In response to Detox's original question - no, that would be considerable overpayment on our part.
We shouldn't pay more than a 3rd round pick for McCarthy. The Slime may come into play here by offering their second round pick.
We could end up with a second round pick of our own if we can find a suitable sucker to overpay for Mayne or Clark as free agents.
Tomlinson has had a terrific couple of weeks in the NEAFL (44 + 52 disposals).
He was a #9 draft pick with 55 AFL games under his belt.
He's used as a swingman at both ends of the field and has talent. Ironically his present hot form has been as a big bodied midfielder.
He's Victorian and may prefer to return there if he leaves GWS.
His likely trade value would be in the #15-#20 range (1112-912 points).
Our third round pick is likely to be around #40 (429 pts).
Picks #1, #2 and #3 are worth : 3000, 2517 and 2234 points respectively.
If we end up with #1 or #2, GWS would need to throw in one of their low first round picks to balance things out.