Mick McGuane picks the irreplaceable players from every finals contender

There’s 13 teams left in the finals race. In each of them there’s at least one player who, if they were out of the side, would make a huge dent in their club’s September hopes. MICK MCGUANE looks at who your club can ill afford to lose in the run home.

The irreplaceables.

There are 13 teams still left in the finals race, in each of them is a player – or maybe more – who would be irreplaceable in terms of their finals aspirations.

They aren’t necessarily the team’s best players, but good luck trying to fill the hole without them.

Here’s a look at who your club can ill afford to lose in the rundown to September

Originally published as Mick McGuane picks the irreplaceable players from every finals contender