THE dream of an AFL career is still alive for Daniel O'Keefe, who yesterday revealed he was aiming to be picked up by a Victorian club.The 20-year-old from Warrnambool was officially delisted by the Sydney Swans on Tuesday after an injury-plagued three seasons which saw him fail to play a senior game.He conceded he had a fair idea he was going to get cut from Sydney."They said they were going to look through trade week for me but nothing came up," O'Keefe said. "I got a phone call on Saturday from (development coach) Stuart Maxfield who just said there were no more spots left on the list."I was obviously shattered but I wanted to try and get back to Victoria."The 20-year-old ? who celebrates his 21st birthday next week ? is playing the wait-and-see game for the next few weeks as his manager Liam Pickering hunts around for prospective clubs."He's going to try and set me up with a few trainings," said O'Keefe, who admitted he would have only a short time to impress recruiting and coaching staff to have a chance of being picked up in the pre-season draft.He was selected at No. 15 in the 2006 draft, with the Swans using their first-round pick to snap up the talented left-footer.His injury spate which didn't allow the club to reap the rewards of its selection included a torn hamstring, torn quad and an operation on his groin where both sides were reconstructed while both adductors were released and a hernia was repaired.The former Geelong Falcons player only lined up in about seven reserves games in his first two seasons with Sydney but he played every reserves match in 2009.He admitted his form this year didn't warrant him a spot in the Swans' top side."I was really inconsistent and my fitness wasn't up to scratch," he said. "I would have a good game then maybe two or three bad ones."Maybe it was my fitness or maybe my confidence was down a bit."O'Keefe will use his time in Warrnambool to boost his fitness ? something which will be slightly hampered as he had arthroscopic surgery on his knee in late August, which he has not yet fully recovered from.Despite being disappointed about his delistment from the Sydney Swans, O'Keefe has enjoyed spending time back home.He took to the pitch for Wesley CBC in Warrnambool and District Cricket Association's season-opener and he has also been playing golf.