First Year Players - David Swallow

The @Dreamteam_Guru continues to look at first year players with today’s focus on Gold Coast recruit, David Swallow.

First round draft pick.  Not only that, but pick one.  It’s a dreamteam rule, really – pick the player that was taken first in the draft.  There are 2 main reasons for doing this.

Firstly – he has to be pick one for a reason.  He is the best first year player in the competition, therefore you need him in your team.

Secondly – everyone else will have him, and they will purchase him at the cheapest price that he will be all season – before round one.

David Swallow won’t win you any games this season. Odds are the opponent you are playing will have him on their team as well.  The reason to have him is to nullify the impact your opponent can have with him. If David Swallow scores 94 points, he will do it for you and he will do it for your opposition.  If he scores 3 points, he will do it for you and your opposition.

But you have to have him.  Odds are he will average over 80 for the season, and if you don’t have him, you will need another player that averages similar (or higher) at a cheap price so your opposition doesn’t beat you.

To win Dreamteam, you must select players that your opponent doesn’t have.  But in some cases, you need to pick the player that everyone else has so he doesn’t hurt you.  That’s why so many people pick Gary Ablett year after year, and why everyone will jump on Dane Swan this year.

Pick Swallow, but you must look elsewhere for a player that will win you games.

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