Laird posted 105 in Adelaide's 37-point away romp at Richmond — his best score of the season and 40 points above his 65 BE. The form arc since R6 reads 100, 88, 60 (1-point thriller), 105. The R8 sell call was wrong — the tight-game context explained that dip and he has answered emphatically. At $442.3k with elite scoring back on the table, hold with conviction. Cash gen is still negative at -$5,835/wk as the price drifts down from $559k highs, but a fit Laird scoring 100-plus is not a trade target.
Signals2/3 · Partial alignment
Form
Stable
Trajectory
-$6k/wk
Consistency
Consistent
Rory Laird
·Bye Rd 12·⚠ test - Leg/Calf (Test)
DEF
SC Avg91.0solid
Form
Break-even65↑ rising
Price$442k3wk ↑ $492k
Owned—
Value0.2poor
UNDERVALUED — 26 pts above BE. Price rising.$-6k/wk
R0
—
R1
86
R2
67
R3
R4
R5
67
R6
100
R7
88
How they compare
Rory Laird
DEF
Oscar McDonald
DEF
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Form
R5
67
R6
100
R7
88
R8
60
R9
105
R10
101
R1
45
R2
67
R10
70
Pricing
Price$442k
Price$280k
Breakeven65
Breakeven41
Cash/wk+$-6k
Cash/wk+$0k
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MID
AVG94
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BKE88
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