Gunston returned from a two-week foot sprain layoff with a polished 97 in Hawthorn's 52-point away win over St Kilda — 35 above his 62 BE, proving the veteran premiership forward has plenty left in the tank. The price has dropped to $419.1k from $466k pre-injury, creating genuine value for a player averaging 81 with a proven 100+ ceiling. Hold if you have him; consider as a buy-low FWD upgrade if you need the scoring — the role is secure and the cash gen cycle is about to turn positive.
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
Stable
Trajectory
-$2k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Jack Gunston
·⚠ test - Foot (Test)
FWD
SC Avg81.0solid
Form
Break-even62↑ rising
Price$419k3wk ↑ $470k
Owned—
Value0.2poor
UNDERVALUED — 19 pts above BE. Price rising.$-2k/wk
R0
69
R1
101
R2
106
R3
—
R4
81
R5
60
R6
R7
98
How they compare
Jack Gunston
FWD
Sam Butler
FWD
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Form
R4
81
R5
60
R7
98
R8
48
R9
113
R12
97
R1
29
R2
72
R4
57
R5
42
R6
46
R9
62
Pricing
Price$419k
Price$245k
Breakeven62
Breakeven36
Cash/wk+$-2k
Cash/wk+$2k
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MID
AVG94
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BKE88
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Your personalised recommendation
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