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AFL Moneyball, trade news: Paddy Dow, Nathan Broad, Jade Gresham, Tasmania list build latest
What will Richmond need to offer to keep Nathan Broad? Where will Paddy Dow be playing next year? What about Jade Gresham? Get all the latest trade and free agency talk in Moneyball.Jon Ralph, Glenn McFarlane and Jay Clark
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May 17, 2023 - 6:00AM
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Richmond will need to offer Nathan Broad a three-year contract on a salary of up to $500,000 to keep the underrated unrestricted free agent.
The Tigers have been working on other list priorities before considering his contract, with coach Damien Hardwick admitting his brilliant game on Jeremy Cameron had lifted his price tag.
Broad has long taken less to keep the Richmond list together but at a Richmond team that knows Jack Riewoldt and Trent Cotchin will retire this year it might be his time to cash in.
Robbie Tarrant has a degenerative hip issue which means at 34 this is more than likely his last season too.
Richmond plans to start contract talks in round 11 with Broad, who at this stage is keen to stay at the club as he and wife Tayla Damir await the birth of their first child.
But as one of the best unrestricted free agents on the market he now has significant leverage even in a year where he has turned 30.
His manager Colin Young famously pushes a hard bargain for his clients and would be able to secure a three-year deal on more than $500,000 for Broad if he left.
Despite speculation West Coast would be interested in Broad he hasn’t engaged in talks with rival teams.
But if his contract position drifts on rival clubs will come to the party so it will be up to Richmond to get that deal done mid-year.
