Viney will be the subject of Monday’s father/son bidding process at Etihad Stadium. But it remains unclear where Viney will be selected, given the reported interest from rival clubs Greater Western Sydney and Gold Coast Suns.
Neeld said all will be revealed early next week.
“It kicks off trade week, and we’re really aware of where we rank Jack,” he told melbournefc.com.au.
“No doubt, so are all of the other clubs.
“It is interesting to sit back and listen to everything that’s said and read in the papers, but we know where we rank Jack, and I’m sure so do the other clubs.”
Looking ahead to Monday, Neeld said it was too early to tell how trade week would pan out for the Demons.
“Monday’s an interesting day, because all the clubs get to sit down and meet with one another, and it’s really hard to plan the week,” he said.
“I have no idea what the other clubs are going to say - it’s amusing to read some of the newspapers and see ‘this player’s up and this player’s up’.
“But trade week hasn’t started and it doesn’t start until Monday, so it’s really hard to plan - I’m not sure what everyone’s going to say.”
But Neeld was delighted to secure dual Geelong premiership player Shannon Byrnes as a free agent on Thursday - the club’s first since its inception this year.
“We’re rapt that we’ve got Shannon Byrnes to come to the club. He’s a player we identified who could really help us,” he said.
“He’s going to come in and play in our senior side, which is really important. And we know that Shannon’s been involved in a great club over a long period of time.
“He’s played in a couple of premierships, and he’s just the type of player we need, so we’re really excited.”
Speaking on the final day of this week’s NAB AFL Draft Combine at Etihad Stadium, Neeld said he had been involved in at least 40 player interviews at the camp.
“If that’s the quality of players coming through, I think AFL footy is in really good hands,” he said.
“There are some very impressive young guys - they’re very articulate and all of them are very clear on their goals.”
Neeld said the area he gained the most information from was via the player interviews.
“For me it’s the interviews and trying to work out what type of people they are, given that we spend a lot of time just going through some vision,” he said.
“I’ve been a seen a couple of the TAC Cup games and the national championships, so for me, it’s a bit of an opportunity to speak to the players.
“The testing is fine most of the time - just to reinforce some thoughts, but for me, it’s about getting to know the players as best we can in a short time.
“Then we go back and take the lead from the recruiters about what type of players they are and having a look at some of the vision.”
In terms of how Neeld assesses Melbourne’s No. 3 and No. 4 picks at the NAB AFL Draft in November, he said there was still plenty of water to go under the bridge until the club decided how it would utilise the picks.
“It’s a long time until 22 November, so for us, we’ve interviewed guys who we think will go early in the draft,” he said.
“I’d say the top 30 are really, really impressive. It’s going to be really difficult for all recruiting staff at all clubs to make sure that they get that order right.”
