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Neeld's around the boundary gameplan relies on big mobile players taking contested marks. If Neeld can survive the year he will have Hogan,Gawn,Clark,Dawes as well as Howe taking contested marks. We may have something brewing here.

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Quite the opposite IMO. Having another big ruckman yesterday highlighted to me that Jamar has been going against two ruckmen each week, and that he simply can't do that anymore. With another ruckman

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Max Gawn showed glimpses of his true potential today. What i really like about him, he is 6'9", but chases and contests like a mid fielder, and when he rests in the square, he is such as presence, tha

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I love that mark where he held off the two blokes on either side of him then marked the ball, turned around, ran into the goals and nailed it. Pure arrogance. If he can stay fit he'll be an absolute

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The other thing I really like about him is his defensive skills. He seems regularly to turn up in the back half seemingly out of nowhere. There are very few really big guys , and max is seriously big, who either has the stamina or commitment to do that.

I have been watching him at training while he goes through his rehab, and credit to the coaches they have bern putting him through drills with three or four others where they drill constantly from one end of the ground to the other. Max has been outstanding in that. Not only from an aerobic capacity perspective but also his ability to mark and kick on the run. He is actually a very good long accurate kick. He does not need to handball off as a lot of his teammates seen to think he does.

He has the potential to dominate the competition, today just gave us a very exciting glimpse of what is to come...

The Gawn/Hogan show will be quite something

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Hope his knees hang in there. The guy's got a lovely presence about him. Recall v Tigers year before last. Gawn made it look easy in the centre bounce while Jamar had to really scrap in comparison.

Good on Dees today. Really proud even though it was v gws. Sheedy was really up for a win today and must be gutted. Good on Neeld.

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The other thing I really like about him is his defensive skills. He seems regularly to turn up in the back half seemingly out of nowhere. There are very few really big guys , and max is seriously big, who either has the stamina or commitment to do that.

I have been watching him at training while he goes through his rehab, and credit to the coaches they have bern putting him through drills with three or four others where they drill constantly from one end of the ground to the other. Max has been outstanding in that. Not only from an aerobic capacity perspective but also his ability to mark and kick on the run. He is actually a very good long accurate kick. He does not need to handball off as a lot of his teammates seen to think he does.

He has the potential to dominate the competition, today just gave us a very exciting glimpse of what is to come...

The Gawn/Hogan show will be quite something

Hope so dees64. Will come down to his knees. The lad's a star. He compliments Jamar and Jamar compliments him
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Looked likely each time it came near him. Extremely happy for him, and happy for the club that he's part of our team

Neeld's around the boundary gameplan relies on big mobile players taking contested marks. If Neeld can survive the year he will have Hogan,Gawn,Clark,Dawes as well as Howe taking contested marks. We may have something brewing here.

Why happened to Clark today? Foot?

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Jamar was absolutely terrible

Gawn was fantastic for a first up performance.

Jamar was not terrible today and put in a lot more than recent weeks maybe the internal competition will be good for him. Better still if they become an unstoppable duo.

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This was the first time Ive seen Gawn play and no wonder he was bought into the side.

I thought he was great.

I like the press confrence with Neeld saying hes an old fashion footballer as in carachter (larrikin)

This type of guy can be so infectious on the team. Well done Max !

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Neeld's around the boundary gameplan relies on big mobile players taking contested marks. If Neeld can survive the year he will have Hogan,Gawn,Clark,Dawes as well as Howe taking contested marks. We may have something brewing here.

. Dawes?? Is he still in our list?
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Jamar scored very highly in Dreamteam. He did enough for the tap ruckman he is. not his fault scraps in the center almost always went GWS' way. he doesnt do enough around the ground but he is a great tap ruckman. His time is up but he has been a great serviceman for the club. let's not ostracise him like we have older players in the past.

Gawn was great. Hope his knees hold up.

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mark jamar will be a nervous man if big max plays like that on a regular basis

his tap work in the middle sh!ts all over jamars

Quite the opposite IMO.

Having another big ruckman yesterday highlighted to me that Jamar has been going against two ruckmen each week, and that he simply can't do that anymore.

With another ruckman in the team, however, Jamar looked much better.

In my view, there is a role for both of them.

And yep - like the rest of you - I am very excited about Maxy Gawn.

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Jamar scored very highly in Dreamteam. He did enough for the tap ruckman he is. not his fault scraps in the center almost always went GWS' way. he doesnt do enough around the ground but he is a great tap ruckman. His time is up but he has been a great serviceman for the club. let's not ostracise him like we have older players in the past.

Gawn was great. Hope his knees hold up.

Surely a "great tap ruckman" would have far more taps going to our players and not just to his feet where it remains in dispute.

But, he was better yesterday, hopefully due to Max's influence

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He,s not a line coach!

Well you learn something everyday I guess

I suspect that you missed the irony in my question.

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Quite the opposite IMO.

Having another big ruckman yesterday highlighted to me that Jamar has been going against two ruckmen each week, and that he simply can't do that anymore.

With another ruckman in the team, however, Jamar looked much better.

In my view, there is a role for both of them.

And yep - like the rest of you - I am very excited about Maxy Gawn.

I agree, Gawn is the best thing to happen to Jamar.

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He's 110+ kgs and around 210cms, when you get up to that immense size (Sandilands and Bogut the only examples I can think of) injuries happen easily. I pray he stays fit because he could help us get back up that damn ladder.

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if - and it's a big if - he can stay fit, the sky could be the limit for this guy.

could we have our very own dean cox with an extra 10cm or so of height?

his movement around the ground for a giraffe is so impressive.

why is it that we seem to get the round 3-5 picks in the draft right, but not the rounds 1-2? just bizarre.

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Apart from injury, I can't see Sellar playing another game. Jamar, while not dominant, was much better than last week and I have a suspicion based on no evidence at all that he played better because he knew he had proper support. In previous weeks, Jamar has virtually rucked solo given the lack of competitiveness Sellar and Pedersen provide in the ruck. I think Jamar's career is coming to an end, but I hope we (both MFC and Demonland) pay him the respect he deserves as he nears the end.

Hopefully Gawn and Spencer will provide years of torment for the opposition.

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