Players prioritise a title dynasty
Errol Gulden has hinted at the fact he took less money to stay at the Swans as he revealed Sydney’s off-contract players have had conversations about keeping the core group together to try and create a premiership dynasty at the club.
The Swans announced Gulden had signed a four-year contract extension on Wednesday that will take him through to free agency in 2028.
The 21year-old wingman attracted plenty of rival interest, including a 10-year deal reportedly from the Adelaide Crows, but he emphasised his belief that he wanted to remain part of the group building at the Swans.
Gulden was the second major re-signing for the Swans this month after James Rowbottom also agreed to a new four-year deal. However, Sydney is still negotiating to keep Logan McDonald, Ollie Florent and restricted free agent Will Hayward at the club, among others.
It’s set to be tough for the Swans to keep all three of their emerging stars, but Gulden felt there was a sense of the players buying into something more than money.
“I just want to win as many premierships as I can,” Gulden said. “If we can win four or five premierships in that period of time, I’ll be pretty happy.
“We all understand that in football at the end of the day, you have to look after yourself to some degree as well. I think we will all be looked after fairly when that decision comes.
“Sometimes we might have to sacrifice a little bit of money, but I think looking into the future if we’re able to have a really successful career in terms of team success, I don’t think there will be any regrets.”