West Coast's Liam Duggan has locked away his future at the club for a further three seasons, keeping him in Perth until at least the end of the 2021 season.
The 21-year-old impressed in 2017, playing across half-back for much of the year and was rewarded by winning the club's emerging player award at their best and fairest dinner.
Duggan, who is apart of the club's emerging leaders group, was thrilled to extend his time at the club.
โIโm really happy to have signed on with the club for another three years; so stoked with the result,โ he said.
โIโm really excited with what weโre doing as a club.
โWe have a good, young list and Iโm just really happy to be a part of that. Hopefully over the next three or four years I can help develop the group we have got and go on to bigger and better things.
โSince we do have such a young group, at the ripe old age of 21 Iโm middle of the road for our age, so itโs good for my development, my leadership and my footy in helping those young boys getting along and getting up to speed.
โHopefully Iโll play a bit more time in the midfield this year and pinch hit down back. But wherever I play itโs about playing my role and doing the best that I can.โ
List Manager Brady Rawlings said the club was excited by what Duggan had shown in his time there.
โLiam has made a strong start to his AFL career and we believe he will continue to build on that foundation,โ Rawlings said.
โHe is respected across all levels of the club and is a natural leader
โWe have been really excited with Liamโs growth, particularly over the last 18 months. What we have seen in this pre-season has been very encouraging and, at only 21 years of age, we anticipate that he will continue to grow and become a very important player for us for a long time to come.โ
