What needs to be realised here is that journalists will do anything for a dollar. So, when they sit down and weigh up the Scully's situation they simply cannot fathom that a young man would be silly enough to give up as much money as Tom would be to stay at Melbourne all in the name of loyalty.
I for one think that anything could happen at this stage but I hope he stays, not only because he is going to be a special player but because the backtracking of all of these journalists will be a sight to see.