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Great news. I hope there's a trigger for 2nd year.
Here's the full article:Sydney Stack is poised to remain at Tigerland on an incentivised contract, at the end of a tumultuous year that started with him behind bars.
Stack’s agent, Paul Peos, of Inside 50 Player Management, confirmed to the Herald Sun that the 21-year-old had all-but agreed to terms on a one-year deal.
There are various incentives and guarantees built into the contract, including games played next season.
“This is a significant outcome from where we were at the start of the year,” Peos told the Herald Sun of Stack’s new contract. “He’s had a massive year.”
Stack spent Christmas and the start of this year in a Perth jail after breaching Western Australia’s Covid-19 laws during a trip home for his grandfather’s funeral.
He returned to Melbourne in March after copping a big fine for the breach, and endured an extended VFL stint to build form and fitness before breaking into Richmond’s senior side for good in Round 17.
Stack’s talent and hardness have never been in question and he averages 15 disposals across his 33 AFL matches.
Originally recruited in the pre-season supplemental selection period in 2019, the Tigers committed from the start to support him, knowing there were likely to be some bumps in the road.
“He’s been on a hell of a journey, the young man,” Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said in March.
“We’re willing to welcome him back with open arms and get him back on track. He’s like any young man that makes some mistakes along the way.
“He (wants) to make amends and we’re there to provide that opportunity for him.”
Stack was overlooked in the 2018 draft despite being an under-18 All-Australian because of queries on his professionalism and behaviour.
But he endeared himself enough to teammates and Hardwick, who he lived with in his early months at Richmond, to earn his AFL shot.
Stack was a Rising Star nominee in his debut season and played in the Tigers’ VFL premiership that year.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/stay-up-to-date-with-the-latest-trade-free-agency-and-offseason-news-at-your-club/news-story/e8cffa2ab482a05ce62808ed04cc49de
