Ok im no expert but I have had some luck this year in my second year playing Dreamteam. So lets see what I did and see if it can help anyone, including me for next year I have not done everything right like I brought in Gysberts on one good match, Reimers who only lasted two rounds and buying Ablett at 530,000 when he has dropped in price since.

Nathan Fyfe was a surprise for many but after his round five debut he has averaged 68 and has been a handy forward subsitute

My Starting Team

Backline: Goddard, Hodge, Kennelly, Malceski, Hunt, Nason, Maguire, Hurn and Enright.

Midfield: Swan, Barlow, Gibbs, Boyd, Banner, Cooney, Martin and Armitage.

Ruck: Sandilands, Leuenberger, Warnock and McNamara.

Forward line: Riewoldt, Chapman, Franklin, Podsaidly, Rockliff, Hitchcock, Dangerfield, Wright and Ziebell

Lets face it I ran the risk of having injury prone players in my backline in Kennelly, Malceski, Hunt and Maguire and apart from Malceski they are all out at the moment but I made on average between $100,000 to $150,000 on each of the trades.

My Team at Round 14

Backline: Goddard, Hodge, Malceski, Nason, Strijk, Gilbert, Waters, Hargrave and Enright.

Midfield: Swan, Barlow, Gibbs, Boyd, Ablett, Cooney, Stevenson and Gysberts.

Ruck: Sandilands, Leuenberger, Warnock and McNamara.

Forward line: Chapman, Franklin, Podsaidly, Rockliff, Hitchcock, Higgins, O’Keefe, Didak and Fyfe.

My Trades

ROUND 14
OUT Maguire ($286,600) IN Gilbert ($392,400)
OUT Webberley ($178,700) IN Strijk ($77,800)

ROUND 11
OUT Banner ($129,300) IN Gysberts ($117,500)

ROUND 9
OUT Wright ($215,000) IN O’Keefe ($383,300)
OUT Hunt ($229,500) IN Webberley ($89,500)

ROUND 8
OUT Ziebell ($270,400) IN Didak ($392,700)
OUT Martin ($221,900) IN Stevenson ($94,500)

ROUND 7
OUT Kennelly ($292,600) IN Hargrave ($292,100)
OUT Armitage ($313,900) IN Ablett ($530,800)

ROUND 6
OUT Reimers ($306,100) IN Fyfe ($89,500)
OUT Hurn ($303,900) IN Waters ($268,600)

ROUND 4
OUT Dangerfield ($243,500) IN Reimers ($278,100)
OUT Riewoldt ($445,000) IN Higgins ($397,300)

My Secret Tips for Dreamteam 2010

This year we have had a few golden one in a lifetime rookies in Barlow, jPod and also Rockliff, lets be honest, they where all cheap and have made their way into my best 22 for most of the year. However what has helped me for 2010 has been lack of key injures (I did loose Reimers, Riewoldt and now Barlow) but I feel the secret is trading players at the right time.

Some examples are bringing in Fyfe, Waters and getting rid of strugglers like Ziebell, Hurn, Kennelly the week before he injured himself and got a 0 and Hargrave at bottom price.

What have you learned for Dreamteam 2010?

Tell me what you have learned this season and whether it has helped or hindered your chances for 2010?

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