These articles are getting harder and harder to write. Most people by this stage will be running low on trades, so the ol’ double trade where you downgrade one player and upgrade another is starting to become a lot harder to do. Over the next couple of weeks the Player of the Week articles are going to start casting an eye over some possible 2010 selections, because so many different teams will be looking at doing so many different things with their last few trades, which I assume most people are hovering around.

Hopefully your squad is nearing completion, so I’m going to have a look at someone who could finish off your midfield – this is especially relevant for Rich owners. Rich has been good this season, but is starting to leak cash, has been scoring around the 70′s consistently of late and has a high break even again this week (that’s if he even comes up after suffering a heavy knock last week). $294K isn’t a lot to spend on a midfielder, but hopefully you have a bit of cash up your sleeve.

Brad Green As you scroll up the list of mids worth $300K, the one that really catches my eye not too far up the list is Brad Green. He’s priced at $339,200 and is on the way up. His form since coming back from a jaw injury has been pretty good, except for Queen’s Birthday against Collingwood.

Given that he’s one of Melbourne’s best ball users they’re always trying to get it into his hands and he appears to have made a move back to the midfield after playing a bit more forward when he was on the comeback trail. The midfield is where he scores his best points obviously, so this is a positive move for the run home.

I must admit, I worry a little bit about his durability. He’s quite literally never played a full season, however he has never missed huge chunks of the season, so hopefully he’s already missed his quota for the year (he missed four with the jaw and in a positive he’s actually never missed more than four in a season).

At this stage of the year as trades are running low you want to make sure that your guy is going to stay on the park. Even though it’s something to consider with Green, I think it’s only a small risk. His role is generally a bit more outside with McLean, McDonald, Jones etc. winning a lot of inside ball. This usually keeps him pretty clear of impact injuries (OK, the jaw was just one of those things…unlucky) so if he can avoid soft tissue injuries on the way home you’ll be laughing.