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Callum Twomey
November 10, 2015 6:55 AM
BAILEY Rice faced a rare and tough decision this year, as one of few father-son prospects who was eligible to join two clubs under the rule.
The Dandenong Stingrays half-back is the son of former Carlton and St Kilda player Dean, who played more than 100 games for both clubs before retiring a Blues premiership player.
Rice grew up a Carlton fan, and his memories of his dad's career are all in the navy blue – of watching his dad run around the MCG, and sitting in the backseat of a car during the 2001 Grand Final motorcade after his dad's retirement.
But the Saints this year showed their strong interest in signing him as a father-son prospect, and he spent significant time at the club, which is closer to his house in Melbourne's southern suburbs. But he still had a choice to make between Carlton and St Kilda as to where he wanted to play his AFL football.
In October, Rice confirmed he would nominate the Saints as his first preference under the revised father-son bidding rules. It means on draft night the Saints will have first dibs on him when a bid comes.
If a bid comes and the Saints don't want to match it, Carlton will then be asked if it wants to match the points required to draft Rice.
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