The phrase "player your club can least afford to lose" can be interpreted in many different ways. It doesn't mean best player or most influential all the time.
There are multiple factors why a team couldn't afford to lose a certain player, such as depth in their position, how much they influence the game plan or whether they could fill the void more easily than others.
Have a look below at my list of who would be the player for each club that they would least afford to lose.
Western Bulldogs
Yes, Bontempelli is the best player the Bulldogs have and the most influential, but Tim English is the player who would be missed most if he were to get injured, due to the lack of players they have to go into the Ruck.
In games English has played this year, the Dogs are 6-1, when he hasn't been on the field, they are 1-4, which is a vast difference. Yes, you can blame it on other injuries, but evidence doesn't lie, and the Dogs need him out there to be competitive consistently.
