Exciting St Kilda defender Callum Wilkie has penned a new two-year contract extension with the Saints, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2023 season.
St Kilda announced the signing over the weekend, with list manager James Gallagher stating Wilkie has shown sensational growth since arriving at the Saints.
โWeโre rapt to have Cal put pen to paper,โย Gallagher said.
โSince heโs come into the side, heโs become an integral part of our backlineย and that will no doubt continue moving forward.
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โLast season we saw Cal really accelerate his leadership. Alongside fellow backman Dougal Howard, he has been enormous when it comes to setting the standards for the entire group.
โItโs testament to Calโs work ethic and professionalism thatย heโs been able to achieve what he has from starting out as a mature-age rookie.
โWeโre looking forward to seeing what heโll produce in 2021 and are certain heโll deliver wellย intoย the future.โ
Wilkie made his debut for the Saints in the opening round of the 2019 season and has since played 41 games in the red, white and black.
This time last year, he was working as an accountant in Adelaide.
Callum Wilkie has been a revelation in 2019. pic.twitter.com/W8GFtjQCB0
— St Kilda FC (@stkildafc) July 15, 2019
The 24-year-old was named in the Saints' leadership group for 2021 alongside Seb Ross, Dougal Howard, Jack Billings and Tim Membrey under co-captains Jack Steele and Jarryn Geary
