On Wednesday afternoon, 620 days after his last AFL game, Sydney forward Kurt Tippett quietly retired from football – and thus created an opening for the Swans to add a player in the mid-season draft.

However, the Swans have been told by the AFL that they will not have priority access to father-son player Kyle Dunkley in that draft.

Kurt Tippett has officially retired. Credit:AAP

The Swans recently sought clarification from the AFL on the mid-season draft rules for father-son talent.

They were told they had no priority access to Dunkley, who would be treated like all other players. Mature-aged players who committed to northern academies or were part of next generation academies are ineligible for the mid-season draft, but no such rule applies to father-son players.