Goddard slams Saints cash claims

Brendon Goddard in his new colours. Source: Herald Sun

STAR Essendon recruit Brendon Goddard says suggestions he held former club St Kilda to ransom over his contract are "a complete bunch of lies".

Goddard was questioned about comments by Saints president Greg Westaway, who said his demand for a lucrative four-year deal would have made the club pay him $750,000 at age 32.

"I don't think so. It would have been derelict of our board to have sewn him up for that fourth year," Westaway told Fairfax Media.

But Goddard totally rejected the claims.

"That is totally fabricated and untrue," he said on The Footy Show.

"For Greg Westaway to come out and say that - a complete bunch of lies - is somewhat hurtful, because it's not true at all."

Goddard said the $750,000 figure was wrong and he felt he left the club on good terms.

"Pretty much he's suggesting I held the club to ransom on those figures, so it's pretty hurtful.

"There was a number of things (that led to the decision to join Essendon) and obviously the talks went a bit pear-shaped, but at the time summing it up I thought it was the best decision for me personally.

"I played 10 seasons at St Kilda and 200 games, I played in a couple of Grand Finals, so they're always going to hold a special place in my heart.

"To think that I walked away disappointed, or on bad terms, is a bit hurtful. I just thought I made the best decision personally for myself."

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