If Max King is worth a reported $3 million over four seasons – what is Oscar Allen worth?
Sam McClure has reported in The Age that King has agreed to a lucrative four-year deal that will keep him at St Kilda until the end of 2026.
The young Saints forward is still finding his feet at AFL level and is seeking answers to his problematic goalkicking woes.
Allen is enjoying a breakout season and comes out of contract at the end of the 2022 with rival clubs reportedly already circling the emerging Eagle.
Brownlow Medallist Gerard Healy wonders how much the Eagles would be prepared to pay Allen given he is one of the best young forwards in the competition.
“The big winner out of this outside of Max, because he’s getting paid upfront on promise, is Oscar Allen,” Healy told Sportsday.
“Because he’s his peer and he’s actually doing what people hope Max will do. I don’t know what contract he’s going to sign, but based on performance he should be $1.2 million.
“He’s twice the player at the moment that Max King is. I think I’m being generous.
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“If the All-Australian side was picked right now, Oscar Allen would be in that side. Probably on the bench but he’s one of the best forwards in the game right now.
“He can go into the ruck as a second ruck and he can play in defence, as we’ve seen. He is a serious unit.
“Max hasn’t proven himself at all, really. Max is a very promising young player, still drops a lot of marks, still misses a lot of goals. I like him as a promising player, but he’s just a promising player.”
Allen, 22, has kicked 57 goals in 47 games while King, 20, has booted 35 goals in 26 matches.
