Trainor bounced back with 64 in Richmond's 114-point road demolition at the SCG — 29 points above his 35 BE and a clear rebound from the R10 disaster of 21 that triggered the sell call. The problem: this was a blowout of epic proportions (56-170) where individual scores need a garbage-time discount, and Trainor at 27 games with cash gen bleeding at -$1,926/week is no longer a cash cow. At $240.7k the price is near the floor, and 64 versus BE of 35 is technically a strong clearance, but one score in a 114-point defeat doesn't fix the selection-anxiety pattern that has him bouncing between the seniors and the VFL. Watch — the price floor may be set but the role is not secure enough to buy into, and the cash cow thesis expired weeks ago.
Updated 28 June 2026
Should I TradeL. TrainorDEFin SuperCoach 2026?
$240,700 · 76 avg · BE 35 · 7 games
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
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Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
StableTrajectory
-$2k/wkConsistency
VariableLuke Trainor
·⚠ test - Hip/Groin (Test)
DEF
SC Avg76.0solid
Form
Break-even35↑ rising
Price$241k3wk ↑ $253k
Owned—
Value0.3poor
UNDERVALUED — 41 pts above BE. Price rising.$-2k/wk
R0
—
R1
R2
R3
102
R4
74
R5
17
R6
R7
How they compare
Luke Trainor
DEFCooper Bell
DEF—
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Form
R4
74
R5
17
R9
78
R10
21
R11
39
R12
64
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Pricing
Price$241k
Price$120k
Breakeven35
Breakeven18
Cash/wk+$-2k
Cash/wk+$0k
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