Player Watch #11: Max Gawn (C) – 6 x All-Australian, 2 x Best & Fairest, AFLCA Champion Player and Premiership Captain

[ponsdale]

Lock him away please.

Thrilled with this run of form.

 

[LeverPuller]

Top 5 ruck in Comp on form, probably top 3

Yeah but the top 2 are lightyears ahead

 

[pure demon]

Seriously rate this man as a forward also. If dawes or fitz can step up as the second ruck/forward, or we chase a charlie dixson. Would love to see him play a bit more out of the square.

 

[CWaffles]

Loving the way he is playing at the moment, he wont be going anywhere the club has shown faith in him and he seems like the type of bloke that loves the club and will show faith by re-signing.

MFCforever what are your thoughts?

 

[Demon JP]

He'll definitly sign, probably just being cautious due the amount of injuries he's sustained..

Huge test this week for Gawn, Goldstein has been incredibly good

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Really looking forward to two of the most inform ruckmen of the last two weeks. I'm really happy for Gawn that he is going to make it as a good afl player.

 

[deeco]

Really looking forward to two of the most inform ruckmen of the last two weeks. I'm really happy for Gawn that he is going to make it as a good afl player.

Should be a good duel, see if Goldstein can use his experience or if Gawn's size will win out. They both seem to be the prototype new breed of ruck who get plenty of it around the ground on top of hit-outs.

 

[ponsdale]

Should be a good duel, see if Goldstein can use his experience or if Gawn's size will win out. They both seem to be the prototype new breed of ruck who get plenty of it around the ground on top of hit-outs.

I'm pretty sure Goldstein will work Gawn over, but it's a great opportunity for Gawn to step up. Goldie is several years of experience and development ahead and should be too strong and fit. We will all be watching this dual closely.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Should be a good duel, see if Goldstein can use his experience or if Gawn's size will win out. They both seem to be the prototype new breed of ruck who get plenty of it around the ground on top of hit-outs.

Their work around the ground with marking is also based on the same thing, confidence with taking an early contested nark and then it flows from there.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

To think if we'd given up a chance for Petracca we could have had Will Minson instead.

 

[LeverPuller]

To think if we'd given up a chance for Petracca we could have had Will Minson instead.

You mean Petracca, Brayshaw and Nathan Jones.

 

[Jordie_tackles]

To think if we'd given up a chance for Petracca we could have had Will Minson instead.

We could have had Corsy if we threw in Brayshaw to te deal

 

[pure demon]

Was just checking out some stats (drooling over jesse hogans season stats) and i saw that gawny has gone into second, in front of hogan, for contested marks per game! He is also fourth in the league for hitouts per game.
I posted in the Tom boyd thread earlier in the year, when max wasnt even getting a game, that i would take max over boyd, and was met with a fair deal of ridicule. I wonder who the dogs would like to have now, with a finals series coming up?
Always had faith in big Maxy

 

[Topkent]

Was just checking out some stats (drooling over jesse hogans season stats) and i saw that gawny has gone into second, in front of hogan, for contested marks per game! He is also fourth in the league for hitouts per game.
I posted in the Tom boyd thread earlier in the year, when max wasnt even getting a game, that i would take max over boyd, and was met with a fair deal of ridicule. I wonder who the dogs would like to have now, with a finals series coming up?
Always had faith in big Maxy

MFCforever

 

[ponsdale]

MFCforever

Is he even still alive? Or has he just blocked everyone on this forum?

 

[MFCforever]

Is he even still alive? Or has he just blocked everyone on this forum?

Barely alive but the big fella is having a good month. Happy to be wrong but let's keep our powder dry ladies very early in his career. I hope he keeps improving and becomes the monster so many on here said he will become. Good luck Gawny!

 

[Dark Avenger]

Gawn's biggest problem in advancing his career was his versatility. Whenever he played in a side with either Jamar or Spencer he would play the majority of the match up forward because he's a better forward than the other two. The sub rule has also halted his (& other ruckman's) develpoment as well. Out of all the positions on the ground I think Ruckmen have been hurt the most by the sub rule so instead of playing two ruckman you get one plus either a bits & pieces fill in or a ruck who can fill in on the forward line.

 

[00Stinger]

Big Maxy has signed up for 3 more years. has made massive inroads this year, hopefully he continues with this form

 

[Jordie_tackles]

Great news and was theoat important player we had outstanding

 

[Oscarman]

#fearthebeard

This is great news.

 

[rhaz]

Fantastic

 

[PerfectFooty]

Gawn singed a contract for Three years! Here until 2018. Great news

 

[Captain Jack]

Fantastic news. Another great result is old mate MFCforever and his irrational Gawn vendetta vanishing like a fart in the wind.

 

[ponsdale]

#fearthebeard cracked me up on the announcement email

Great news.

 

[Klyntonius]

Super news to see Gawn signed for another 3. Long live the beard!