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They know how to handle salary cap issues

Blues’ contracts on hold amid salary cap squeeze

A tight salary cap is behind two Carlton players not yet being offered new deals.

www.theage.com.au

Carlton have not yet offered contracts to small forward Matt Owies and midfielder Jack Carroll, largely because of a tight salary cap.

The Blues have been in discussions with the management of Owies and Carroll and want to retain that pair, but have been reluctant to put offers on the table until they have a clearer picture of their total player payments (TPP) for 2025, according to a club source speaking on condition of anonymity....

The Blues also have not offered a deal to out-of-contract forward Jack Martin

19

Jack Martin

Age

29

Ht

186cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

6.3

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

3.7

5star

G

0.9

4star

D

14.9

4star

K

7.9

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

3.6

4star

G

1.1

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.6

3star

, whose future at the club is undecided, as the talented Martin struggles with injury in the last year of a heavily front-ended five-year deal.

Carlton’s salary cap is already tight and shapes as extremely restricted on the back of their surge to the top four, with the Blues also mindful of the hefty deal that gun key defender Jacob Weitering

23

Jacob Weitering

Age

27

Ht

195cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.8

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

4.7

3star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.3

3star

MG

189.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.8

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

6.0

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

0.8

3star

MG

263.4

4star

will command from 2025, when he will be a restricted free agent. Star midfielder Sam Walsh

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Sam Walsh

Age

24

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.1

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

3.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.2

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

10.8

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

4.8

5star

is coming out of contract at the end of 2026, when he, too, is slated for free agency.

 

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