Richards Scored 62 in R10. The Registry Said Sell. Then He Posted 140.

The R10 sell on Ed Richards was correct. The R11 140 means buying back is too.

The registry called sell on Ed Richards in Round 10. He was clearly carrying something through the body — 62 points in a 12-point away loss to Carlton, 14 below his 76 BE, his lowest score since his R3 omission. The instruction was simple: sell at $519.9k before the injury confirmation costs you another $15k.

Most coaches did exactly that.

Then he posted 140 against Melbourne in Round 11.

What the R10 Sell Was Actually Saying

The sell call wasn't wrong. The signal was right at the time — a premium MID visibly hobbling, cash gen already bleeding at -$3,296 a round before the result, price slide accelerating. You don't sit on a $520k player who can't run. You move, you bank the cash, you find a replacement.

That's not hindsight. The same registry that said sell in R10 is now saying buy at $522.5k. Those two calls aren't contradictory — they're the same logic applied to different information.

What the R11 140 Is Saying

The injury concern has fully resolved. This wasn't a fluky 140 on a soft opponent in garbage time — it was against Melbourne, in a competitive game, and it's his season best. He's back at his R8–R9 level: consecutive 117s either side of the injury dip, then a 140 on the other side of the sell call.

His cycle looks like this: 144 (R0), 90, 94, omitted, 109, 102, 88, 117, 117, 62, 140.

The 62 is the outlier. The 140 is what a healthy Richards looks like.

Current price: $522.5k. BE: 77. Cash gen still negative at around -$3,069 a round, meaning the price continues to drift. But at 140 last week, you're not holding Richards for the price — you're holding him for the scoring. At $522.5k for a premium MID with a 140 ceiling and consecutive 117s on his card, that's elite value at current price.

Should You Buy Back?

The registry says yes — and the logic holds.

If you sold at $519.9k in R10 and haven't deployed the cash yet, you're buying back at roughly the same price for a fully healthy Richards. That's not a loss. That's the trade you made staying liquid until the signal cleared.

If you've already deployed the cash, that's fine — the sell was correct, the deployment was the job. You're not chasing here; you're acknowledging the window is open if your structure allows it.

For coaches who held through the 62 and the sell call: hold with conviction. You've already absorbed the dip and you're rewarded with a 140 on the other side.

His fixture run through the bye rounds is workable. The Dogs have a mid-tier draw and Richards doesn't care — he posted 117 in away losses and 140 in competitive home wins. This is a player who scores regardless of context.

Wait and see isn't the play here. The registry cleared him in R11. The buy window is open.

Updated: 30 May 2026. Data sourced from RookieBible intel registry.

RookieBible's intel registry is pre-briefed on Ed Richards, his fixture run, and the players competing for the same MID spot in your squad. Pre-briefed. Opinionated. The more you challenge it, the sharper it gets.