AFL: Patrick Dangerfield has produced a brilliant goal for the Crows in their 77-point thrashing of North Melbourne.
Patrick Dangerfield at AAMI Stadium. The Crows star is yet to decide where he'll be playing beyond 2015. Picture: Stephen Laffer Source: News Corp Australia
ADELAIDE wants Patrick Dangerfield to decide his future by midway through the season as the superstar free agent weighs up a move to Geelong.
Patrick Dangerfield celebrates a goal — that was later disallowed — against the Kangas. Picture: Mark Brake Source: News Corp Australia
The Crows remain hopeful a strong start to the season under new coach Phil Walsh can sway the 25-year-old to recommit, despite the lure of being closer to family in Victoria.
While the club would not put a formal deadline on Dangerfield, an early call from the superstar midfielder would give the Crows' more time to prepare raids on replacement talent.
Football director Mark Ricciuto said he believed Dangerfield was a 50 per cent chance of leaving at season's end., with Hawthorn also linked to the gun ball-winner.
Dangerfield is a free agent, meaning the Crows' would be compensated with a first-round draft pick if he departed after eight years at Adelaide.
His move would clear up almost one million dollars in Adelaide's salary cap, allowing the Crows to chase out-of-contract Brisbane wingman James Aish.
Aish, 19, has put contract talks with the Lions on hold and has attracted the interest of Melbourne-based clubs, including Collingwood.
Ricciuto said the Crows would prefer to know what Dangerfield was doing in the first half of the season.
"Look, we don't know what he is doing, he tells us he hasn't made his mind up and we respect that," Ricciuto said on Triple M.
"Of course you are concerned until he signs, but I'm not going to let it ruin my year, that's for sure and the club is not going to either.
"He is a great lad 'Danger', he looks you in the eye and tells you the truth, so hopefully, by a quarter of the way or half way through the year, it will be tidied up one way or another."
Patrick Dangerfield and Rory Sloane both remain out of contract. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: News Corp Australia
Pressed on what he thought Dangerfield would do, stay or go, Ricciuto said: "I'd definitely say 50-50".
However, fellow gun midfielder Rory Sloane is believed to be on the verge of re-signing at the Crows, despite some preliminary interest from St Kilda.
Ricciuto said the signs were positive Sloane would re-sign.
"I'd be surprised if Sloaney goes, he has always talked about staying in Adelaide and being a one-club player," Ricciuto said.
"So, he's probably doing what most players do and is trying to get what he can out of the deal.
"The best thing that can happen to Adelaide is a great start to the year, so the coach is happy, the players play well, it's a great stadium, it's a good place to live.
"Hopefully, both of those players will be one-club players."
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