The Sydney Swans are on the cusp of announcing a contract extension for young forward Logan McDonald, according to 7NEWS Perth’s Ryan Daniels.
The AFL premiership favourites have enjoyed a stellar 11-1 start to the season boosted by key re-signings.
Will Hayward put pen to paper on a five-year deal just last week to join Errol Gulden and James Rowbottom in making long-term commitments so far this season.
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McDonald has attracted the inevitable interest from Fremantle and West Coast that comes with being a talented young gun originally from Western Australia.
But he recently indicated he hoped to stick around in Sydney, and the Swans could now unveil his new deal in a matter of days.
“A lot of talk about Logan McDonald the last couple of years,” Daniels said on Triple M.
“Will he come back to Fremantle, will he potentially even go to West Coast? Will he stay at Sydney?
“I believe that that announcement that he’ll stay at Sydney is imminent.
“I reckon we might see it even this week.”
McDonald played just seven games in his debut season in 2021 but has flourished since, playing 17 the following year before being a tough omission for the grand final.
He kicked 32 goals in 20 games last year and is tracking even stronger so far in 2024.
The 22-year-old has 19 goals from 12 games so far, and on the only two occasions he has gone goalless he has still contributed three direct assists.
Sydney, meanwhile, are just one win away from matching last year’s total of 12.
But coach John Longmire says they still have work to do to prove their premiership credentials.
The league leaders were goalless in the first quarter against Geelong on Sunday before five unanswered in the second term kickstarted a huge turnaround.
From 29 points down Sydney were within a goal by half-time and ahead by the end of the third quarter, eventually running out 30-point winners.
“You can’t flirt when you’re playing well,” Longmire said.
“We’ve still got a bit of work to do on our starts. We certainly got exposed.
“We saw what happened in the first quarter against a good team when you just take the pressure off a little bit.
“We don’t want to be just one that relies upon talent.
“When we’re working hard and we’re putting pressure on, our talent then is able to come through. It doesn’t work the other way around.”