Battle posted 85 in Hawthorn's 39-point belting by Melbourne at the MCG — cleared his 72 BE by 13 points while stepping up as the backline leader with Tom Barrass absent, putting up 24 disposals, 12 marks and 9 intercepts. Cash gen is positive at +$2,152/wk. A 39-point loss is a hammering but he was legitimately good while most teammates weren't. At $487k and 82 average he's delivering premium DEF output right on expectation. Hold — reliable as ever, and when Barrass returns the defensive structure only gets better.
Signals3/3 · All signals align
Form
Stable
Trajectory
+$2k/wk
Consistency
Consistent
Josh Battle
⚡ Cap option·Bye Rd 12
DEF
SC Avg82.0solid
Form
Break-even72↑ rising
Price$487k3wk ↑ $559k
Owned—
Value0.4poor
UNDERVALUED — 10 pts above BE. Price rising.+$2k/wk
R0
82
R1
76
R2
85
R3
—
R4
69
R5
92
R6
96
R7
98
How they compare
Josh Battle
DEF
Max Michalanney
DEF
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Form
R5
92
R6
96
R7
98
R8
90
R9
143
R10
85
R5
49
R6
72
R7
90
R8
36
R9
54
R10
72
Pricing
Price$487k
Price$307k
Breakeven72
Breakeven45
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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