28 games, 50-point average, $243,800. Howes is the kind of pick that separates the top 1% of SuperCoach teams from everyone else.

The Numbers

49.8 from 28 games at Melbourne Demons. 10.8 disposals, 3.3 marks, 1.9 tackles per game — a sustainable scoring profile that suggests the average is real, not inflated by a couple of outlier scores.

At 22, there’s upside as he locks into a defined role.

Role & Opportunity

Melbourne Demons have invested in Howes, and that investment translates to game time. The role is locked — he is in their best 22.

Hearing good things from Melbourne about Howes’s off-season development. Added size and endurance, which should translate directly to higher scoring output.

SuperCoach Verdict

Strong monitor — the price is right if preseason confirms the role. At $243,800, needs 46 to hold value — he averaged 50 last year, so there is margin..

Betting Angle

Howes’s lines will be set off 28-game data — small samples create edges. Marks lines could offer value for an intercept defender with his profile.

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