Dane Swan will play in the season-opening match for Nangwarry Football Club in April, after what has been a difficult few years for the team from South Australia's Limestone Coast.
In the midst of it all, the club finally broke an eight-year win drought in June 2022."We've had plenty of local legends through the club but no-one of that calibre, that's for sure," Mr Ploenges said.
"It's really exciting. That first game of the year is the 30-year reunion of our first premiership, too. That will be a special day for those guys."Nangwarry has manager Ricky Nixon to thank for the unexpected recruit. "[He'd] set up an Airbnb in Mount Gambier last year and it was a couple of houses down from one of our players. And they got chatting and Ricky enquired whether we'd be interested in having Dane Swan come out for a game," Mr Ploenges said.Where the Brownlow and Anzac Day medallist will play against the Mount Burr Mozzies is still up in the air.
"I'm sure [coach] Shane Raymond will find a suitable spot for him. I think sometimes he'll play a bit of halfback to get a feel of the team, and a bit of a stint in the middle and up forward," Mr Ploenges said.The club received a $200,00 federal government grant to rebuild its clubrooms and the new facility opened in April 2022."They can see that we're heading in the right direction and want to jump onboard and help out," Mr Ploenges said.
"Everyone's pretty excited for what this year holds. And that was even before the signing of Dane. So that just adds the icing to the cake."
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