Leake posted 71 in GWS's 17-point away loss at Perth Stadium — in a genuine away contest, 71 in a losing team is the best away-loss score he has produced this season. His previous away-loss floor was 28; this is a step change. Clears his 31 BE by 40 and cash gen is running at +$2,152/week from $214k. The role is locked at GWS and the scoring floor is proving deeper than feared. Buy — DEF rookie with locked role, real cash gen, and an improving away-loss floor is exactly the profile.
Updated 17 May 2026
Should I TradeJ. LeakeDEFin SuperCoach 2026?
$214,000 · 71 avg · BE 31 · 5 games · Bye R12
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
▲ BUY
Signals3/3 · All signals align
Form
StableTrajectory
+$2k/wkConsistency
ConsistentJames Leake
·Bye Rd 12
DEF
SC Avg71.0solid
Form
Break-even31↑ rising
Price$214k3wk ↑ $256k
Owned—
Value1.0poor
UNDERVALUED — 40 pts above BE. Price rising.+$2k/wk
R0
R1
R2
R3
56
R4
—
R5
R6
R7
58
How they compare
James Leake
DEFCillian Burke
DEF—
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Form
R3
56
R7
58
R8
28
R9
55
R10
71
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Pricing
Price$214k
Price$120k
Breakeven31
Breakeven18
Cash/wk+$2k
Cash/wk+$0k
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