That’s right, the Dream Team finals are just around the corner.
For most of you out there, that means it’s time to get rid of any passengers who may impede your progress towards success.
An analogy is pop megastar Robbie Williams, formerly of 90s boy-band Take That.
If Robbie had stayed true to his old band, he’d probably still be making comeback tours and singing 60s love songs in front of packed school halls.
The moral of this story is that he made the tough decision when it had to be made.
Dream Teamers are currently faced with a call of similar magnitude.
Do they keep or trade the AFL’s best ruckman Aaron Sandilands?
Spider is a monster DT scorer compared to most other ruckmen and is an invaluable asset to any fantasy team.
There will be many coaches out there clinging to Sandi like a hairpiece does to Bert Newton, hoping they can ride out the storm and stay in contention until the big fella returns in around a month’s time.
If you’re well clear on your league ladder and unflustered about dropping a game or two, by all means keep Spider in cotton wool and unleash him in August.
But clinging is a dangerous game - especially if you need wins now to stay in the eight or crack the top four.
If you decide to bite the bullet and trade Sandi, there’s an unlikely DT hero on offer you could use as a replacement, even if it’s just to see you through the month.
He plays in the same team as big Spider and his name is Jonathon Griffin.
The same Jonathon Griffin who averaged 45 DT points per game over four years and 41 games at Adelaide you say?
Yes, that one. Big Griff is a man reborn at Fremantle, the club he’s supported since he was a boy.
Since Sandilands went down injured Griffin has averaged 103 points per game in five appearances, which is the highest average at the club this year!
His most recent outing in round 15 against Gold Coast yielded a mammoth 155! Enough said.
So if you’re desperate for success and looking to make some coin, make the call and get Griff in.
