Stop the presses, the league has a radical new rule. And no, old mate Eddie McGuire isn't behind this one.
As of Thursday afternoon, every league club now has the ability to clone and select any one player currently on their list.
Obviously, we are yanking your chains, pulling your legs and having you on, but with a fortnight to go before finals, the prospect got us thinking: for those still in the race for the flag, if they could 'Dolly the Sheep' somebody in their locker room, just who would it be?
Naturally, for some premiership contenders, the answer is glaringly obvious. But for several of their contemporaries, a conclusion lies closer to the weeds.
From the bookies' favourite to the rank outsiders, here, in reverse ladder order, are the nine players the nine teams in mathematical contention for the 2023 flag would love two of.
The obvious answer here is Nick Daicos, but with the precocious sophomore talent currently sidelined with a fracture in his knee, there's little point having two injured stars.
No, with seasonal averages of 23.8 disposals and 5.5 clearances each week, along with 14 goals on the year at an accuracy of 60.9 per cent, our nod goes to Jordan De Goey.
While the divisive Pie has had his knockers, last season, De Goey, once again, proved that the September stage wasn't too big for him, averaging 20.7 touches, 6.7 clearances and a goal-a-game for the calendar month.
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