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It is a while ago now so I cant remember the exact details of Bissel going... but 2001 was his last year at Geelong. So the coincides with the Thompson era cleanout. Sometime you take a step back to load up to go forward I beleive we got 17 and 41..which meant he allowed us to pick Kelly and Playfair.
You do not get reasonable picks without a player being attractive... a bit like another Kelly recently
I thought that the Bizzell trade may have landed us James Kelly .. it was a pretty brave move at the time IMO as Bizzell was a bit of a shining light in a fairly workman-like team ... as far as list management strategies go, loading up for ‘01 stands as one of Wells (and the clubs) finest moments ..