about $600,000 this year at the Suns and so while they would have to shuffle money to fit in his terms for $1 million next year,essentially across the life of the contract he would only earn slightly more than he was on this year.
"Certainly the list management group and the coaches will have a very serious look at it,"Suns Chairman Tony Cochrane said.
He added the club had always been serious in its threat to consider re-drafting Martin after trade talks failed and said nothing in the nominated contract terms had changed that position.
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