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PLAYERS / SAM TAYLOR
Updated 28 June 2026

Sam Taylor

#144/185·test - Hamstring (Test)
DEF
Price $385kBE 57Owned Avg 53.0
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
◉ WATCH

Taylor returned from his extended injury absence to post just 44 in GWS's dominant 49-point away win over Melbourne at Traeger Park — 22 points below his 66 BE in a game his team controlled from start to finish. The context matters: this is his first AFL game since Round 0, a gap of nearly four months. The 44 reflects expected rust, not a role or form concern. At $446.3k with no SC average to anchor the price, the valuation is entirely speculative. The previous avoid verdicts (R2-R3, following the R0-R1 buy recommendations) were correct — he was unownable while injured. Now he is back, the question shifts to how quickly he can build into the 81-point average that made him a cash-cow target in preseason. Watch — the buy thesis from R0-R1 requires confirmation at the senior level before re-entering consideration.

Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
Improving
Trajectory
-$2k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Recent formSeason avg 53
104
61
53
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (DEF), ±$200k price band

Sam Taylor

DEF

Isaac Quaynor

DEF
Form
R12
44
R14
53
R15
61
R16
104
R10
94
R11
86
R12
63
R13
82
R15
100
R16
49
Pricing
Price$385k
Price$386k
Breakeven57
Breakeven57

Decision

Should I trade Sam Taylor?

Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.

Intel feed

Recent intel

Injury Watch· T3

Sam Taylor mentioned as key returnee over next couple of weeks from injury. Anticipated to be a significant boost for GWS when fit.

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