Out-of-favour Sydney Swans forward Nick Davis has expressed a desire to play for West Coast if he is to part ways with the 2005 premiers at the end of the season.

Davis, 28, comes out of contract at the end of the year and has spent most of the season in the reserves, managing just three senior games with the last being the controversial draw against North Melbourne in round six.

"The best-case scenario would be that I remain here in Sydney, but if not, I have to look elsewhere and, certainly, playing at West Coast would be a great challenge," Davis told Melbourne newspaper The Age.

"I’d definitely love to play with them. I barracked for the Eagles as a kid, they’re a great club, a very professional club and looking at them as an opponent in recent times, they’ve probably struggled a little bit in the forward line.

"I think I’ve got at least four or five good years left."

Davis, who began his career as a father-son selection for Collingwood before he was traded to the Swans in 2002, has played 168 AFL matches since making his 1999 debut.

His final-term heroics in the 2005 preliminary final against Geelong were a key factor in ensuring the Swans' path to the grand final where they scored a famous victory over the Eagles.

The enigmatic forward will take no further part in the Swans' 2008 campaign after dislocating his left kneecap and tearing ligaments which will see him undergo surgery next week.

"I’ll make a full recovery and be ready to go again by the start of pre-season," he said.

"If the Eagles wanted me train with them so they could have a look at me, I’d be more than happy to do that."