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.
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
Stable
Trajectory
-$2k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Matt Johnson
⚡ Cap option·⚠ test - Hamstring (Test)
MID
SC Avg52.0
Form
Break-even52↓ falling
Price$352k3wk ↑ $410k
Owned—
Value0.1poor
BELOW BE — 0 pts under BE. Price falling.$-2k/wk
R0
—
R1
57
R2
102
R3
R4
50
R5
60
R6
76
R7
49
How they compare
Matt Johnson
MID
Nikolas Cox
MID
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Form
R9
34
R10
79
R11
64
R12
124
R15
54
R16
60
R8
42
R9
52
R10
42
R12
55
R13
56
R14
70
Pricing
Price$352k
Price$226k
Breakeven52
Breakeven33
Cash/wk+$-2k
Cash/wk+$3k
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MID
AVG94
3GM102
BKE88
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Your personalised recommendation
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