Geelong has started working through a lengthy list of out-of-contract players by locking away Brad Close.
K rock Football understands that the talented small forward will remain in the Hoops until at least the end of 2028 after signing a three-year contract extension.
Joining the Cats as a 21-year-old from SANFL club Glenelg with pick 14 in the 2020 Rookie Draft, Close has played 101 games and kicked 89 goals since making his debut against Fremantle in Round 8, 2020.
Since 2021, he has played 93 of a possible 98 games, including the 2022 grand final in a season in which he kicked a career-high 26 goals.
Close kicked 25 goals last year and finished ninth in the Carji Greeves Medal.
Key Cats who remain out-of-contract ahead of the new season, which starts with Saturday’s GMHBA Stadium meeting against Fremantle, include premiership quartet Jeremy Cameron, Mark Blicavs, Sam De Koning, and Tom Atkins, reigning Rising Star Ollie Dempsey, and young forwards Shannon Neale and Ollie Henry.
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