Flanders crashed to 39 in St Kilda's 52-point home demolition at the hands of Hawthorn at Docklands — 30 points below his 69 BE and a catastrophic score for a premium averaging 110. The team context (67-119 loss) explains some compression but 39 from a player of his quality is unacceptable. More concerning are the event flags: multiple injury-watch signals (T3, conf 7-9) point to an Achilles issue that may end his season, and a role-change signal flags he has been playing half-back with no CBA involvement — a role that may contract further when NWM returns. The nine consecutive hold/buy verdicts reflected his elite scoring through R9, but the R12 data fundamentally changes the thesis. Cash gen at +$2,815/week is still positive but that will reverse violently if the injury forces missed games or the 39 is the start of a role-compressed downturn. Sell — the injury risk and role change compound the evidence that the optimal exit window has arrived.
Updated 28 June 2026
Should I TradeS. FlandersFWDin SuperCoach 2026?
$472,600 · 91 avg · BE 69 · 12 games
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
▼ SELL
Signals2/3 · Partial alignment
Form
StableTrajectory
+$2k/wkConsistency
No dataSam Flanders
⚡ Cap option·⚠ out - Leg/Calf (Season)
FWD
SC Avg91.0solid
Form
Break-even69↑ rising
Price$473k3wk ↑ $509k
Owned—
Value0.5poor
UNDERVALUED — 22 pts above BE. Price rising.+$2k/wk
R0
77
R1
104
R2
81
R3
93
R4
—
R5
88
R6
117
R7
83
How they compare
Sam Flanders
FWDArchie Perkins
FWD—
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Form
R7
83
R8
69
R9
120
R10
110
R11
111
R12
39
R10
65
R11
95
R12
62
R13
60
R14
48
R16
41
Pricing
Price$473k
Price$297k
Breakeven69
Breakeven44
Cash/wk+$2k
Cash/wk+$0k
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