South Australian born Swan Jordan Dawson has announced his preference to be traded to the Adelaide Crows this off-season.
Dawson has played 64-games in a red and white guernsey since being selected with the 56th pick of the 2015 draft, but due to the Swans' salary cap squeeze, the 24-year-old has opted for a move home in an effort to secure a contract befitting his skillset.
The news of Sturt product's shift was first reported byย AFL Media'sย Mitch Cleary via a Tuesday afternoon tweet.
Sydney's Jordan Dawson has nominated Adelaide as his home of choice from 2022. More soon @AFLcomau
— Mitch Cleary (@cleary_mitch) September 21, 2021
The Adelaide Football Club have since released an official announcement stating that Dawson "has informed Adelaide of his desire to join the Club during the upcoming trade period."
These latest developments come after the much-improved forward-come-midfielder had told the Swans he would be seeking a trade this off-season.
Given their on-field prowess in comparison to their arch rivals, Port Adelaide were seen by many as the frontrunners to secure Dawson's services, with the Power's general manager of football Chris Davies expressing confidence in their ability to snare the local talent.
โJordan has spoken with both clubs, I imagine his decision with where he wants to play his football in the future is imminent,โ Davies told SENโs Dwayneโs World on Monday.
โAs a club, we thought we put our best foot forward.
โWe think we have a program right now that is compelling, and players that come to our club from other footy clubs generally play better footy at Port Adelaide than what they have at their previous club.โ
The Crows currently hold picks 7, 23 and 35 at this years draft, however, Sydney is yet to name their asking price for the out-of-contract name.
