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

[lose]

I wouldn't say Hickey out & out beat Gawn but he did a good job of nullifying Gawn's influence. Remember Gawn did kick two goals.

Agree I rekon they probably broke about even but because of Gawns status everyone has seen that as a win for Hickey

 

[Sando22]

Is he the presumptive AA?

Easily

 

[mad-saint-guy]

I wouldn't say Hickey out & out beat Gawn but he did a good job of nullifying Gawn's influence. Remember Gawn did kick two goals.

Hickey got 5 votes (BOG) from both coaches while Gawny received none. It was a good contest but I'd say Hickey won comfortably.

 

[Sando22]

Not a massive fan of The Footy Show but Maxy was pretty refreshing last night and they bloody love him.
Hung on every word he said.
Poor Nicky Dal sat in the guts was glossed over all night as everyone just wanted a piece of big Maxy!

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

To paraphrase Clarko...."when it came to the crunch of it we couldn't curb the influence of Max Gawn, one of the best 2nd half performances I've seen from a ruckman in a long, long time. 11 contested marks, the clean clearances he gave to their midfield. We couldn't stop him."

 

[d33my]

He is a beast. Loved the razz up he gave to the members after kicking a goal too.

Shame he couldn't kick the last one but who gives a *

 

[The Dr]

If he stays fit and improves further, could become one of the most influential ruckmen of all time. Seriously.

 

[dee_mac]

If he stays fit and improves further, could become one of the most influential ruckmen of all time. Seriously.

He's the most natural footballer for a ruckman I've seen in a while

 

[blured]

Hes got AA in bag now. That second half was brilliant. Take a bow big fella

 

[LeverPuller]

He is a beast. Loved the razz up he gave to the members after kicking a goal too.

Shame he couldn't kick the last one but who gives a ****

Siren blown, * it

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

The best ruckman of the modern is Dean Cox by quite a margin I'd say. We've seen a hugely sharp trajectory of Gawn's ability this year. Huge tank, hit out beast, crafty taps, contested marking beast, kicking skills ok but above average for a ruckman, consistency this year as his first proper run at senior selection pretty damn good. Not saying he is as good as Cox (and Goldstein still has more credits in the bank), but if he can repeat this kind of performance over a long period of time....fair chance he enters the discussion? His influence on games suggests so to me.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Has almost singlehandedly made the ruckman relevant again in 2016.

 

[Ablett2Garland]

so that saying is true, all great men have beards.

 

[Bluelegs]

Two coaches this year have directly attributed their losses to Max Gawn.

 

[d33my]

Two coaches this year have directly attributed their losses to Max Gawn.

Refresh my memory - who was the other? Bucks?

 

[Sando22]

And on the back of his first Footy Show panel appearance where they all basically just pumped up his tyres for 2 hours, hard not to get a bit ahead of yourself.
Just takes it all in his stride big Maxy.
Take a bow son

 

[The Dr]

One other little thing I noticed when watching the highlights (again) ... I love the look of resignation on the faces of Ceglar and McEvoy when Gawn kept on taking huge contested marks over them. They just know he's the king.

 

[d33my]

One other little thing I noticed when watching the highlights (again) ... I love the look of resignation on the faces of Ceglar and McEvoy when Gawn kept on taking huge contested marks over them. They just know he's the king.

Loved the little bum tap he gave Gibson after giving away a free against the Weed too.

"Sneaky!"

 

[Sando22]

Loved the little bum tap he gave Gibson after giving away a free against the Weed too.

"Sneaky!"

There isn't much he does that isn't grouse!

 

[Proper Gander]

Two coaches this year have directly attributed their losses to Max Gawn.

coach killer

 

[schmuttt]

Max is the first genuine elite player we've had since Neitz IMO. I'd define elite as top 3 in their position (Unless they are a mid, then probably top 15-20).

 

[PerfectFooty]

Jeff white was one of our best ever rucks. Yze was pretty elite too. I said my piece, i agree with you

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Best thing about Gawn is that he's the last person I'd expect to leave the club too. Even more so than Viney, Jones, or Watts.

 

[Klyntonius]

Goldstein is Gawn's only comp for AA and James Brayshaw has Gawn as a lock. Says it all.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Should just about be the first player picked.