AFL to dissect Jacobs re-signing

Sam Jacobs ... new deal will need to ratified by the AFL. Source: DAVID MARIUZ / AAP

Adelaide Crows are to send their first contract renewal to the AFL since the Kurt Tippett scandal forced a forensic exam of every player deal.

The contract of lead ruckman Sam Jacobs has been extended by three years to the end of the 2016 season.

Normally, such a deal, particularly from a clean-imaged Adelaide, would have drawn no more than the standard check from AFL investigator Ken Wood, who must sanction every player contract lodged.

But the fallout of the Tippett saga, which put every player deal at Adelaide under scrutiny in November and December, ensures the AFL will be reading every clause of Jacobs's contract with closer attention.

This is the inevitable pain of the secret and illegal deals Adelaide had with Tippett.

Crows chairman Rob Chapman met AFL chief Andrew Demetriou last week to detail how Adelaide will seek to restore their status, and trust with the league, by following West Coast Eagles in setting up in-house integrity checks.

Jacobs, 25 in April, confirmed his new deal over the weekend by tweeting teammate Patrick Dangerfield.

"Great to join your ranks in hanging round for a long time," he said.

Dangerfield last year signed a three-year contract extension.

But Jacobs suggests there is a significant difference in his deal when compared to the big-grossing Dangerfield: "Not $$$ though."

Jacobs is in his third season at Adelaide, after starting his AFL journey as a rookie at Carlton, where he played 17 games in two seasons.

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