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submitted: Jul 29th 2008 | by: JessePenfold | Total views: 2 | Word Count: 502 | |

A new disease is rearing its ugly head in the world of football ... Dream Team Addiction. Here's a quick 5 point checklist for you to find out if you need to seek medication, or god forbid you are past the point of no return!

5. You know what each stat is worth in Dream Team off the top of your head and the number pops into your head whenever your player racks up a score.

Even worse though, is when you know all your opponents team members and the number pops up every time they score as well If you're finding the relevant Dream Team number pops up every time any player gets a stat - in your Dream Team or not - then there is no hope for you - you are no longer a football fan. You're now simply a bunch of Dream Team 2's, 3's, 4's, and -3's. You're a Dream Team Geek.

If you're a Super Coach player, then thank your lucky stars. Those numbers are guarded closer than Hutchy with his 'scoops' on The Footy Show. You won't be seeing them ever, let alone in your sleep.

4. You get half time and full time Dream Team score updates via SMS when you cannot access the Internet.

(The half time updates are the key symptom of Dream Team Addiction ... we all succumb to the full time updates now and then).

3. Move over 'Pagan's Paddock' - the greatest tactic in AFL these days in your eyes is when two of your dirty cheap backmen decided to play kick to kick as time winds down.

Even if this is a close game late in the fourth quarter, you no longer boo but instead cheer 'clock management' and have your own footy to hold high above your head.

2. You have cursed, slammed your fist on the table, punched the wall, thrown the remote or smashed something for any of the following reasons:

- your DT player hand balls when they could kick - your DT player drops a total sitter - your DT player gets pinged for a soft free kick - your gun back pocket gets manned up (what? he's a back pocket!) - your DT player gets a free, but advantage is given to another player (in front of goal this may warrant wall punching) - your low scoring back men is not getting involved in the short pass after a point - your player is not getting involved in clock management or "tempo" footy

And finally the big one

1. You would prefer to see your team lose if it meant your Dream Team players could rack up a huge score.

I am sorry; this is where I draw the line. Crossing it is not only first degree sports bigamy, but it really is the point of no return. Hand in your Aussie citizenship and book some time on the couch, and no I do not mean with Gerard Healy (although you might find him in the waiting room).

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