Lai posted 71 in Port's heartbreaking 2-point home loss to the Bulldogs — 36 above his 35 BE in a genuine contest where every point mattered right to the siren. A 71 in a 2-point loss is not garbage time; it's a player fighting in a real game and delivering. Cash gen is running at $5,915/wk — the strongest in this batch — and at $238.2k he still has significant price runway ahead. Port clearly has him in the side with a real role and he's rewarding it consistently. Buy if you don't own him and hold confidently if you do — this is the cash cow doing everything right.
Updated 17 May 2026
Should I TradeJ. LaiMIDin SuperCoach 2026?
$238,200 · 54 avg · BE 35 · 7 games · Bye R12
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
▲ BUY
Signals2/3 · Partial alignment
Form
ImprovingTrajectory
+$6k/wkConsistency
No dataJosh Lai
·Bye Rd 12·⚠ test - Head (Test)
MID
SC Avg54.3
Form
Break-even35↑ rising
Price$238k3wk ↑ $305k
Owned—
Value2.4poor
Cash Cow+$6k/wk~20r to $350kBE 35
R0
—
R1
R2
R3
52
R4
54
R5
46
R6
28
R7
61
How they compare
Josh Lai
MIDTyan Prindable
MID—
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Form
R4
54
R5
46
R6
28
R7
61
R8
68
R9
71
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Pricing
Price$238k
Price$114k
Breakeven35
Breakeven17
Cash/wk+$6k
Cash/wk+$0k
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