Jump to content

Max Gawn SEN interview

Featured Replies

Posted

Hoping Maxy clears the air on the whole Watts drama this morning

 
  • Author
29 minutes ago, Drunkn167 said:

What time is the interview gonna be on?

Right now

 

Hahaha first question about Watts, they don't muck around

52 minutes ago, Bobby Clark said:

Hoping Maxy clears the air on the whole Watts drama this morning

What did you think? To me it seems like the interviewers were reading too much into what Max was saying but Max was being very vague about it all.


The first 8 questions were about Watts! Max handled them diplomatically. He must have been thinking WTF!?

 

However ... he could have said "Goody wanted to take a look at some of the other blokes and see how they're travelling." Or, "he's got a bung hand."

Instead he said stff like, well, he didn't make the squad of 24. He is fit and ready to play, he just wasn't picked.

Which sounds a lot like there is smoke, and maybe even fire.

No mistaking it. Watts hadn't prepared himself to a standard to get picked in the 24 on Saturday.

  • Author
3 minutes ago, Ted Fidge said:

The first 8 questions were about Watts! Max handled them diplomatically. He must have been thinking WTF!?

 

However ... he could have said "Goody wanted to take a look at some of the other blokes and see how they're travelling." Or, "he's got a bung hand."

Instead he said stff like, well, he didn't make the squad of 24. He is fit and ready to play, he just wasn't picked.

Which sounds a lot like there is smoke, and maybe even fire.

I'm convinced that rumour is true.

 
  • Author
1 minute ago, Wrecker45 said:

No mistaking it. Watts hadn't prepared himself to a standard to get picked in the 24 on Saturday.

Seems like it.

I wonder if Wattsy got on the [censored] when he came back from the Qld Camp.  He was very poor at the intraclub.  Maybe he was hungover or still feeling the effects. 

That would be punishable, and could explain the poor performance. 

From reports I got the impression that he had had a solid preseason up till then.


What a blow-up.

It's all fairly self-explanatory.

The calls that Jack came back underdone/that he enjoyed the off-season are pretty far-fetched.

Clearly he didn't perform as well as he needed to in the intra-club to get first look in and we have a host of forwards who did. Structurally we can't fit them all in so Watts was left out of the first JLT game.

That's pretty much what Gawn suggested anyway and is hardly a surprise given this is the AFL. A good thing for Watts, keep him keen. 

Pro Dee loves a J Watts story but.

14 minutes ago, hells bells said:

I wonder if Wattsy got on the [censored] when he came back from the Qld Camp.  He was very poor at the intraclub.  Maybe he was hungover or still feeling the effects. 

That would be punishable, and could explain the poor performance. 

From reports I got the impression that he had had a solid preseason up till then.

I agree he didnt light up the intraclub but he was laughing and joking with Macca and Goody near the end of the session after he cramped up... Doesnt seem like the thing to do if they were particularly disappointed in his efforts...

And even if Watts was in trouble, would the coaching staff necessarily tell any player other than Watts. 


Was anything discussed OTHER than #4?

If there is nothing else to report from Max, can the mods merge this with the 'Jack Watts' thread please, otherwise this will have the same 5 pages repeated, ad nauseum!

When asked who would win a contest between Oliver, Brayshaw and Petracca, he felt Oliver would be the most likely.

15 minutes ago, Dr. Mubutu said:

Was anything discussed OTHER than #4?

They asked him about his beard.... Gawn spoke very well, didn't get flustered at any time imo. Said that goodwin's game plan had been coming for a while, so it wasn't such a big change this year. I think the Watts issue is being blown out of proportion. They tried spencer and weideman so perhaps will add watts later. Gawn as much said the same.

the interview is worth a listen. The media had an agenda and I don't think it would matter what Gawn said about Watts, they wanted an issue.


1 hour ago, billy2803 said:

Max has also moved house.  Now lives in Malvern.

I thought he was coming to join us hipsters in Fitzroy. Very disappointed. Malvern really, how bland!

KB played part of the interview, the questions on Watts, on his show this morning, his take was that Watts may be down on training intensity and it was a credit to the coaching staff that they are sending a clear message to the squad that names and reputations don't count, you will have to perform to get a game this year.

 
3 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

If there is nothing else to report from Max, can the mods merge this with the 'Jack Watts' thread please, otherwise this will have the same 5 pages repeated, ad nauseum!

Q. What's better than one thread sinking the boots into Jack Watts?

A. Two 

Glad I coud contribute


Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Featured Content

  • REPORT: Hawthorn

    Melbourne and Hawthorn who face off against each other this week have more in common than having once almost merged and about to wear a blue jumper with a red v triangle and an embroidered picture of a bird on the front.  They also share the MCG as their main home ground, their supporters are associated with the leafy suburbs of Melbourne and in recent times, James Frawley graced the colours of both teams. Even more recently, both have bounced back from disastrous five game losing streaks to start off a season. Of course, the Hawks turned their bounce into a successful leap from the bottom of the ladder into a finals appearance, making it to the semifinals in 2024 and this year, they’re riding high in third place on the AFL table. The Demons are just three games into their 2025 bounce back, and are yet to climb their way out of the bottom four although they are sitting a game and percentage out of the top eight. However, with the current sportsbet odds of $3.90 to win this week’s encounter, it seems a forlorn hope that their upward progression will continue much longer.

    • 0 replies
    Demonland
  • PODCAST: Harvey Langford Interview

    On Wednesday I'll be interviewing the Melbourne Football Club's first pick in the 2024 National Draft and pick number 6 overall Harvey Langford. If you have any questions you want asked let me know. I will release the interview on Wednesday afternoon.

      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 24 replies
    Demonland
  • REPORT: West Coast

    On a night of counting, Melbourne captain Max Gawn made sure that his contribution counted. He was at his best and superb in the the ruck from the very start of the election night game against the West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium, but after watching his dominance of the first quarter and a half of the clash evaporate into nothing as the Eagles booted four goals in the last ten minutes of the opening half, he turned the game on its head, with a ruckman’s masterclass in the second half.  No superlatives would be sufficient to describe the enormity of the skipper’s performance starting with his 47 hit outs, a career-high 35 possessions (22 of them contested), nine clearances, 12 score involvements and, after messing up an attempt or two, finally capping off one of the greatest rucking performances of all time, with a goal of own in the final quarter not long after he delivered a right angled pass into the arms of Daniel Turner who also goaled from a pocket (will we ever know if the pass is what was intended). That was enough to overturn a 12 point deficit after the Eagles scored the first goal of the second half into a 29 point lead at the last break and a winning final quarter (at last) for the Demons who decided not to rest their champion ruckman at the end this time around. 

    • 0 replies
    Demonland
  • PREGAME: Hawthorn

    The Demons return to the MCG to take on the High Flying Hawks on Saturday Afternoon. Hawthorn will be aiming to consolidate a position in the Top 4 whilst the Dees will be looking to take a scalp and make it four wins in a row. Who comes in and who goes out?

      • Like
    • 151 replies
    Demonland
  • PODCAST: West Coast

    The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 5th May @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we analyse the Demons 3rd win row for the season against the Eagles.
    Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
    If you would like to leave us a voicemail please call 03 9016 3666 and don't worry no body answers so you don't have to talk to a human.

    • 25 replies
    Demonland
  • POSTGAME: West Coast

    Following a disastrous 0–5 start to the season, the Demons have now made it three wins in a row, cruising past a lacklustre West Coast side on their own turf. Skipper Max Gawn was once again at his dominant best, delivering another ruck masterclass to lead the way.

      • Like
    • 215 replies
    Demonland