Dane Swan officially announced his retirement on Tuesday in front of a packed auditorium at the Holden Centre.

When asked what the next chapter holds, Swan gave a glimpse into what 2017 may look like for the retiring champion...and it sounds as though he will let his hair down in classic Swanny style.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 02: Dane Swan of the Magpies celebrates withfans whilst holding up the premiership cup after the Magpies won the AFL Grand Final Replay match between the Collingwood Magpies and the St Kilda Saints at Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 2, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 02: Dane Swan of the Magpies celebrates withfans whilst holding up the premiership cup after the Magpies won the AFL Grand Final Replay match between the Collingwood Magpies and the St Kilda Saints at Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 2, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

“I’m going to try get a bit of travel in. Take a gap year I think. Do a bit of that,” Swan said.

“Go to Europe for six weeks or so. Maybe go to Coachella and things like that.

“Do a bit of media I guess… I don’t know if my manager is in here? But its about time to put in the work and see if he can get me a job.

“Obviously I’m retired now, I don’t have a job I can walk into tomorrow. I just want to take a deep breath relax and have a couple of retirement parties.”

It's fair to say we would all love an invitation to some of the aforementioned retirement parties!

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