EACH week, Dr Dream Team answers your questions and queries about the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition. Drop him a line at dreamteam@afl.com.au and don't forget to include bank and trade details.

Dear Doc, I need to replace big Jonathan Brown and am targeting Chappy or Richard Douglas. Also, I'm torn whether to do this trade now or wait until after the split round when downgrade targets Andrew Strijk and Koby Stevens have played for the Eagles. Cheers. - Dick (10 Trades, $78,800)

He’s hit a bit of rough spot, old Chappy, averaging a measly 106 in his last three rounds compared to the 130 he was ticking along at between rounds three and eight. On top of that he missed out ...
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EACH week, Dr Dream Team answers your questions and queries about the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition. Drop him a line at dreamteam@afl.com.au and don't forget to include bank and trade details.

Hi Doc. Last week I got my highest-ever DT score, but it came at a price. Brent Stanton, David Hille, Matt Maguire, Shaun Higgins and James Podsiadly all received injuries, which has left me pondering who to trade out. I also have Ryan Hargrave and Tadhg Kennelly on my defensive bench, with Matt Maguire injured. Could I please have your help? Cheers, Tom (nine trades, $24,400)
It seems most sides have been hit hard by injury this week, Tom, but there wasn’t a whole lot of long-term damage done over round ...
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EACH week, Dr Dream Team answers your questions and queries about the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition. Drop him a line at dreamteam@afl.com.au and don't forget to include bank and trade details.

G'day Doc, I'm wondering when the best time is to capitalise on some of my bench players who are rising in price, namely Dustin Martin, Phil Davis, Jackson Trengove, Ben Nason and Alex Silvagni. Cheers, Jack (11 trades, $16,100)
Trading out your cash cows is a two-way street, Jack, and like I'm sure your folks always told you, 'Look both ways'.

Of course, there's little point trading out these guys you've mentioned until they have put on $80,000 to 100,000 in value - ideally $150,000. But once they get to this point it's all ...
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EACH week, Dr Dream Team answers your questions and queries about the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition. Drop him a line at dreamteam@afl.com.au and don't forget to include bank and trade details.

Hey Doc. My forward line fires one week then falls flat the next. Unfortunately when Nick Riewoldt went down I quickly traded him for Jonathan Brown, but that seems to have misfired. And Setanta O'hAilpin is hot and cold. I'd drop Browny but he's not worth much these days. What should I do? - Chris (13 trades, $3500)
It looks like Brown is something of a barometer for your forward line, Chris, with his recent run of form reading thus: 38, 96, 52, 90, 37.

The combination of this ...
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EACH week, Dr Dream Team answers your questions and queries about the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition. Drop him a line at dreamteam@afl.com.au and don't forget to include bank and trade details.

Hey Doc, I have both [Paul] Bower and [Jason] Gram in my defence and I would like to trade one. I will need to trade down somewhere else and Sam Wright and Paul Medhurst are in the gun. What should I do? - Morgan (11 trades, $18,600)
You’re in a bit of trouble here, Morgan, and a double-trade across the four guys you’ve mentioned is certainly in order. Bower (quad) looks like missing three weeks, while Gram (hamstring) could be out for up to a month. The first decision is which ...
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EACH week, Dr Dream Team answers your questions and queries about the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition. Drop him a line at dreamteam@afl.com.au and don't forget to include bank and trade details.

Hey Doc, I don't know if I should keep Lance Franklin or not. He has missed a few games where I could have used the extra points. My bench at the moment is Taylor Walker and Tom Rockliff and I already have a few big name forwards like Brown, Fevola, Hall and Podsiadly. Could Franklin's money be put to better use elsewhere? - Matt (10 trades, $33,000)
It’s not a case of whether that money be better used elsewhere, Matt, rather could that trade be better used elsewhere? I have no ...
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EACH week, Dr Dream Team answers your questions and queries about the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition. Drop him a line at dreamteam@afl.com.au and don't forget to include bank and trade details.
 
Hi Doc, I’m really beginning to stress about my ruck stocks. I currently have Hille, Seaby, Warnock and Trengove on the books. Seaby has by far been my biggest disappointment. Who do I trade him for with my limited budget and trades? - Andrew (13 trades, $10,600)
Andrew, rest assured your stress levels are warranted. With Seaby out for three months, Warnock on the outer and Trengove in this week, but hardly boasting strong job security, your ruck stocks are flimsy.

One of the WA-based guns would ...
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EACH week, Dr Dream Team answers your questions and queries about the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition. Drop him a line at dreamteam@afl.com.au and don't forget to include bank and trade details.

Hey Doc, I wish you could work your magic and cure a few of my injured players at the moment. I have Sam Mitchell, Patrick Dangerfield and Jason Gram all not playing. I have cover for Dangerfield and Gram, but not Mitchell. Do you think I should trade him? - David (18 trades, $127,100)
Afraid I'm no witch doctor, David, but I have a few legitimate solutions for your injured side. They don't, however, involve trading out Mitchell, who is only expected to miss one more week with a hamstring injury.

As you have ...
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EACH week, Dr Dream Team answers your questions about the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition. Drop him a line at dreamteam@afl.com.au and don't forget to include bank and trade details.

HEY DOC, I need your help. Currently I’m going okay, but I’m desperate for that big score to put some scares through my comp! I want to know your opinion on trading both Hitchcock and Gumbleton for Podsiadly and Rockliff this week to free some money up for that next big trade. - Dylan (19 trades, $24,000)
You’re on the front foot, Dylan, and you want to take the wind out of your competition’s sails. I like that, but let’s ease up a second. 

Some of the hardest DT trades to ...
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EACH week, Dr Dream Team answers your questions about the Toyota AFL Dream Team competition. Drop him a line at dreamteam@afl.com.au and don't forget to include bank and trade details.

Hey Doc, Nick Riewoldt was my marquee player and captain. I can afford to replace him with anyone in the forward line and would like an A-grader, so who would you recommend? - Dylan (20 trades, $53,210)
It's tough losing a skipper, isn't it, Dylan? Particularly when he leaves you with a measly 40 points. Nonetheless, this isn't a vent column - and we're genuinely sad to see 'Rooey' go down like he did - so let's have a look at your options.

That handy wad you're packing in the bank allows you to have a ...
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