Swans move to tie up Hannebery

Swans star Daniel Hannebery celebrates after a Sydney win earlier this year. Picture: Simon Cross Source: The Advertiser

SYDNEY will move quickly to re-sign Grand Final hero Daniel Hannebery, despite its big-money play for Adelaide's Kurt Tippett.

The Swans are set to pay up to $1 million a year for Tippett, but remain committed to keeping their batch of young stars, headed by Hannebery, onballer Josh Kennedy and excitement machine Lewis Jetta.

Hannebery, who is out of contract at the end of next season, underlined his status as one of the AFL's premier young midfielders with his brilliant performance gathering 29 possessions in the premiership win against Hawthorn.

The 22-year-old showed his class and courage in two of the biggest moments of the game, dishing off the handpass that set up Nick Malceski's matchwinning goal, and a gutsy contested mark in the first term.

From Melbourne, Hannebery narrowly missed out on the Norm Smith Medal, finishing second to teammate Ryan O'Keefe.

It is believed the Swans have flagged their intention to re-sign Hannebery, whom they view as a future leader.

The 77-gamer could command more than $550,000 a year in his next deal, making him one of the top earners in the league for his age, entering only his fifth season.

Sydney is confident there is little threat the man taken with a bargain-priced pick No.30 in the 2008 national draft will be poached by a Melbourne club.

Hannebery, a Xavier College product, won the 2010 Rising Star award and has finished in the top 10 in the club's best-and-fairest in each of the past three seasons.

After the Grand Final win, the blue-chip ball-carrier said he wanted to ensure the club remained in the premiership mix in years to come.

"We have got a lot of upside, so it's exciting times for our club," Hannebery said.

The Swans remain in the box seat to secure Tippett, 25, despite the threat of the forward being deregistered by the AFL for his part in the Crows' salary cap scandal.

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