LEVI Casboult has gone vegan as the transformed Carlton big man closes in on finalising a new contract.
Casboult and the Blues have agreed to terms on a one-year contract for 2021, with only the finer details of a COVID clause holding up the tabling of his deal at AFL House.
As revealed on SEN.com.au this week, AFL salary cap cop Ken Wood has told clubs to insert a five per cent clause in contracts to protect them against a potential salary cap decrease.
Casboult and Carlton agreed to a new deal in March only a week before the league put a freeze on new contracts.
The versatile aerial specialist last year triggered a clause in the contract he signed in 2017 to get him a third season, which he is currently in.
He turns 31 before next season and has had a grumbly knee that requires some managing, but after 132 games in nine and a half seasons, is feeling as good as ever after a change in diet.
Casboult’s decision to go vegan has improved his recovery and his knee soreness and he has played a vital role for David Teague’s Blues as a forward, ruck and defender.
The 2010 rookie pick ranks No.8 in the AFL for contested marks this year and is Carlton’s joint leading goalkicker with 10.