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PLAYERS / SAM BERRY
Updated 17 May 2026

Sam Berry

#26/138⚡ Cap option·Bye Rd 12
MID
Price $508kBE 75Owned —Bye Rd 12Avg 97.3
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
— HOLD

Berry posts 73 in a 37-point blowout loss to Richmond at the MCG — barely scraping over his 72 BE in a game Adelaide were getting smashed. After last week's 171 Showdown Medal, this reads as a context-driven dud rather than a form collapse, but the calf durability flag hasn't gone away. Cash gen at $5,335/wk is positive. Hold — one garbage-time 73 after a 171 doesn't change the premium thesis, but monitor R10 selection; any calf management and the sell case re-emerges fast.

Signals2/3 · Partial alignment
Form
Improving
Trajectory
+$6k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Recent formSeason avg 97
98
73▼
171▲
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (MID), ±$200k price band

Sam Berry

MID

Kysaiah Pickett

MID
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—
Form
R5
121
R6
78
R7
74
R8
171
R9
73
R10
98
R5
94
R6
108
R7
129
R8
113
R9
65
R10
60
Pricing
Price$508k
Price$503k
Breakeven75
Breakeven74

Decision

Should I trade Sam Berry?

Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.

Intel feed

Recent intel

Breakout Signal· T3

Sam Berry delivered a dominant Showdown performance: 29 disposals, 19 tackles, 5 clearances, 7 inside 50s — Showdown Medal winner. Multiple high-scoring comments call him a gun midfielder.

u/japanpole (comment, score 33) | u/Maxymous (comment, score 10)
Coaching Signal· T3

Sam Berry received 1 coaches vote for R6 vs St Kilda — notable as he went off injured in the subsequent Brisbane game, making this his last performance data point before missing time.

u/japanpole on r/adelaidefc (post)
Injury Watch· T3

Sam Berry left the ground early in the second quarter and did not return. Confirmed calf injury per the post-round thread. Fans noted he is a likely miss for the following week against Adelaide.

u/Shadormy on r/brisbanelions (post, 93 comments)
Breakout Signal· T3

Sam Berry (Bez) showing very promising signs in the Crows midfield alongside Rankine. Community flagging organic midfield improvement with Berry improving game by game.

r/adelaidefc (26 comments)
Breakout Signal· T3

Sam Berry outstanding vs Carlton in R5: 29 disposals at 72% efficiency, 18 contested possessions, 6 tackles, 4 clearances, consistently harassed Patrick Cripps all game. Top-voted comment of the post-game thread singled him out as the best individual performer.

u/ando772 on r/adelaidefc
Community Questions

What people are asking about Sam Berry

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  • Should I bring in Kozzy (Kysaiah Pickett) to fix my F6, or upgrade the midfield with a fallen premo like McCluggage or Callaghan?
    K. PickettMIDTop: Target a proven premo mid (Oliver or Holmes) over Callaghan/McCluggage (40%)
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