Edwards returned from his R9 omission with a disappointing 27 in Essendon's 30-point loss to West Coast at Perth Stadium — 3 points below his 30 BE in a game the Bombers were comprehensively outplayed. The role-mismatch issues that led to his demotion have not been resolved; 27 in a 30-point away loss is exactly the kind of output that gets a rookie sent back to the VFL. Cash gen remains positive at +$3,596/wk and his $202.6k price is still climbing, but the well is running dry on meaningful growth. This was an unmitigated disappointment for one of the season's promising cheap rookies. Avoid — the role clarity is gone and there are better FWD rookies with clearer pathways.
Signals3/3 · All signals align
Form
Stable
Trajectory
+$3k/wk
Consistency
Consistent
Tom Edwards
·⚠ out - Hamstring (3-4 weeks)
FWD
SC Avg58.0
Form
Break-even30↑ rising
Price$203k3wk ↑ $228k
Owned—
Value1.5poor
UNDERVALUED — 28 pts above BE. Price rising.+$3k/wk
R0
—
R1
R2
R3
R4
58
R5
52
R6
52
R7
41
How they compare
Tom Edwards
FWD
Aidan Schubert
FWD
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Form
R5
52
R6
52
R7
41
R8
37
R11
62
R12
27
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Pricing
Price$203k
Price$114k
Breakeven30
Breakeven17
Cash/wk+$3k
Cash/wk+$0k
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MID
AVG94
3GM102
BKE88
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Your personalised recommendation
Read the latest SuperCoach thought pieces and player intel — grounded in prices, form, and community signal — before you pull the trigger on Tom Edwards.