Ease up, I know you know him personally but no need to stand up against anyone who says he wasn't great.Had a good look at what Max did yet ?
Maybe 'shocker' was too strong a word, and maybe my expectations were a little too high after such a great season and finals campaign, but I felt he was a touch off in the GF. Maybe he was trying to do too much and ended up overpaying the game, but I stand by my comment that he didn't have a great game - I'm referring to his work around the ground and ability to impact contests, which to me was pretty ordinary by his own standards.
As I said, I didn't pay too much attention to his ruck work so can't comment.