First Year Players - Andrew Gaff

@Dreamteam_Guru has been looking at first year players for the last week and a bit, and is continuing today with a look at West Coast recruit, Andrew Gaff.

Gaff is the second Eagle looked at here, and a good reason for that is how poor they have been over recent years.  Grand final years and the West Coast/Sydney dominance of the league seem like eons ago.

A team rebuilding is a team that players youth, and this is where value for dreamteamers lies.  Gaff was picked at pick four in the draft last year, and word had it that West Coast were surprised that he fell in their laps.  I expect him to line up round one for the Eagles.

You can also expect him to line up Round 1 for the Gurus.

This kid has class written all over him.  This year you will pick for value.  In five years time, you will pick him because he one of the better players in the competition. 

I am looking forward to seeing how his career plays out.

Hopefully we will make the Gold Coast regret taking Bennell or Day ahead of him and give us dreamteamers no regrets at all!

With this high praise comes one bad factor. Like David Swallow, most serious dreamteamers will have Gaff in their team.  So like the Swallow situation, Gaff is unlikely to win you a game, but rather negate the effect that he has for your opposition.  Dreamteam does require players like these to get through, so don’t let his popularity put you off.  I won’t be.

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