88 in Sydney's 114-point demolition of Richmond at the SCG — Richmond scored 56, the game was over at half-time, and Melican's 88 is heavily garbage-time inflated. Yes, it clears his 50 BE and cash gen is now positive at +$1,274/round, but this is the same McCartin injury cover situation it has been all season. When McCartin returns, Melican's selection case evaporates. Hold for now while the role holds, but have the exit plan ready.
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
Improving
Trajectory
-$1k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Lewis Melican
·Bye Rd 13·⚠ out - Hamstring (2-3 weeks)
DEF
SC Avg44.0
Form
Break-even40↑ rising
Price$273k3wk ↑ $373k
Owned0%unique
Value0.2poor
UNDERVALUED — 4 pts above BE. Price rising.$-1k/wk
R0
37
R1
59
R2
34
R3
—
R4
46
R5
R6
R7
How they compare
Lewis Melican
DEF
Cillian Burke
DEF
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Form
R4
46
R8
55
R9
64
R10
80
R11
95
R12
88
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Pricing
Price$273k
Price$120k
Breakeven40
Breakeven18
Cash/wk+$-1k
Cash/wk+$0k
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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