Saad scored 52 in Carlton's 11-point road loss at the Gabba — below his 62 BE, and the follow-up to R8's encouraging 90. The swing from 90 to 52 in back-to-back games is the Saad problem: flashy when things go right, below-par in tough away matches. He spent weeks in the VFL earlier this season when Carlton had clear defensive need, which tells you the coaches are not fully sold either. At .6k he needs to be consistently above 62 BE; he's not doing that. Watch one more week — if he goes below BE again, sell.
Updated 17 May 2026
Should I TradeA. SaadDEFin SuperCoach 2026?
$420,200 · 75 avg · BE 62 · 3 games · Bye R12
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
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Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
StableTrajectory
FlatConsistency
No dataAdam Saad
·Bye Rd 12·⚠ test - Hamstring (Test)
DEF
SC Avg75.0solid
Form
Break-even62↑ rising
Price$420k3wk ↑ $448k
Owned—
Value—
UNDERVALUED — 13 pts above BE. Price rising.$-1k/wk
R0
83
R1
R2
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R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
How they compare
Adam Saad
DEFJosh Draper
DEF—
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Form
R0
83
R8
90
R9
52
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Pricing
Price$420k
Price$257k
Breakeven62
Breakeven38
Cash/wk+$-1k
Cash/wk+$0k
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