Hardwick managed 21 in Hawthorn's 6-point home loss to the Bulldogs — 39 below his 60 BE in a genuine contest. This is a disaster for a premium defender priced at $409k with a 91.3 average. The cash gen is positive at +$585/wk but one score this low in a close game resets the outlook. Two straight holds (R12, R11) now look complacent. Sell — the premium DEF thesis is broken until he strings together three 80+ scores.
Signals0/3 · No alignment
Form
Declining
Trajectory
-$2k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Blake Hardwick
⚡ Cap option
DEF
SC Avg84.0solid
Form
Break-even47↑ rising
Price$318k3wk ↑ $326k
Owned—
Value0.3poor
UNDERVALUED — 37 pts above BE. Price rising.$-2k/wk
R0
69
R1
96
R2
66
R3
—
R4
77
R5
125
R6
95
R7
82
How they compare
Blake Hardwick
DEF
Lennox Hoffman
DEF
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Form
R10
91
R11
106
R12
74
R13
21
R15
41
R16
89
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Pricing
Price$318k
Price$120k
Breakeven47
Breakeven18
Cash/wk+$-2k
Cash/wk+$0k
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MID
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Your personalised recommendation
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