ADELAIDE skipper Taylor Walker has ruled out trying to convince star free agent Patrick Dangerfield to stay at West Lakes.
Walker, Dangerfield and the rest of the Crows arrived in Adelaide on Saturday morning after their season was emphatically ended by Hawthorn on Friday night.
The focus instantly switched to whether Dangerfield would remain at the club next season or join a rival.
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He has reportedly chosen to sign with Geelong, although no public comment from any party has been made.
Walker said the 25-year-old had offered no indication as to his future plans since the 74-point loss to the Hawks.
The captain confirmed Adelaide's playing group would convene in the near future to reflect on season 2015, but he said there was no point in attempting to sway Dangerfield's mind one way or the other.
"I'm sure it's a family decision for him and he’ll make the right call – I don't think he needs me to try and persuade him to stay," Walker said.
"It's up to Danger, he'll make a decision when the dust settles."
Cats coach Chris Scott told ABC Radio that he had asked the club's recruiters not to keep him updated on matters such as the potential Dangerfield move, so he did not have to lie to the media.
"Sometimes less information is a better thing," Scott said.
"But ... it (Dangerfield) is more complicated than most people give it credit for."
Scott added that it was now up to Dangerfield how the situation plays out.
"The ball is well and truly in his court," Scott said.
"Our club has been very disciplined this year in not speaking on his behalf.
"It is his choice, but Adelaide have a role to play in that as well. So in my view, it's not the right thing for Geelong to be talking about a player who's not on our list yet."
Despite the Crows bowing out of the finals race in disappointing fashion, Walker said there remained plenty to celebrate from 2015 for Adelaide.
He believed the club's greatest success was finishing inside the tope eight for the first time since 2012.
The Crows gave 10 players their first finals experience this season, which Walker said would hold the side in great stead.
"We haven't played finals for two years so to be back in and having a taste of finals, it's great for our footy club," he said.
"We had some young guys play finals football, so it's just a positive for us, with the year that we've been through, to play finals."
Adelaide will hold exit interviews with players early next week, ahead of its best and fairest count next Saturday night.
