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St Kilda defender Callum Wilkie has opted to remain with the Saints, rejecting a four-year offer from the Western Bulldogs.
Wilkie, 29, had met with Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge and had considered a change, but had never said he was going to leave the Saints. The Bulldogs had offered a lucrative deal worth up to $1.2 million a season.
Wilkie, however, was contracted to the Saints until the end of 2027, and the Saints have since upped his remuneration, according to a competition source with knowledge of the Wi