…The club announced yesterday that it and the spearhead had agreed to a three-year deal to keep him at the club until the end of the 2008 season. It is believed to be worth between $1.2 million and $1.3 million over the contract's life.

The figure is substantially lower than the $500,000 a year the full-forward was believed to have been fielding from rival clubs but, according to sources close to the player, the stumbling block in contract negotiations was not money but the number of years Carlton was willing to offer…

…While yet to prove beyond doubt he can consistently lead the club on the field, Carlton recognised Fevola's value as a marketing tool off the field and wrote into the contract a marketing component that is almost certain to have him take over as "the face" of Carlton from the ageing Anthony Koutoufides.

It was unclear yesterday whether the contract also included performance- or goal-based clauses but it is unlikely to restrict his regular appearances on The Footy Show, despite the misgivings of coach Denis Pagan and Collins…

nice avatar, Pickle. "The hottest news reader in the world"

she's a bit brown, for mine

I think its $350K + $100K marketing