Despite reports linking Hayden Ballantyne to West Coast, the crafty small forward will once again suit up for the Dockers in 2017.
West Coast general manager of football Craig Vozzo revealed on Monday morning that the Eagles wanted to sign Ballantyne, but in the end, simply could not afford him.
โHayden expressed a want to leave his football club, I think, at one point,โ Vozzo told 6PRโs Sportsworld.
โOur position has always been, weโve got some TPP (total player payments) restrictions, we donโt even know what our TPP is which is a bit unusual at this time of year for all clubs.
โWeโre working on some estimates and when we brought in Sam (Mitchell) that made it very difficult to bring in another player of any significant value in terms of money.
โThat was basically the long and short of it, heโs a great little player but weโve got TPP restrictions and we had priorities to fill.โ
Ballantyne, who is contracted for next year, has kicked 221 goals in 141 games for the Dockers to date.
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