Gun Swan Jordan Dawson has rejected a long-term offer to remain at Sydney and requested a trade home to South Australia, the club has confirmed.
The dashing 64-game defender has banked three impressive seasons in succession, with his 2021 campaign helping the Swans return to finals football for the first time since 2018.
Dawson’s brilliant 2021 season culminated in the 24-year-old finishing third in the club’s best and fairest, behind three-time winner Luke Parker and two-time champion Jake Lloyd.
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“Jordan has indicated to the club his desire to return to South Australia to be closer to family,” Sydney general manager of football Charlie Gardiner said.
“Jordan has been weighing up this decision for some time and despite there being an attractive long-term deal on offer with the Swans, he has arrived at the decision that he would like to return home.
“The news is obviously disappointing for the club. Jordan is a young, hugely talented player who is coming off a breakout season in 2021, which only adds to the disappointment.
“Given we have only learned the news this afternoon, we will take some time to work through the club’s options leading into the trade period.”
If Dawson lands at Port Adelaide he will reunite with former Sydney teammate Aliir Aliir, who departed the Swans during the 2020 trade period.
The Swans’ 2021 season was brought to a close in a one-point elimination final defeat to cross-city rivals the Giants in Launceston.
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