Sydney Swans youngster Jordan Dawson has credited a host of superstar teammates to his eye-catching spike in form in season 2019.

The 22-year-old was a clear winner of the Most Improved award at last Tuesday’s Club Champion Dinner, capping a stellar season in which many experts began to hail him a star in the making.

Injury and form limited the 2015 draftee to just five AFL games over his first three seasons, but in 2019 he’d run out for 20 of a possible 22 matches and begin to build a reputation as coach John Longmire’s ‘Mr Fix It’.

While Dawson primarily called defence home, clamping small forwards and displaying immaculate ball use, he also made instrumental contributions in the forward line, in the midfield and on a wing.

The South Australian said 2019 Club Champion Dane Rampe, decorated forward Lance Franklin and a long list of other teammates had had a significant impact on his breakthrough campaign.

“The older guys – I can’t thank them enough for helping me wherever I was on the ground,” Dawson told SwansTV.

“Learning bits and pieces off those guys’ games was how I tried to go about it, and I was just happy to play wherever as long as I was getting a game.

“Down forward Buddy (Franklin) and Reidy (Sam Reid) and Paps (Tom Papley) were huge for me. Down back was mainly Millsy (Callum Mills) and Ramps (Rampe). Those guys have played a lot of senior footy and are co-captain or in the leadership group, so it was good to bounce ideas off them and get their thoughts on different roles.”

Dawson gathered 18.8 touches at a disposal efficiency of 74.7 per cent on average per match, as well as a per-game average of 5.5 marks and 3.1 rebound 50s, while he also bagged 15 goals.

He polled 383 Bob Skilton Medal votes to finish ninth, while he topped the voting in Round 5 against Richmond, Round 15 against the Gold Coast Suns and Round 19 against the Geelong Cats.

Sydney Head of People Development and club great Dennis Carroll had high praise for Dawson on the stage at the Club Champion Dinner, and if Dawson’s mindset is of any indication, the young Swan could return to the lectern to collect another honour next year.

“After reflecting on this year I just want to make sure I come back and am even better than I was this year, which I know I can do,” Dawson said.

“I don’t want to rest on my laurels and be happy with how I’m going. I want to make sure I’m fit, and the goal of course is to play finals.”