Buller crashed to 16 in Collingwood's tight 6-point loss at the SCG — barely above zero in a close game with no blowout excuse. R9's 82 was the false dawn. His season average sits at 16 against a 35 BE, and cash gen is bleeding at -$1,952 per round. The R3-R8 avoid calls were right all along. Trade him out immediately — the role is not locked, the scoring is broken, and there is no recovery path at $236.8k.
PLAYERS / JACK BULLER
Updated 17 May 2026
Jack Buller
#163/166·Bye Rd 12
FWD
Price $237kBE 35Owned —Bye Rd 12Avg 16.0
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
✕ AVOID
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
ImprovingTrajectory
-$2k/wkConsistency
VolatileRecent formSeason avg 16
16
82▲
38▲
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (FWD), ±$200k price band
Jack Buller
FWDJobe Shanahan
FWD—
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Form
R0
20
R1
20
R8
38
R9
82
R10
16
R5
76
R6
34
R7
47
R8
44
R9
31
R10
45
Pricing
Price$237k
Price$237k
Breakeven35
Breakeven35
Cash/wk+$-2k
Cash/wk+$-2k
Decision
Should I trade Jack Buller?
Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.
Intel feed
Recent intel
Breakout Signal· T3
Jack Buller received consistent strong praise across many comments in the Collingwood post-match thread, rated as one of the clear bright spots in a heavy loss to Geelong. Community consensus is he is developing well and justifying selection.
Breakout Signal· T3
Jack Buller praised for forward contests, freeing up McStay and stopping intercept marks in F50. Community argues he should be a permanent selection based on impact rather than raw stats.
Community Questions
What people are asking about Jack Buller
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- Which Collingwood players should be dropped and who should come in after the heavy Round 9 loss to Geelong?105UnknownTop: Drop seniors, bring in youth (Allan, West, Hayes) (40%)
- Who should Collingwood bring in to replace Jordan De Goey for Round 6?33J. GoeyMIDTop: Sullivan — the pragmatic, expected pick (32%)