@Dreamteam_Guru 38th ranked player - Essendon's Dyson Heppell

A downfall on my formula I have always found is its reluctance to include second year players.

This is the first time since I have started doing this system that I have had a second year player break into the top 50.

A bit of a spoiler alert: he is the only second year player to make it this year.

He is only listed a defender this year, but Jobe has indicated more midfield time for Heppell this year.  This could see a rise in DT points.

At the moment he is in my team, but I will look at him through the NAB cup to see if he stays.  Will you pick him too?

@Dreamteam_Guru ranked 39th Player - West Coast's Andrew Embley

Embley is an old timer, and might be a bit too old for consideration for DT now.

I won't be picking him.

However, here is some reasons why you might pick him.

Not many people will have him.  Unique picks can you win you premierships.

He is durable.

With West Coast on the rise will he still get the same attention?

It is good to pick players from non victorian clubs, but this year, I would give my attention to Crows or Lions players.

@Dreamteam_Guru 40th Ranked Player – Sam Gilbert of St Kilda

Defender.  Makes him interesting.  Most of my list is dominated by the mids. In the 11 players revealed so far, only 2 have been defensive options.

Gilbert (and the saints) has a bad 2011.  Gilbert’s 3 year average is 84.  This includes last seasons average of 70.  I think he could be a bargin this year.

Will be interesting to see how the new coach utilised him.

I have never picked him before, but this year might be the year.

@Dreamteam_Guru ranked 41st Player – Freo’s Matthew Pavlich

I have always been a fan of the Pav.

Then I think to myself “I won’t get him next season as he usually disappoints me for the price I paid”.

Then they go and make him dual position again just to wet my appetite again.

This makes it hard for the Guru.

I don’t see him getting great big scores anymore.  However, last year was his best DT year in the last 3.  This however makes him overpriced.

I don’t know how the new coach will use him.

Also, with 256 games under his belt, will they just put him the goal square?

One thing that attracts me to Pav is that Freo aren’t a glamour team.  This might mean that most people pick a Buddy Franklin over him – so he can become a unique pick.

However, I think Buddy is a better option.  On my watch list, but probably not this year, Pav.

@Dreamteam_Guru 42nd Ranked Player – Hawthorn’s Jordon Lewis.

I’m a bit surprised to find Lewis ahead of Jobe and St. Nick.  However, he could be a good pick this year, if he is indeed listed as a mid/forward as we are all suspecting.

The quality he shares with the average top 50 player is his height – 186cm.

He is averaging 90 over his last 3 seasons, and averaged 89 last year – this could make his a little bit cheaper than what he will be at the end of the season.

For me it’s his dual positioning that makes him a good option.  90 points in the midfield is okay – but as a forward – now we’re talking.  And if we can swing him in the midfield if he gets injured (or to cover other injuries), I like the option more and more!

He is on my shortlist – is he on yours?

@Dreamteam_Guru 43rd Ranked Player – Essendon’s Jobe Watson

Highly regarded midfield option.   Funnily enough, he could qualify as a unique pick.  People have tended to avoid him due to his perceived reliance on the handball over the kick.   I believe this has changed under the direction of James Hird.

The only characteristic he has that the average player in the top 50 he shares is his age – 27.  This could mean that he is coming into his DT prime.

He has averaged 95 over the last 3 season, with 99 his average last year.  This year could be his year to go through the ceiling and break the 100 point average barrier.

He is durable too, which is a good quality to have in DT.

However, he won’t come cheap.  For the money that I would pay, I would be looking at investing elsewhere.

@Dreamteam_Guru ranked 44th player – St Kilda’s Nick Riewoldt.

I mentioned previously that my list does tend to get dominated by midfielders.  Therefore, when a different positional player gets profiled, we have to consider them.

This season sees a lot of mid/for options, which I like.  I like the ability to be able to swing players, and I like forwards that play like mids as they are likely to score us a bit of coin.

Nick goes against this strategy.  Tall, kep positional players usually get a frown from me, however I have had Nick in my team most seasons.

Three year average of 94 is huge for a forward, but he only scored 84 a game last year.  This could make him cheaper that what you would expect this season.  He averages over 20 games a season over the last 3 years which shows he is durable too.

He will be selected a lot more than yesterday’s saint – Farren Ray.

Poor Farren.