Dockers concede on Simmonds
9:04:21 PM Wed 6 October, 2004
Sportal
Fremantle follower/forward Troy Simmonds has rejected the club's offer of a four year deal and the club has effectively conceded that he's a lost cause.
Simmonds advised the club last Saturday through his manager Ron Joseph that he wished to leave Fremantle and resume his AFL career in Melbourne.
Club officials met with Joseph in Melbourne on Tuesday evening to offer a new four-year contract, but Joseph advised the club on Wednesday that the new contract offer had been rejected.
"Fremantle Football Club made its best possible offer to Troy and we are most disappointed to be losing him in this fashion," said Chief Executive Officer Cameron Schwab.
Simmonds, a club deputy vice captain and 100 AFL game player, had been a key component in Fremantle’s rebuilding over the last three seasons.
As an out-of-contract player, Richmond has the option to select Troy in the pre-season draft where it has the first selection.
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