<div>Its finally
happened. The Chad is no more. With the surgeons knife poised those who have
stuck with the mighty DreamTeam warrior finally have to pull the pin, and there
are still over 45,000 owners. Given his rather savage price drop this could
be difficult for those with minimal trades and nothing in the kitty.


So with
Chad sitting at $295k - who do you pick up? Well there are options
galore (most are not worth looking at though), so here is my one
(maybe) line guide, in DreamTeam average points order:
<div>&nbsp;
<div>Mackie - $363k -
rebounding defender in the best team in the country. Great option even if it
looks like a strong Geelong breeze will blow him over.
<div>Wheatley - $392k -
rebounding defender in the worst team in the country and the most expensive
backman available. Only for those with 'the minerals'.
<div>Bock - $366k - likes
playing kick to kick in the backline of Neil Craigs 'attacking' team,
laughable team, great DreamTeam defender option.
<div>Bowden - $391k -
another expensive risk, although if he kicked rushed behinds rather than
handballed them...
<div>Fisher - $373k -
awesome choice - 99 average over the past 7 weeks can not be ignored. His
parents are still wondering what they did wrong with Leigh.
<div>McMahon - $350k -
who? 100 average for the past month.
<div>Shaw - $303k - still
a premium defender even if he is a bit homophobic this year ('aarrgghhh
there is a man standing next to me').
<div>Goddard - $342k -
tadgh kennellys slightly less injury prone Aussie mate.
<div>Milburn - $332k -
had to wash the leather off his hands at quarter time last week after gathering
19 possies. Apparently used too much soap though with only 13 for the rest
of the match.
<div>Johncock - $323k - a
smaller, cheaper version of Bock, you get what you pay for.
<div>Brennan - $343k - 96
ave over past month with NO scores between 65 and 121, low correlation with
Heath Shaw for those looking to smooth out investment returns in a volatile
market....
<div>Wirrpanda - $294k -
I like this bloke but wouldnt even consider a west coast player
now
<div>Guerra - $284k -
most over rated DreamTeam backman, let all the other suckers pick him, or at least wait
a fortnight for his impersonation of the Australian share
market.
<div>Gilbee - $307k - not
having as good a year as last but class player that team mates look for. Lots of
owners point to that.
<div>Birchall - $288k -
the smart mans Hawthorn DreamTeam defender, recommended for his consistent but
unspectacular DreamTeam scoring.
<div>Bradshaw - $276k -
was 80k cheaper 4 months ago, injury concerns and the principle of his price
increase means I wouldnt trade him in.
<div>Drummond - $273k -
potential galore at this price, will he stay fit though? I reckon he is worth
the punt.
<div>Hargrave - $347k -
51.3pt average for first 9 games, 97.8pt average for last 7 games, what the....?
Was worth $190k 7 weeks ago.

so out of all that lot who would i recommend. Well depends on your position:
<div>&nbsp;
<div>Me first, I
have money!
<div>&nbsp;
<div>If you have shares
in an oil company and want to spend that wealth on something other than a
mansion in the desert the obvious standouts are:
<div>Mackie /
Bock and Fisher - all about $370k, all play that rebound defender for their
respective teams. My pick is Mackie but Sam Fisher with his 99 ave over the
past 7 weeks is flying like his team.
<div>&nbsp;
<div>I wear a kilt
in the cold.
<div>&nbsp;
<div>The discerning choices for those on a budget would
be Birchall (consistent, nothing big) and Drummond (with potential comes
injury risk). Whilst I dont like Guerra his price is likely to plummet over the
next fortnight.....