And they've demonstrated the lengths they're willing to go to to keep Kelly, who has been the subject of a lot of discussion since requesting a trade to West Coast last year.
Speaking on SEN, Sam McClure revealed Geelong has offered Kelly a one-year deal worth $800,000, with triggers for a second.
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The deal would put Kelly alongside Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood and Tom Hawkins as the highest earners at the club.
"The machinations in list management at the Geelong Football Club have seen them offer Tim Kelly a creative one-year contract, with triggers for a second, that would see him enter the fantastic four at Geelong,” McClure said.
“A contract worth a tick over $800,000 if he does stay at the Cattery, would not only make him the highest paid third-year player ever to stay at his club, but it would also put him in the four highest earners at Geelong – next to Brownlow Medallist Patrick Dangerfield, captain Joel Selwood, and powerhouse forward Tom Hawkins.
“In order to help him with his difficult decision of returning home to Western Australia, Geelong have offered him a one-year deal at big money.
“He either stays and earns the same or even more the following year, or he leaves and Geelong still demand, like they would last year and this year, two first-round draft picks.”
Geelong list manager, Stephen Wells, confirmed to The Age that the unorthodox deal had been offered to Kelly.
“What we’ve offered is significant and we’re hoping it’s enough to stay,” Wells said.
“Everyone’s got their own circumstances, but we’d be silly not to be creative in our thinking in order to keep a good player like Tim Kelly.”
Geelong's offer comes after Kelly's comments to AFL Nation following Geelong's resounding win over the Tigers in round 11, where he refused to make a comment on where he would be playing football next year.
"For my future, it's all up in the air at the moment and I'll get to that at the end of the year," Kelly said.
"For now, it's playing the best footy I can and enjoying these boys and it's obviously enjoyable when you're winning."