MONDAY'S bidding for Melbourne father-son prospect Jack Viney is set to trigger a wave of negotiations for Greater Western Sydney's two mini-draft picks, ending a three-week stalemate.

There are two selections available in this year's mini-draft, which allows the Giants to trade away the rights to nominated players who are born between January 1 and April 30 in 1995.

However, negotiations for the two valuable picks have come to a standstill as clubs wait on the outcome of Monday morning's bidding for Viney.

Gold Coast could use pick No.2 in the 2012 NAB AFL Draft to bid for Viney, which would force the Demons to part with pick No.3 if they want to secure the 18-year-old inside midfielder.

Once Melbourne knows what it needs to pay for Viney, it will be in a position to re-enter talks for the Giants' mini-draft picks.

Further complicating the Demons' situation is their interest in Gold Coast's Josh Caddy and Collingwood's Chris Dawes.

The Western Bulldogs are favoured to snare the first selection in the mini-draft, which would almost certainly be used to recruit star WA midfielder Jack Martin.

List managers and recruiters expect the Bulldogs will hand GWS picks No.5 and No.6 in the draft in exchange for the first mini-draft selection and another draft pick or player.

There has been speculation talented midfielder Dom Tyson could leave GWS as part of that deal, but rival clubs expect the Giants would refuse to let the No.3 draft pick leave one year into his two-year contract.

The Bulldogs have been the strongest bidders throughout for the first mini-draft selection and they are unlikely to face competition, with Gold Coast distancing itself from the mini-draft.

Melbourne, Fremantle and possibly the Brisbane Lions and Geelong, are likely to focus on pick No.2, which would be used to select WA key forward Jesse Hogan or classy Victorian midfielder Josh Kelly.

Sources have suggested the Demons, Fremantle and the Lions would select Hogan with pick No.2, while Geelong's interest was around Kelly.

If it remains interested in the mini-draft, Geelong would be expected to deal its first-round compensation pick received for the loss of Gary Ablett, which is yet to be activated.

The Lions hold pick No.8 in the draft, while Fremantle, who currently enters the draft at pick No.16, would need to package players with its first selection, with the Giants seeking a ruckman and strong-bodied key defender.

Rumours that Fremantle ruckman Zac Clarke has requested a trade and could form part of a deal with GWS or a Victorian club have proved wide of the mark.

Last year, the Giants, Gold Coast and Adelaide exchanged draft picks in deals that saw Jaeger O'Meara (Gold Coast) and Brad Crouch (Adelaide) drafted through the mini-draft.

Players recruited through the scheme cannot play at AFL level during their first season, with O'Meara and Crouch eligible to debut in 2013.

Nathan Schmook is a reporter for AFL Media. Follow him on Twitter: @AFL_Nathan