So Goddard is worth a quarter of what Scully is?
By comparing the expansion poaching of Scully to the free agency of Goddard, you are comparing apples to oranges.
The AFL has stated that the compensation for free agents will be far less than what we saw for the expansion clubs. The Scully compensation was so high due to 2 primary factors. He was a recent No. 1 draft pick and his salary package was HUGE.
For free agents the main things that will determine the compensation will be the payers age, recent club best & fairest results and the new salary package. Where they were drafted, "they are a premiership player", "they can dominate a game on a good day", "great clubman, or other subjective factors will have little-to-no influence on the compensation offered.
I would be stunned if anyone (including Goddard) received any more than a band 3 compensation. That's the same compensation as Rischittelli (reigning B&F) and Bock (quality fullback). Any compensation higher than this is too high for a free agent. It could be pick 2 for a bottom paced team.
Free agency compensation is not designed to fully compensate a club for the loss of a player. Judging by the estimate/claims by BF posters, there will be much wailing and gnashing of teeth on BF when compensation is announced. There's gunna be a
whole-lotta-whinging.