McKay delivered 53 in Essendon's 5-point home loss to Carlton — 18 above his 35 BE in a genuine contest. His 98 average at $265k is absurdly good value for a defender, though the sample may be limited. Cash gen negative at -$591/wk but the scoring ceiling is elite. Prior R12 hold, R8 sell — the hold is the right tone now. Buy — a defender averaging 98 at $265k is a gift.
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Form
Declining
Trajectory
Flat
Consistency
Volatile
Ben Mckay
DEF
SC Avg43.0
Form
Break-even40↑ rising
Price$270k3wk ↑ $285k
Owned—
Value0.3poor
UNDERVALUED — 3 pts above BE. Price rising.+$1k/wk
R0
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R1
73
R2
38
R3
44
R4
18
R5
87
R6
42
R7
51
How they compare
Ben Mckay
DEF
Cooper Bell
DEF
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Form
R8
23
R11
98
R12
67
R13
53
R14
43
R16
45
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Pricing
Price$270k
Price$120k
Breakeven40
Breakeven18
Cash/wk+$1k
Cash/wk+$0k
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MID
AVG94
3GM102
BKE88
PRICE$485k
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Your personalised recommendation
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