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

[00Stinger]

Mopped the floor with Grundy yesterday.

Imagine the media wankfest if Grundy had 34 possessions v Gawn?

 

[TheCount]

Mopped the floor with Grundy yesterday.

Imagine the media wankfest if Grundy had 34 possessions v Gawn?

Absolutely smashed him. Is there anywhere to get Hit Outs to Advantage stats? Interested to see how the two compared

 

[Ando727]

This thread is giving me a bad sense of deja vu. Our team sucks, but we're clinging to the performance of our best player to keep our chins up. Very much how I felt as a young kid in the 80's.
Them: "Hey, Melbourne sucks!"
Me: "yeah, well, Brian Wilson/Peter Moore - Brownlow winners!"

 

[PerfectFooty]

C A P T A I N

Can't see Goody taking Viney out having made the investment in him, but can see him co-captaining when jones steps down

 

[stEdy]

I'd love Viney to step down from the captaincy so he can focus on his game but I feel like would never do that. Keen for Gawn to co-skip with him next year with Jonesy playing on in 2020 but without leadership responsibilities.

 

[00Stinger]

Absolutely smashed him. Is there anywhere to get Hit Outs to Advantage stats? Interested to see how the two compared

Don't know where you get those stats tbh.

But during the 3rd quarter I remember one of the commentators saying that he had 17 hitouts to advantage at that stage

 

[Tulip]

Except for when he quit against the Power.

He's the best ruck we have her had though

Shut up you salty peanut

 

[Proper Gander]

He's like some sort of - non giving up...ruck...guy

Eloquent

 

[Devastating Boris]

Don't know where you get those stats tbh.

But during the 3rd quarter I remember one of the commentators saying that he had 17 hitouts to advantage at that stage

Champion data has them I’m pretty sure.

 

[Proper Gander]

This thread is giving me a bad sense of deja vu. Our team sucks, but we're clinging to the performance of our best player to keep our chins up. Very much how I felt as a young kid in the 80's.
Them: "Hey, Melbourne sucks!"
Me: "yeah, well, Brian Wilson/Peter Moore - Brownlow winners!"

Isn’t it great.

I think this s**t is why I’m a Melbourne supporter. Not for me your routine, boring “yay we are PREMIERS” crap. That’s for ordinary people. I’m a supporter of an atypical club - terrible overall but with spatterings of greatness. Basically a true AFL emotional connoisseur’s choice.

 

[Daemon]

When does his contract run out? I'm seriously worried the bloke will get sick of propping up the rabble and jump ship to a decent club.

 

[Topkent]

When does his contract run out? I'm seriously worried the bloke will get sick of propping up the rabble and jump ship to a decent club.

Not a chance in hell.

 

[PerfectFooty]

When does his contract run out? I'm seriously worried the bloke will get sick of propping up the rabble and jump ship to a decent club.

The only point i can ever see Gawn leaving is like a Goddard like cap issue and the club turfs him or very late in his career to do some mentor role at another club

 

[Daemon]

Not a chance in hell.

Your probably right but being a MFC supporter I am the eternal pessimist

 

[ponsdale]

Your probably right but being a MFC supporter I am the eternal pessimist

I believe Dees fans are an embodiment of Schrodinger's Supporter. In us exists both blind optimism and blunt pessimism at the same time.

 

[The Dr]

I believe Dees fans are an embodiment of Schrodinger's Supporter. In us exists both blind optimism and blunt pessimism at the same time.

What is this ‘optimism’ you speak of?


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[ponsdale]

What is this ‘optimism’ you speak of?


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We're still here, aren't we?

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Threw a tenner down on the big man for the Brownlow @$51

 

[CatRiot]

Threw a tenner down on the big man for the Brownlow @$51

I just threw $5 on him @ 101-1 on Ladbrokes...

How do you guys assess his chances this year?

He's on 16 votes on AFL Predictor... but I think Grundy might be just by a whisker slighly ahead of Gawn this year, but many votes will be pinched from Grundy by other Pies players, when comparing to Gawn.

I know rucks don't poll that great, but I suspect Tim Kelly our best chance will cop a heavy tag for the rest of season and could potentially drop a bit in polls, but is an extremely good chance.

 

[Crusty Demon]

If he didn't win the brownlow last year, he will never win it. Especially given the fact we will end up having a considerable difference in win/loss this season which will make polling votes even harder. Not many taking votes off him this year though..

 

[schmuttt]

I just threw $5 on him @ 101-1 on Ladbrokes...

How do you guys assess his chances this year?

He's on 16 votes on AFL Predictor... but I think Grundy might be just by a whisker slighly ahead of Gawn this year, but many votes will be pinched from Grundy by other Pies players, when comparing to Gawn.

I know rucks don't poll that great, but I suspect Tim Kelly our best chance will cop a heavy tag for the rest of season and could potentially drop a bit in polls, but is an extremely good chance.

Depends how many games we win in 2nd half of the year. Brayshaw and Oliver aren’t anywhere near as good this year as last year so they aren’t going to steal as many votes off him.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

I just threw $5 on him @ 101-1 on Ladbrokes...

How do you guys assess his chances this year?

He's on 16 votes on AFL Predictor... but I think Grundy might be just by a whisker slighly ahead of Gawn this year, but many votes will be pinched from Grundy by other Pies players, when comparing to Gawn.

I know rucks don't poll that great, but I suspect Tim Kelly our best chance will cop a heavy tag for the rest of season and could potentially drop a bit in polls, but is an extremely good chance.

Darn I should have jumped on those odds.

 

[The Dr]

Really enjoyed this debate re Gawn and Grundy - and how much better they are as a duo even compared to Cox/Sandilands at their peak.

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[Tempy Tiger]

If he didn't win the brownlow last year, he will never win it. Especially given the fact we will end up having a considerable difference in win/loss this season which will make polling votes even harder. Not many taking votes off him this year though..

That’s why he’s a big chance this year. There’s normally a lag between a player really dominating and polling votes. Once your recognized as a gun you are way more likely to poll well. After the game, when the umps are considering their votes, your first thought would be how did the gun players go? I think the recognized guns have a mortgage on the votes unless someone else plays an absolute blinder.

 

[Topkent]

That’s why he’s a big chance this year. There’s normally a lag between a player really dominating and polling votes. Once your recognized as a gun you are way more likely to poll well. After the game, when the umps are considering their votes, your first thought would be how did the gun players go? I think the recognized guns have a mortgage on the votes unless someone else plays an absolute blinder.

No chance
Rucks don't poll well, rucks in a 4 win side really don't poll well