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Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 11:42 AM

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Here are the best buys and worst flops from the Round 4 of the NRL Dream Team.

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Best Fullback
Roosters recruit Todd Carney continues to impress in Dream Team, notching another 47 points following a two-try effort against the Broncos. His value has risen by $36,500 but he still looks cheap at $156,800.

Best Centre/Winger
South Sydney's Ben Lowe is another regular high scorer for his position, making plenty of tackles from the back row. He scored 48 this week as his price shot up by $26,900.

Best Half
It was a massive weekend for a few playmakers. Canberra's go-to man Terry Campese scored 70 against the Tigers, Cowboys skipper Johnathan Thurston scored 60 as his team beat the Titans and Manly's Trent Hodkinson scored 60 as the Sea Eagles toppled the Warriors.

Best Second Rower
Sharks veteran Paul Gallen produced his best effort of the season so far, scoring a whopping 65 points as Cronulla stunned the Eels.

Best Front Rower
He's had a tough time off the field but Bulldog Ben Hannant left nothing in the tank on the field against the Rabbitohs, making 51 tackles and 200+ metres to score 69 points.

Best Hooker
Wests Tigers skipper Robbie Farah overcame a slow start to the year, living up to his reputation as a Dream Team gun with a 66-point display against the Raiders.

Best value for money
For the second week running, Hodkinson was the best buy this week. But after another huge performance (he's averaging 54 points a game), the young Manly half has shot up a whopping $71,800 in price. Still looks good value at $155,900 though.

The duds
Panther Frank Puletua ($166,300, 9 points), Dragons Brett Morris ($150,600, 6 points) and Jamie Soward ($370,200, 26 points), and late injury withdrawals Anthony Laffranchi ($298,800, 0 points) and Ben Smith ($201,300, 0 points) were the costly duds this week.

Best fans
Their team has only won one from four, but Canberra Raiders fans are sitting pretty on the top of the Dream Team club rankings ladder. Warriors and Sharks fans are second and third, respectively, while Melbourne Storm supporters remain stuck in last place.

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