Bailey will fight to keep recruiter
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By Jennifer Witham
MELBOURNE coach Dean Bailey said he'll make it "very, very difficult" for highly regarded recruiter Craig Cameron to leave the Demons, despite recent speculation the talent scout is headed to Richmond.
Bailey said Cameron was considering his options having been approached by "another AFL club", but the Demons boss hoped his chief recruiter would remain with the Demons.
"He's been a great recruiting person at Melbourne, so we're going to be doing everything we can to keep him at the club," Bailey said on Thursday.
"I hear there's a rumour out there somewhere, but he's a fantastic recruiting manager and I hope he's still here with us.
"I understand there's another AFL club looking at him. He's got to make a decision on whether he wants to stay or go.
"We've spoken to him, the rest is in his court. We're going to make it very, very difficult from Craig Cameron to leave Melbourne."
Bailey said Cameron, who only five days ago oversaw the recruitment of five new young guns, had been very open with the coaching staff on the possibility of leaving the club.
He also said he wasn't concerned about the situation unfolding with both the NAB AFL Pre-season Draft and the NAB AFL Rookie Draft approaching in the next month.
"Craig is a very honest and up front person. He hasn't hid anything from me, or Chris Connolly or anyone," he said.
"Craig is a very professional person. He'll handle it and he'll make a decision."
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