Sydney General Manager of Football Charlie Gardiner shed light on the club’s trade talks with Adelaide for Jordan Dawson.

A deal for Dawson was struck on Tuesday night with the Swans receiving the Crows’ future first-round pick – currently the 17 pick – which is linked to the 2021 prime ministers in Melbourne.

“We chose to accept the offer that Adelaide had made on Monday. It happened very late last night after long, drawn out negotiations, ”Gardiner said. AFL Trade Radio afternoons.

“We just felt that we had exhausted these negotiations and that it was time to accept the agreement that was tabled, which was first and foremost Melbourne’s future, and move on.

“Although we are disappointed to lose a player like Jordan – we noted it very well, he is 24 years old, he is in his prime and is becoming an elite player in the competition – in terms of his profession. , we feel like we have done all we can, and we weren’t going to improve the offering under the circumstances.

“We’re moving on and we have two first-round caps in 2022, which puts us in a really solid position. We move forward. “

The final offer Sydney accepted was “significantly better” than what the Crows had originally offered at the start of last week.

“In terms of negotiations, what I can say is that the deal that was tabled Tuesday last week regarding Pick 17 was not as good as the one we agreed to last night,” Gardiner said. .

“It involved a pick slide in this year’s draft as well as future selections dropped in next year’s draft that would have compromised not just this year, but next year.

“The deal we got and the result we got is significantly better than what was filed on the second day of the trading period.

“The decision we have made seems to us to be the right one. “

Sydney is now focused on securing a deal with Port Adelaide for contract ruckman Peter Ladhams ahead of Wednesday night’s deadline.

“We are in talks with Port Adelaide. We have a well known interest in Peter, he can’t wait to get to Sydney, but he’s under contract, ”said Gardiner.

“So we have to find an agreement that is acceptable to both Port Adelaide and us. These talks are ongoing.

“Tom (Hickey) has been fantastic for us this year and we don’t see any signs of slowing down. Peter brings the added dimension of being able to play forward.

“We also have young developing forwards with Joel Amartey and Hayden McLean, so we’ll have some competition for places there.

“We would like to bring him in. It gives us a long term ruck option, but it has to be in the right conditions and if it doesn’t happen, so be it.

“We will work to make a fair and reasonable deal to bring him in.”

Gardiner also provided an update on unsigned Swans veteran Sam Reid.

“We talked to Sam about next year and what that might be like,” he said.

“We will wait until the end of the commercial period and resume these discussions.

“Once we get through the trading period and really get a feel for the list points and draft picks, we’ll get back to that conversation.”

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