James Gallagher
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637 appearances
8 recordings
5 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 1 Jul
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And the other thing that the longer contracts do is they provide a really important safety net for players that are putting themselves at physical risk every week.
And I know there's been a lot of conversation in recent times about insurance and support and the like.
The best support players have is that certainty of contract.
We haven't worked through our priorities yet.
I've just got around to all the AFL clubs and I'll do the same with the AFL W clubs shortly, having caught up with them just after I started, but we'll go again in the next six weeks.
And I think by late this year, we'll be in a position where we're really clear on our priorities.
But overarchingly, the players are partners in the game.
They're invested in the growth of the game.
And I think making sure that we're continually having a seat at that table because we come armed with really –
clear views about how we can keep helping to grow the game.
And I think that's the most important thing.
And that should be the philosophy that overarches this next agreement and hopefully the dynamic between us and the AFL ongoing and the clubs.
We've been pushing for it really strongly for some time.
That predates me.
I certainly was pushing for them when I was at North Melbourne as well.
I think it's a fantastic opportunity to explore how this can help the growth of the game broadly and introduce a football audience to some fantastic AFLW footy.
And at the moment, that's one of the bridges we've got to get across.
So thrilled the AFL's heard the players' wishes on that.
Looking forward to the four of those that we'll see this season and potentially hoping they're really successful and we can look to expand that further.
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