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PLAYERS / BAILEY MACDONALD
Updated 28 June 2026

Bailey Macdonald

DEF
Price $181kBE 27Owned —Avg 46.4
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
▲ BUY

Macdonald posted 49 in Hawthorn's 6-point home loss to the Bulldogs — 31 above his 18 BE as a 10-game rookie defender. The prior R11 buy call is validating; R12 hold was the right consolidation. At $122.6k with a 59 average and zero cash gen, the price is a gift for a rookie showing this kind of ceiling. Buy — job security and scoring upside are both present.

Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
Declining
Trajectory
+$2k/wk
Consistency
No data
Recent formSeason avg 46
42▼
31▼
49
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (DEF), ±$200k price band

Bailey Macdonald

DEF

Cooper Simpson

DEF
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Form
R11
59
R12
51
R13
49
R15
31
R16
42
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Pricing
Price$181k
Price$179k
Breakeven27
Breakeven26
Cash/wk+$2k
Cash/wk+$0k

Decision

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