No point trading for either Wallis or Guthrie as they're in the FA pool as well. Free hits not picks.
We will definitely be recruiting these two. It fits our Illuminati pattern of recruiting in order to collect consecutive picks in selected drafts (hear me out).
We recruited D Thomas (pick #2 in 2005, straight after M Murphy @ #1)
We recruited K Jaksch (pick #12 in 2012, straight after T Menzel @ #11)
We recruited L Henderson (pick #8 in 2007, straight after R Palmer @ #7)
We recruited M Kennedy (pick #13 in 2015, straight after C Curnow @ #12)
So.....WTF about Wallis and Guthrie?
Mitch Wallis was #22 in 2010 draft
Cam Guthrie was #23 in 2010 draft
.........
Both immediately after...... Jed Lamb, #21 in 2010 draft!!!
And for fun, the guy at #24 in 2010 was Cripps (ok, it was Jamie, but so close)
*OMG, SPOOKY*
For no reason, I might mention that D Gorringe was pick #10 in the 2010 draft.....followed 1 pick later by T Lynch @ #11
Also, some near misses:
We recruited L Sumner (pick #10 in 2011, after almost-Carlton player A Tomlinson @ #9)
We recruited J Bootsma (pick #22 in 2011, later targeted T Mitchell @ #21)
I am pretty sure SOS only bid on W Setterfield # pick 5, so we could later reunite him with pick #6 SPS
#NotSeriousAnalysis
But seriously, it's real.............
Lastly, I won't mention that we would have had back-to-back picks (Lucas/Talia) if not for the McLean trade. Phew, glad I didn't mention that.
#CanYouTellThingsAreQuietAtWork?