The time has come. All those months dodging family gatherings and checking team line-ups could lead to premiership glory in this weekend's AFL Fantasy Dream Team Grand Finals.

Bragging rights alone are so valuable among friends, and you can sit back and revel in everybody else's disappointment for at least six months. It won't take long before you will seem annoying to them, but that just adds to the fun.

It seems like we say this every year but it has been a huge AFL season, so I thought we could look back at some of the Dream Team hits and misses in 2013, including some surprises.

The Cats' number 20 has always been capable of big AFL Fantasy scores, but his move into the midfield this season has been inspired. Consistently high scores wasn't his strong suit when playing predominately as a forward, but that's changed in 2013. His lowest score came in round three, finishing with a very handy 92. Since then he has scored more than 100 in 13 of 14 games. The freak just got freakier.

Managed to do a ‘Benjamin Button' in 2013 after it looked as if his best football was way behind him. Cornes was once a very good AFL Fantasy selection, and those who remained faithful haven't been let down this year. I would have urged Dream Teamers to keep away from Kane, and I would've been wrong. Played 20 games and averaged more than 104 points in 2013.

Every year there's a young player who impresses from the get go, but few managed to turn heads like the Sydney Swans' latest father-son selection. In his second AFL game ever, Mitchell scored a massive 144 and really hasn't looked back since. The Swans have had a knack of recruiting gun midfielders of late, and Mitchell will be a cornerstone at the club for years to come.

After round 22, only 3171 dream teams had Sandilands as part of their ruck stocks. I think that sums up the season he has had. In times gone by, everybody's first ruck choice was either Cox or Sandilands. Times have changed. The big man has only played six games this year, scoring fewer than 65 in five of those matches. His side is in the Grand Final race up to its ears, so all can be forgotten with a premiership medal around his neck.

After the first five rounds of the 2013 season, the Carlton captain was flying, with five scores more than 100. What followed was very surprising. A few injuries throughout the season certainly didn't help, but Murphy found it very hard to break a tag, which eventually led to a price drop of $169,000. In his next 14 games, Murphy managed to score 100 or more just twice. We know he can play, but the former No.1 draft pick needs to lift considerably before he is considered an A-grade dream teamer.  

Good luck to everybody involved in Grand Finals this week. Brag if you win, switch your phone off if you don't.