It was reported on 3AW that Jetta's management are planning to start contract negotiations with the Swans within the next few weeks. It was reported that he was happy in Sydney but there was pressure from family to return to WA. Freo and WCE are both interested and why shouldn't they be.
It sounds like he would be looking for one big contract, given that he will be 27 next year. 5 years sounds about right to me, whether it's from us or another club. I can't say what kind of money it might be but $2.5 million might be around what it would take (Just guessing what's affordable). That's about what Sam Reid got, but most would agree that it was over the top.
If Jetta does decide to go to WA, I think we would probably get a late first round pick, so it might end up being an exchange of Jetta for Dunkley on value terms.
It would be a shame to see Jetta go now that he's got his total game together and has become such a critical part of our team. He's the kind of player that's nearly impossible to replace. But I also see how our salary cap limits will make it very hard to offer him the kind of contract that would be impossible to turn down as we've already given a few of those out and have a few more to come in the next couple of years.
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