Cole put up 77 in a 32-point road loss to Melbourne — his best score since Round 3 and a genuine above-BE effort (BE 55) with 17 disposals and a goal. The R8 collapse (24) now looks like the anomaly, not the norm. But the season-long pricing story hasn't changed: averaging 64 at $372k with cash gen still negative at -$2,195/round, he is not generating and the premium entry point is long gone. Watch the next round — if he backs it up, the hold thesis gets more interesting. Do not go out of your way to trade him this week, but do not buy in either.
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
Stable
Trajectory
-$4k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Tom Cole
·Bye Rd 12
DEF
SC Avg59.0
Form
Break-even49↑ rising
Price$336k
Owned—
Value0.2poor
UNDERVALUED — 10 pts above BE. Price rising.$-4k/wk
R0
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R1
51
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
How they compare
Tom Cole
DEF
Tom Doedee
DEF
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Form
R1
51
R8
24
R9
77
R10
41
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Pricing
Price$336k
Price$189k
Breakeven49
Breakeven28
Cash/wk+$-4k
Cash/wk+$0k
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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