Harris at Odds over Contract Talks
The first few paragraphs from the article are interesting.
AFLW: Carlton and star Tayla Harris at odds over $150,000 asking price
Tayla Harris is the most marketable player in the AFLW but the Blues have their concerns. Will a looming pay stoush leave her looking for a new home?
A pay stoush between Tayla Harris and Carlton could lead to the AFLW pin-up player looking for a new club.
Harris is asking for about $150,000 to play in the 2022 season, which would make her one of the highest-paid players in the sport.
She is a Tier 2 player which means she is paid about $25,000 to play football and the remainder would come from marketing and employment roles at the club.
Harris, 24, was believed to have earned about $80,000 this year, and the Blues are baulking at her new asking price.
Separately, the Blues are also privately questioning her dedication to football and whether she is a good fit for the team.
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Coming off her worst season as a player — she finished outside the top 15 in the club best-and-fairest — the Blues were disappointed with her standards in preparation and commitment.
At one session during the past season, Harris walked off the training track — without telling any of her coaches — to post on her Instagram page.
That act drew the ire of her teammates.
She did not play the next game. The club listed her as “managed’’.
She was also late to several training sessions and arrived at the start of pre-season unfit.
Harris’ manager Alex Saundry rejected the suggestion Harris was unprofessional in 2021 and said her star client wanted to stay at Carlton.
“She absolutely wants to be at Carlton, she remains 100 per cent committed to Carlton and I’m prepared for pretty robust dialogue between myself and the club over the next two to three weeks,” Saundry said.
“We have started negotiations.’’
She added: “I think she’s worth a significant amount. The commitment to Carlton and what she’s done over the past two years for the game locally, nationally and internationally carries a lot of weight.
“Has she carried that weight (this year)? No. Does she rely on her team around her? Yes, to help her through that.