Johnson exploded for 124 in Fremantle's 25-point win at the Gabba — 77 above his 47 BE, his best score of the season by a distance. After seven rounds of sell verdicts and serial under-BE scoring, this demands attention. The role was always there; the question was whether he would use it. Cash gen remains deeply negative at -$4,500/rd because the price has been bleeding since R5, now down to $317.3k. If you held through the carnage, do not sell now — one 124 doesn't recoup the price bleed but the ceiling is clearly real. If you sold, do not buy back yet — watch for a second consecutive above-BE score before reinstating.
PLAYERS / MATT JOHNSON
Updated 28 June 2026
Matt Johnson
#114/138⚡ Cap option·⚠ test - Hamstring (Test)
MID
Price $352kBE 52Owned —Avg 52.0
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
◉ WATCH
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
StableTrajectory
-$2k/wkConsistency
VariableRecent formSeason avg 52
60▲
54
124▲
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (MID), ±$200k price band
Matt Johnson
MIDElijah Tsatas
MID—
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Form
R9
34
R10
79
R11
64
R12
124
R15
54
R16
60
R5
82
R6
101
R7
61
R12
85
R13
93
R14
73
Pricing
Price$352k
Price$353k
Breakeven52
Breakeven52
Decision
Should I trade Matt Johnson?
Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.
Intel feed
Recent intel
Role Change· T3
Matt Johnson was deployed as a run-with/tagger on Hugo Garcia (STK) in R11, restricting Garcia to 10 disposals (his worst of the season). The Smurf review called it a big tick for Johnson as a player previously shunted to the wing.
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