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PLAYERS / MATTHEW JEFFERSON
Updated 28 June 2026

Matthew Jefferson

#119/167·⚠ out - Foot (2-4 weeks)
FWD
Price $211kBE 31Owned —Avg 46.5
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
◉ WATCH

Jefferson scraped 33 in Melbourne's 49-point hiding at Traeger Park — just clearing his 32 BE by one point while the team posted only 70. Cash gen remains positive at $3,769/rd and at $215.4k he is still generating value, but the R10 buy call is showing its age. The pattern is inconsistent: 33, 69, 51, 27, 66, and now 33 again. Two sub-35 scores in the last three games reactivate the vest risk concern. Hold if you are already in — the cash gen is still ticking and BE is low enough to survive a quiet week. But do not add new capital until he posts back-to-back above-50 scores.

Signals2/3 · Partial alignment
Form
Stable
Trajectory
+$3k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Recent formSeason avg 47
40▼
33▼
47
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (FWD), ±$200k price band

Matthew Jefferson

FWD

Thomas Sims

FWD
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Form
R8
51
R9
27
R10
66
R11
47
R12
33
R15
40
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Pricing
Price$211k
Price$212k
Breakeven31
Breakeven31
Cash/wk+$3k
Cash/wk+$0k

Decision

Should I trade Matthew Jefferson?

Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.

Intel feed

Recent intel

Breakout Signal· T3

Matthew Jefferson playing his best game for Melbourne in R10, kicking 2 goals and taking 6 marks. Community consensus he should be retained and is trending up. SC relevance growing if form holds.

u/Telopea1 (score 9), u/Alina2017, u/Much_Ad_9301 (r/melbournefc comments)
Breakout Signal· T3

Matthew Jefferson had a breakout performance in R10 vs Hawthorn. Community praised him as announcing himself as a genuine AFL player, receiving BnF votes from multiple commenters. Growing in confidence game by game.

u/multiple commenters on r/melbournefc (post-match, high engagement)
Community Intel· T3

Matthew Jefferson described as a fish out of water in the AFL in the first half vs Brisbane. Community noting he is clearly behind Kentfield in the pecking order and struggling to adapt to senior level.

u/Queasy_Aerie_6215 (post body), r/melbournefc first-half thread
Community Intel· T3

Matthew Jefferson performed well in the VFL practice game — leading well and kicking 2 goals. Community sees him as likely ahead of AJ in the pecking order for a senior call-up. Considered a strong candidate for AFL debut.

u/L-J-Peters (post, score 5), u/Royal_Photograph_887 (score 5), r/melbournefc

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