Bryan played his first game of 2026 in R9, posting 59 in Essendon's 14-point loss at Sydney Showground — above his 38 BE on debut and a decent foundation for a $257.6k ruck at 27 career games. The job security question hasn't been answered in one game. Watch the R10 team sheet; if he's named again and posts another above-BE score, the cash gen story begins from a very cheap base.
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
2 games — small sample
Trajectory
Flat
Consistency
Consistent
Nick Bryan
·Bye Rd 12·⚠ out - Knee (1 week)
RUC
SC Avg56.0
Form
Break-even38↑ rising
Price$258k3wk ↑ $299k
Owned—
Value0.2poor
UNDERVALUED — 18 pts above BE. Price rising.+$0k/wk
R0
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How they compare
Nick Bryan
RUC
Dante Visentini
RUC
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Form
R9
59
R10
56
R1
62
R6
50
R7
78
R8
44
R9
42
R10
23
Pricing
Price$258k
Price$263k
Breakeven38
Breakeven39
Cash/wk+$0k
Cash/wk+$-2k
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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