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CibbuanoBurgoyne re-signs
October 2nd 2008 21:45
PORT ADELAIDE veteran Peter Burgoyne has signed a new one-year deal with the club.
Burgoyne's new contract is performance based with a clause in it that will allow him to play on for a second year if he plays a certain amount of matches in 2009.
Port Adelaide's general manager of football operations Peter Rhode said the 30-year-old is capable of playing for at least a couple more seasons.
"Peter Burgoyne has been one of the club's greatest AFL contributors and we are very pleased he will be with us next year," Rohde said.
"He is a very important part of our side and even though this is a one-year deal we see no reason why he can't play for as many as three more years."
"His form in the last two matches, when he had consecutive best-on-grounds, certainly showed us the improvement he has made."
"A fit and firing Peter Burgoyne in 2009 will take us a long way towards making a steep improvement on last season."
Burgoyne said he believed his body was still capable of coping with the riggours of AFL football and that he is looking forward to helping the club move back up the ladder.
"I still feel that my body will allow me to play two or three years of good football so it was just up to myself and the club to come together and work out a deal that was fair and we've been able achieve that which is great,” he said.
"With our young group going forward, I feel like my experience can be a valuable asset. I really believe our team is going places and we'll be back playing finals in 2009 so I'm really looking forward to it."
Burgoyne's new contract is performance based with a clause in it that will allow him to play on for a second year if he plays a certain amount of matches in 2009.
Port Adelaide's general manager of football operations Peter Rhode said the 30-year-old is capable of playing for at least a couple more seasons.
"Peter Burgoyne has been one of the club's greatest AFL contributors and we are very pleased he will be with us next year," Rohde said.
"He is a very important part of our side and even though this is a one-year deal we see no reason why he can't play for as many as three more years."
"His form in the last two matches, when he had consecutive best-on-grounds, certainly showed us the improvement he has made."
"A fit and firing Peter Burgoyne in 2009 will take us a long way towards making a steep improvement on last season."
Burgoyne said he believed his body was still capable of coping with the riggours of AFL football and that he is looking forward to helping the club move back up the ladder.
"I still feel that my body will allow me to play two or three years of good football so it was just up to myself and the club to come together and work out a deal that was fair and we've been able achieve that which is great,” he said.
"With our young group going forward, I feel like my experience can be a valuable asset. I really believe our team is going places and we'll be back playing finals in 2009 so I'm really looking forward to it."
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