This GWS Giants player knocked back the biggest contract offer in AFL history

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After turning down the biggest contract offer in AFL history, the Giants' Finn Callaghan has expressed his desire to remain in Sydney and help the club win their first premiership.

Callaghan inked a new four-year deal and said it was always his plan to stick with the club that picked him with the third overall pick back in 2021.

The Melbourne-born footballer turned down a $17 million 10-year deal with St Kilda to remain in Sydney.

In recent times, Callaghan has cemented his status as one of the Giants' top performers.

“Since I first joined the Giants, the club's always taken care of me, providing fantastic support not only for me but for my family too,” Callaghan said.

“G'day, that was one of the main reasons I wanted to give back, and I'm pretty stoked they picked me up. I just wanted to show that, I reckon signing the contract is the best way to do that ... I think we've got a top-notch list.”

“I reckon we're right in the running for the championship, and that's something I'd love to be a part of.”

After being asked about the attractive offers from other clubs, Callaghan said he didn't want to reveal the specifics of the money on offer out of respect for those clubs.

“Fair dinkum, I've always wanted to stay at the club,” Callaghan said. “The offers, I won't go into too much detail about it, to be fair to the clubs, but it's just a matter of what it is, you know.”

I reckon a lot of people in a similar situation have that feeling, and it's something you've just got to work through and think about.

“Fair dinkum, when I'm having a yarn with me closest mates and family, we all agreed it was a good idea to stick around here.”

that went badly wrong.

Referees were fined and seven others were penalised for their behaviour at a sports club's end-of-season gathering.

Giant's player Josh Fahey copped a four-game suspension after dressed up as former NRL player Jarryd Hayne and his teammate Jake Riccardi got a two-game suspension for dressing up as a taxi driver.

Riccardi expressed regret for his behaviour at the function and his intention to learn from his mistakes along with his teammates.

“Fair dinkum, it was pretty mortifying back then, and I'm a bit disappointed in myself and I reckon we all were,” Riccardi said.

“There was a bit of disappointment, and then, to be honest, it was during the pre-season, so we didn’t really get a chance to all get together and talk about it too much, but I reckon we’ve as a group really taken it on board and used it as a chance to reflect and become better people because of it.”

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