Lord delivered 70 in Round 7 — 20 above his 50 BE — in a competitive 14-point loss to Fremantle at Perth Stadium. That is a quality score in a genuine arm-wrestle where no garbage time existed. At $340.7k averaging 80 with value 0.235, Lord remains elite value for a mid-priced MID. Community consensus at high confidence (T3, conf 9) that he is clearly above VFL level and locked into Carlton's side. Buy with confidence — 80 avg, 50 BE, competitive-game 70 is the real deal.
PLAYERS / COOPER LORD
Updated 17 May 2026
Cooper Lord
#67/138·Bye Rd 12·⚠ out - Head (1-2 weeks)
MID
Price $341kBE 50Owned —Bye Rd 12Avg 75.0
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
▲ BUY
Signals2/3 · Partial alignment
Form
StableTrajectory
FlatConsistency
ConsistentRecent formSeason avg 75
70▼
75
85▲
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (MID), ±$200k price band
Cooper Lord
MIDIsaac Cumming
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Form
R0
85
R1
75
R7
70
R5
76
R6
33
R7
110
R8
55
R9
66
R10
77
Pricing
Price$341k
Price$340k
Breakeven50
Breakeven50
Decision
Should I trade Cooper Lord?
Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.
Intel feed
Recent intel
Breakout Signal· T3
Cooper Lord praised as "still being a jet" in VFL, with multiple commenters calling for immediate AFL recall. Strong cross-post consensus across the VFL thread, the reserves thread, and the "all 5 should come in" post that Lord is clearly above VFL level and should return to the AFL side.
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