Hayward exploded for 115 in R9 — his best score of the season by a distance and well above his 48 BE. But this is a player averaging 70.5 across a volatile season with multiple DNPs, ongoing sub risk at 190 games, and cash gen still bleeding at -$1,862/wk from $324.6k. This 115 is the gift you needed to exit cleanly. Trade him this week while the inflated score bumps the price — don't let the big number convince you he's turned a corner.
Signals1/3 · Weak alignment
Form
Stable
Trajectory
-$1k/wk
Consistency
Variable
Will Hayward
·Bye Rd 12
FWD
SC Avg77.5solid
Form
Break-even50↑ rising
Price$342k3wk ↑ $402k
Owned—
Value0.2poor
UNDERVALUED — 28 pts above BE. Price rising.$-1k/wk
R0
53
R1
88
R2
—
R3
41
R4
22
R5
R6
77
R7
64
How they compare
Will Hayward
FWD
Lachlan Gulbin
FWD
—
—
Form
R4
22
R6
77
R7
64
R8
54
R9
115
R10
67
R4
82
R5
39
R8
45
R9
27
R10
39
Pricing
Price$342k
Price$177k
Breakeven50
Breakeven26
Cash/wk+$-1k
Cash/wk+$2k
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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