Universal Love Eddie Betts extends contract until 2020

[Crow-eater]

The Eddie Betts entertainment reel is set to roll on!

http://www.afc.com.au/news/2017-01-18/safe-betts-eddie-to-stay

Star forward Eddie Betts will be entertaining Crows fans for years to come after signing a new deal.

In career-best form, Betts has extended his contract for a further three years, tying him to Adelaide until 2020.

The brilliant 30-year-old is one of the most exciting players in the competition.

Betts, who has played 83-consecutive games, hasn’t missed a match since joining the Crows ahead of the 2014 season and has topped the Club’s goalkicking in each of the past three years.

The cult hero kicked a career-high 75 goals last season to finish third in the Coleman Medal.

He was recognised with his second-consecutive All-Australian blazer, finished runner-up in the Crows Club Champion award and top-five in the peer-voted AFL Players’ Association MVP trophy.

He also won Adelaide’s coveted Phil Walsh Best Team Man Award, and claimed back-to-back Goal of the Year crowns – both winners were kicked on the opposite side to the ‘Eddie Betts Pocket’ under the old scoreboard at Adelaide Oval, where adoring fans chant his name.

Betts, who is set to finish his career as a Crow, said he was pleased to re-commit to the Club.

“The Club is in great shape and we have such a positive environment where everyone works really hard but also knows how to make it enjoyable as well,” Betts said.

“Playing finals footy is what it is all about and after experiencing that the last couple of years I know this playing group is capable of much more.

“Everyone at the Club has been really good to me and I love our fans too. They have made my family and I feel so welcome from the first day I arrived.”

 

[GreyCrow]

Brilliant news, the Betts ever news

 

[Pdub]

4 years for a 30 year old, this is unheard of for the AFC.

30 in 2017
31 in 2018
32 in 2019
33 in 2020

 

[beartoo]

Great to see. Love his positive comments about the club and its culture. Pity he doesn't post on here.

 

[MRB37]

Wasn't worried about him leaving, but good to get that out of the way early.

 

[Kickin Goals]

Brilliant news!

 

[GreyCrow]

4 years for a 30 year old, this is unheard of for the AFC.

30 in 2017
31 in 2018
32 in 2019
33 in 2020

And gets him over 300 games. What a star

 

[Pdub]

And gets him over 300 games. What a star

even better is father-son eligibility.

 

[Geoffa32]

Nice

Enough time for Ben Jarman to develop and take that role beyond 2020.......

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[Cromulent]

4 more years of getting drunk and yelling "Eeeddieeeeee" at the footy

 

[Smoooothy]

father son was the first thing that came to mind when reading this! excellent news

 

[Vooligan]

EEEEEEEDDDDIEEEEEEEEE, EEEEEEEDDDDIEEEEEEEEE, EEEEEEEDDDDIEEEEEEEEE.

I can get very used to chanting that for he next few years. Well done Eddie.

 

[Niximus]

Risky with a 30 year old, but Eddie does feel like a player who will perform well into his 30s.

EDDIIIEEE!!!

 

[Scorpus]

I think Betts will still be a good player in 2020 but it's certainly a risky contract

 

[JPetro83]

father son was the first thing that came to mind when reading this! excellent news

I wouldn't get too excited about that.. once his career is done at the crows he will be moving back to Melbourne with his family. his wife has made it clear to people that they will return to melb (where they own their houses)

 

[maxlilly]

It now looks pretty funny that when he first came to the Crows, plenty thought we had overpaid.
What a masterstroke getting him to the club, he is a genius.
Great signing, but a touch surprising that we have signed him up for another 3 years at 30 years of age.

 

[Dc9798]

I wouldn't get too excited about that.. once his career is done at the crows he will be moving back to Melbourne with his family. his wife has made it clear to people that they will return to melb (where they own their houses)

Don't think he would have signed such a large contract extension if his wife was that keen to get back to Melbourne.


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[JPetro83]

Don't think he would have signed such a large contract extension if his wife was that keen to get back to Melbourne.


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its only 3 years out of the rest of their lives together though... only short term in the big picture.

 

[GreyCrow]

Risky with a 30 year old, but Eddie does feel like a player who will perform well into his 30s.

EDDIIIEEE!!!

I think Betts will still be a good player in 2020 but it's certainly a risky contract

The position Eddie plays along with his size means he wont be as banged up as many 30+ yr olds are.

But there is risk in every contract. Could have been a 5 year one

 

[Kickin Goals]

I don't see how people think this is a risky contract, Eddie is in career best form and doesn't look like slowing down at the moment he hasn't missed a game since coming over and will only be 33 when his contract is up. You guys think this is risky Collingwood signed up Daniel Wells on $550k a year for 3 years and he has hardly played a game in the last couple of seasons and is about to turn 32.

 

[dogs105]

I wouldn't get too excited about that.. once his career is done at the crows he will be moving back to Melbourne with his family. his wife has made it clear to people that they will return to melb (where they own their houses)

When/where has this been made clear? Link please.

 

[Bring back Bas]

I think Betts will still be a good player in 2020 but it's certainly a risky contract

I agree on both points. I doubt that Betts would have turned down a 2 year contract if that was all that we were prepared to offer.

 

[Gets!]

Billy and Lewie are such chantable names as well!

 

[Niximus]

I don't see how people think this is a risky contract, Eddie is in career best form and doesn't look like slowing down at the moment he hasn't missed a game since coming over and will only be 33 when his contract is up. You guys think this is risky Collingwood signed up Daniel Wells on $550k a year for 3 years and he has hardly played a game in the last couple of seasons and is about to turn 32.

I mean, I think it's a good bet (pun partially intended) as I think Eddie's body will hold up and I'm guessing there was probably a trade off of lower yearly pay for more years. But footballers can and do deteriorate quickly the other side of 30 so giving them longer contracts then will always carry some risk.

 

[lunacy]

I think Betts will still be a good player in 2020 but it's certainly a risky contract

I don't think so. 2017 & 2018 he should still be playing elite footy. So far he's been getting better every year. Plus he's proven to be incredibly durable. Even if he has one medium term injury in that time, we'll still get a good return.