Could Melbourne end up the big winner for losing Tom Scully? RIVAL clubs fear Melbourne could emerge the big winner if it receives two of the country's best 17-year-olds in return for Tom Scully.
The Dees could trade the compensation picks they get for Scully for two more talented gems from Greater Western Sydney.
Speculation the AFL will hand Melbourne two first-round picks for Scully if he goes to GWS has left clubs concerned the Demons list would benefit greatly from the loss of their ace onballer.
The picks are set to put Melbourne in the front position to win the rights to select the two best players born between January 1 and April 30, 1994. Up to four players born in this age bracket can be traded by GWS over the next two years.
The two-for-one deal would almost certainly include slick midfielder Jaeger O'Meara, considered one of the most gifted players to have moved through the AFL's pathway system.
"If you were at Melbourne you would take that trade in a heartbeat," one AFL recruiter said.
"You save the $700,000 it would otherwise cost you to keep Scully and you get two of the best kids going around including O'Meara, who is the equivalent of Scully, if not probably better.
"O'Meara has all the tools to be a No.1 pick.
"So while that would put Melbourne in an unbelievably strong position, it would disadvantage all the other clubs in the competition, who are in desperate need of an uncompromised draft after two really tough years."
Asked if the deal was realistic and achievable, another industry source said: "Melbourne could give GWS two first-round picks ... maybe two top-10 picks in the 2012 draft, which will be a cracker," he said.
"So as an offer (to GWS) it would be pretty hard to beat, unless you wanted to give up a really good established player as well as a high-end pick."
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