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Jimmy Toumpas keen to join 'awesome' Demons

JIMMY Toumpas is unconcerned about the tanking cloud hanging over Melbourne, saying he will be delighted to help with the club's on-field revival.

WINGMAN Jimmy Toumpas is unconcerned about the tanking cloud hanging over Melbourne, saying he would be delighted to help the club's on-field revival under Mark Neeld.

The Dees are poised to land the South Australian captain with pick No. 4 at the draft tonight, injecting a ready-made classy ball-carrier to a midfield which will also welcome father-son hard-nut Jack Viney.

The Dees are under investigation for their list management tactics through 2009 but Toumpas said he is unfazed by the controversy.

"It doesn't matter to me at all, it's an AFL club and I've heard awesome things about it," Toumpas said.

"The culture is improving, there are great players there, the young players are delivering really well, so none of that fusses me too much.

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"It seems like a great club and I'd be over the moon to go there."

In a surprise, Viney's best mate, Ollie Wines, could be overlooked by the Western Bulldogs, in favour of agile goalkicker Troy Menzel, at pick No. 6.

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