Hope you don't mind me intruding. Just thought I might share my thoughts as an outsider.
Firstly, I don't think Scully is any more likely to go than any other out-of-contract player. It's not unusual to wait until the end of the year for contracts to be re-negotiated, to get as accurate a guage of a players' worth as possible, and this is especially true of players as young and inexperienced as Scully; this year will make up half of his total career so far, so it's understandable that both he and the club would want to see it first before they make any firm decisions. It's also well in Melbourne's interests to ensure they strike the best deal possible with Scully, as they will need to manage contracts carefully over the next few years; you have a lot of players that will be pushing the salary cap at the same time soon (Scully, Watts, Trengove, Frawley, Grimes, Morton, McKenzie, etc).
Secondly, even if Scully was to leave (which by the sounds of it, he won't), is it really that big a deal? He is one (very good) young player. You have many. People saying it will rip the heart out of Melbourne, that it would break Jim Stynes' heart, and so on, are vastly overstating the impact it will have. You'll be down a good player. You'll get decent compensation. Shit happens but you'll move on. It would be a lot worse if he was a 25 year old superstar CHF that you'd built your team for the next 5 years around.
Finally, Jack Watts looks like a male version of Emma Watson.
Firstly, I don't think Scully is any more likely to go than any other out-of-contract player. It's not unusual to wait until the end of the year for contracts to be re-negotiated, to get as accurate a guage of a players' worth as possible, and this is especially true of players as young and inexperienced as Scully; this year will make up half of his total career so far, so it's understandable that both he and the club would want to see it first before they make any firm decisions. It's also well in Melbourne's interests to ensure they strike the best deal possible with Scully, as they will need to manage contracts carefully over the next few years; you have a lot of players that will be pushing the salary cap at the same time soon (Scully, Watts, Trengove, Frawley, Grimes, Morton, McKenzie, etc).
Secondly, even if Scully was to leave (which by the sounds of it, he won't), is it really that big a deal? He is one (very good) young player. You have many. People saying it will rip the heart out of Melbourne, that it would break Jim Stynes' heart, and so on, are vastly overstating the impact it will have. You'll be down a good player. You'll get decent compensation. Shit happens but you'll move on. It would be a lot worse if he was a 25 year old superstar CHF that you'd built your team for the next 5 years around.
Finally, Jack Watts looks like a male version of Emma Watson.