put forward an eye-watering offer of $10 million<\/a> across seven years. <\/p>\nBut he\u2019s set to remain loyal in the brown and gold, with AFL Media\u2019s Cal Twomey reporting Weddle\u2019s new deal – which is set to be done within the week – will \u201cput him around the $1 million (per year) mark\u201d before hitting free agency in four years\u2019 time. <\/p>\n
A hot commodity approaching 22 years of age, Weddle is fast developing into one of the league\u2019s brightest utility talents. <\/p>\n
The 60-gamer, who was drafted to Hawthorn in 2022 with the No.18 pick, is capable of playing almost anywhere on the field but has been most profitable as a dashing rebounder. <\/p>\n
Weddle is one of the Hawks names in the mix to take on more midfield responsibility in the absence of the injured Will Day and the departed James Worpel. <\/p>\n
He had a stint in the guts during Hawthorn\u2019s 17-point match simulation win over Geelong on Monday, alongside names like Josh Ward, Connor Macdonald and Cam Mackenzie. <\/p>\n
Weitering could play in opening round | 03:45<\/p>\n
\u2018HUGE STEP\u2019 IN BLUE\u2019S LIFELINE BID<\/p>\n
Carlton train-on Elijah Hollands is expected to be named in the club\u2019s side to play Brisbane in Wednesday night\u2019s match simulation. <\/p>\n
Seven\u2019s Xander McGuire reports Hollands is set to be one of 28 Blues named to take on the Lions at Brighton Homes Arena as he presses his case to be reinstated to the club\u2019s AFL list. <\/p>\n
The Blues delisted Hollands at the end of last season, having initially been told to seek a trade. <\/p>\n
He\u2019d taken a personal leave of absence earlier in the year to deal with issues away from the game. <\/p>\n
Hollands, who played five senior games last year and has played 41 in total after being drafted by Gold Coast in 2020, is thought to have had an impressive summer with the Blues as he eyes a career resurrection under Michael Voss. <\/p>\n
The 23-year-old was traded from the Suns to Carlton at the end of the 2023 season, linking up with younger brother and wingman Ollie. <\/p>\n
Also trialling at Princes Park for a Supplemental Selection Period spot ahead of the March 2 deadline is ex-Giants swingman Wade Derksen, who was also cut at the end of last year. <\/p>\n
Former Blues youngster Will White had also been training at Carlton over the summer in hopes of winning back his list spot, but was told late last week he\u2019d not be continuing this pre-season. <\/p>\n
The Blues currently have one vacant list spot. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan is set to make his unofficial Suns debut on Thursday night. <\/p>\n
According to SEN\u2019s Sam Edmund, the former No.1 draft pick will line up for Gold Coast when it hosts St Kilda for match simulation at People First Stadium. <\/p>\n
Ugle-Hagan hasn\u2019t played an AFL match since late 2024, crossing over to Carrara from the Western Bulldogs at the end of last season. <\/p>\n
The 23-year-old\u2019s off-field issues are well-documented, but the potent key forward has put together an impressive pre-season to put himself in the frame for an Opening Round call-up. <\/p>\n
He\u2019ll look to prove his worth to Damien Hardwick\u2019s coaching staff in what\u2019s a tight squeeze for spots up forward, with Jed Walter and Ethan Read also firmly in the mix. <\/p>\n
CROWS RECRUIT\u2019S INJURY EXTENT REVEALED<\/p>\n
Adelaide recruit Cal Ah Chee has avoided a serious hamstring injury, with the club revealing on Monday night he remains in the frame to play in Round 1 against Collingwood. <\/p>\n
The dual premiership Lion was one of several Origin casualties last Saturday night, though unlike Western Australia teammate Sam Taylor, who suffered a high-grade hamstring strain, Ah Chee will spend \u201ca short term\u201d out with a low-grade strain. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate for Cal, but we\u2019re optimistic about his chances of being ready to go for our Round One match against Collingwood,\u201d Crows high-performance boss Ian McKeown said. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s a fortunate break for Adelaide – in a trying pre-season that\u2019s seen Dan Curtin and Mark Keane sidelined with medium-term ailments – which would have been dreading a more severe injury. <\/p>\n
In 59 per cent time on ground at Optus Stadium last weekend, Ah Chee managed eight disposals, five marks and 172 metres gained. <\/p>\n
WA\u2019s Mitch Georgiades also exited Origin early due to hamstring awareness, while Victoria\u2019s Jacob Weitering sustained a rib fracture from a heavy fall. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hawthorn and star Josh Weddle are reportedly putting the finishing touches on a bumper contract extension. Meanwhile, the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484593,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,689,55,639,245423,245417,218845,11241,54914,49765,4517,7492,245421,245418,12138,245422,236651,245416,12098,51310,11234,245419,245420,12937,25890,677,244991,12144,85,77684,3439],"class_list":{"0":"post-484592","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afl","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","12":"tag-australian-football-league","13":"tag-australianfootballleague","14":"tag-brightest-utility-talents","15":"tag-bumper-contract-extension","16":"tag-connor-macdonald","17":"tag-contract-extension","18":"tag-dan-curtin","19":"tag-hamstring-awareness","20":"tag-hamstring-injury","21":"tag-hawthorn-hawks","22":"tag-high-grade-hamstring-strain","23":"tag-high-performance-boss","24":"tag-hugh-mccluggage","25":"tag-ian-mckeown","26":"tag-in-demand-star","27":"tag-injury-extent","28":"tag-josh-dunkley","29":"tag-josh-weddle","30":"tag-mark-keane","31":"tag-match-simulation-win","32":"tag-midfield-responsibility","33":"tag-mitch-cleary","34":"tag-mitch-georgiades","35":"tag-oceania","36":"tag-rib-fracture","37":"tag-sam-taylor","38":"tag-sports","39":"tag-trade-interest","40":"tag-western-australia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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