Gardiner returned and posted 49 in Brisbane's 41-point loss to Geelong — 10 above his 39 BE but barely registering in a team that got blown away. Cash gen is marginally negative at -$560/wk. At $263.9k averaging 49, the fitness concerns that haunted the early season have not translated into productive output. Avoid — he's playing but not contributing enough to warrant roster space.
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
Stable
Trajectory
Flat
Consistency
Variable
Darcy Gardiner
·Bye Rd 12·⚠ out - Shoulder (1 week)
DEF
SC Avg49.0
Form
Break-even39↑ rising
Price$264k3wk ↑ $278k
Owned—
Value0.2poor
UNDERVALUED — 10 pts above BE. Price rising.$-1k/wk
R0
16
R1
R2
—
R3
71
R4
R5
R6
R7
How they compare
Darcy Gardiner
DEF
Cooper Bell
DEF
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Form
R0
16
R3
71
R10
49
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Pricing
Price$264k
Price$120k
Breakeven39
Breakeven18
Cash/wk+$-1k
Cash/wk+$0k
But this is generic. Your team changes everything.
Sam Mitchell
MID
AVG94
3GM102
BKE88
PRICE$485k
Trade Mitchell → upgrade Xerri to Grundy. Frees $38k and fixes your ruck.
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