"We know he is committed to our football club."

Dangerfield falls out of contract at the end of season 2015 and would attract heavy interest from rival sides as a free agent if the AFL reduces the number of years required to qualify for free agency from eight to seven.

The reigning All-Australian hails from Moggs Creek on Victoria's surf coast, just a 54km drive from Geelong.

He reportedly remains a recruiting target of the Cats, while Essendon also made a significant play for his services the last time he was coming to the end of his contract.

After the key departures of Nathan Bock, Phil Davis, Jack Gunston and Kurt Tippett to interstate rivals, Crows captain Nathan van Berlo recently said the club had to create a culture where players from outside of Adelaide wanted to stay.

He had "every faith" his club would re-sign its most vital players and said the large proportion of players with interstate roots (28 of 45) worked in its favour.

"We've got a lot of our list from interstate; I think that's a good thing in a sense too that we all actually spend a lot more time together and gel together," van Berlo said.

"I've got every faith in our list management team, headed by David Noble,  that not only are they trying to source out the best possible recruits that we can get into our footy club but also making sure that we tie up those guys who are really important to our progress moving forward.

"We've just got to make sure as a footy club that we're doing everything we can to provide a culture and a want for players to stay here in Adelaide."

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