ADELAIDE star Patrick Dangerfield says there is no pressure coming from the Crows as the club and the football world wait for confirmation of his playing future.
The 25-year-old has dealt throughout the year with speculation about a move to Geelong at the end of this season, but the Crows' semi-final loss to Hawthorn last week has heightened the focus on his decision.
Dangerfield is a restricted free agent and could cross to the Cats in next month's exchange period, but the Crows will also have the opportunity to match the offer placed in front of him by Geelong.
Is this a Danger sign, or just garbage?
Such a move would lead to the Crows and Cats needing to organise a trade, which would likely be more valuable to the Crows than the single first-round compensation pick they would have been given under free agency.
Dangerfield, who is tipped to win the Crows' best and fairest on Saturday and is among the favourites for next month's Brownlow Medal, arrived at Tuesday night's Virgin Australia AFL All Australian ceremony but remained tight-lipped.
"It's not something I'm really focused on tonight. I'm just going to enjoy the night. Obviously it's been a long season but to be honest I'm not going to be speaking about it tonight," he said.
The dynamic midfielder said the interest had not weighed him down during one of the most consistent and brilliant seasons of his eight-year career with the Crows.
"I think the most important thing during the season is playing good footy and preparing as best you possibly can, so obviously the season is now finished and it is time to come to a decision but it's not something that I'm really concerned about tonight," Dangerfield said.
Asked if he had already come to a decision about where he wanted to play next year, the former Geelong Falcons product did not shed any light.
"I'm not going to go into any depth about that tonight. I'm just here to enjoy the night," Dangerfield said.
No club has matched an offer for a restricted free agent in the first three years of the free agency system in the AFL, including when Hawthorn champion Lance Franklin left the club to join the Sydney Swans at the end of 2013.
