IN hindsight, Paul Dodd wishes he did not turn down an offer to play for St Kilda in the 1960s.Mr Dodd, who played for the Saints from 1956 to 1958, was called back to play for the club in 1964.But he turned down the offer because he was making more money playing in his hometown for East Ballarat.''In those days the club gave you six pounds a week and the league gave you six pounds a week, but I was getting 20 pounds playing for East Ballarat,'' Mr Dodd, 75, said.''I was happy here (Ballarat). I was married, had two children and probably having more. I had to pay off a house, car and raise a family.''Mr Dodd said he made the right decision not to go back to the Saints at the time, but in hindsight he would have said yes.The Saints went on to win the 1966 grand final against Collingwood by one point.Mr Dodd played 58 games with the Saints and made the Victoria side in 1958.He said he left the Saints after he fractured his vertebra playing football, but he continued to play in Ballarat.Mr Dodd and his wife, Shirley, will be at the MCG on Saturday to watch their beloved team play Collingwood in the AFL grand final on Saturday.''They have got a chance. There are only two in it,'' Mr Dodd said.''Collingwood are a good side and will probably start favourites but St Kilda will put up a struggle.''