Mason Redman (Essendon) Over 12.5 Disposals (-769)

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Mason Redman clearing 12.5 disposals at home is a line that looks almost deliberately soft given what the data shows. His L5 home games average sits at 15.4 disposals, and against the Swans specifically he's averaged 20.4 at home and 22.8 overall across his last five meetings — numbers that dwarf this line comfortably. The model projects 18.7 disposals, a 6.2-disposal gap above the threshold, and his home hit rate of 18 from 20 games over the last season-and-a-half underlines just how consistently he clears this mark. The catch is the juice — at $1.13 the implied probability is 88.5%, and the model edge sits at just 0.9%, so this is thin margin territory. Redman's uncontested possession work (10.2 per home game) and 324.6 metres gained suggest he'll find plenty of ball as a rebounding defender, but size your stake accordingly given the compressed odds.

Chad Warner (Sydney Swans) Over 19.5 Disposals (-714)

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Chad Warner is in the form of his life and the 19.5 disposal line looks well short of where he's operating. The model projects him for 25.5 touches — a 6-disposal gap above the line — and his recent numbers back that up emphatically. Over his last five away games he's averaging 26.8 disposals, combining 15.6 kicks with 11.2 handballs and generating 633 metres gained per game. Against Essendon specifically, he's averaged 25.3 away and 26 overall across his last five matchups, suggesting this opponent holds no particular threat to his output. The hit rate here is hard to ignore: Warner has cleared 19.5 in all 10 of his last 10 games overall and gone 5-from-5 in away fixtures. The market has him at 87.7% implied probability at $1.14, and the model's edge is modest at 0.8%, so this is a volume-of-evidence play rather than a value screamer — but the consistency is genuinely exceptional.

Mason Redman (Essendon) Over 13.5 Disposals (-500)

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Mason Redman is one of the more reliable disposal accumulators in Essendon's backline, and the 13.5 line looks well short of where it should be. The model projects him at 18.7 disposals — a 5.2-disposal gap over the line — with a 2% edge against the implied 83.3% probability baked into the $1.20 price. His L5 home average sits at 15.4 disposals, and across his last 20 home games he's cleared this line 18 times, an impressive 90% hit rate. Against Sydney specifically, he's averaged 20.4 at home and 22.8 overall across his last five matchups — numbers that make 13.5 look almost conservative. His home game profile leans heavily on uncontested possessions (10.2 avg) and kicks (11.8 avg), with a tidy 78.6% disposal efficiency suggesting he's not just accumulating garbage touches. At short odds the edge is modest, but the underlying data makes this a well-supported play.

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