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A couple of more serious Max Gawn gems from last night:

  • in a post season email to all his team mates he wrote: "you can't win a premiership in the off-season, but you sure as hell can lose one;  and
  • he adopted a "no excuses" approach to his 2018 pre-season, meaning that he left absolutely no stone unturned in his preparation for the season ahead.  He urged all his team mates to do adopt the same approach to the up-coming pre season.

Great footballer and great leader.

 
24 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Hopefully if Oliver has another good year, someone reminds him to prepare a speech!

Would probably need a ghost writer...

10 hours ago, EnterTheDragon said:

Melky was there, finishing an admirable 7th.

Next season it’s your turn Christian Petracca. A guy with that level of talent should be pushing for top 5 in the B&F every year from now on ... or he’s not trying hard enough.

Yeah missed Melks, oops.

A quick look at the list and the notable absentees, Tracca has to be the biggest. Didn't miss games, played well at times, but also went absent often enough to miss out... This off season will show a lot about what he's got. What he brings can be the exact missing element that we need. 


7 minutes ago, Dappa Dan said:

Yeah missed Melks, oops.

A quick look at the list and the notable absentees, Tracca has to be the biggest. Didn't miss games, played well at times, but also went absent often enough to miss out... This off season will show a lot about what he's got. What he brings can be the exact missing element that we need. 

Petracca averaged 21 touches and 0.8 goals/game in 2018. Played some good games but still a bit too hot and cold with a tendency to drift out if it for long periods. I think he can get a lot fitter. 

A rampaging Christian Petracca who can average 25 touches and 1.5 goals a game will see us very close to winning the premiership in 2018. 

13 minutes ago, EnterTheDragon said:

Petracca averaged 21 touches and 0.8 goals/game in 2018. Played some good games but still a bit too hot and cold with a tendency to drift out if it for long periods. I think he can get a lot fitter. 

That's the knock I hear a lot of people, including impartials, say... They reckon he's too heavy. Simple as that.

I gotta say it feels true. I'd love to see him take to heart Max's words in his acceptance.

1 minute ago, Dappa Dan said:

That's the knock I hear a lot of people, including impartials, say... They reckon he's too heavy. Simple as that.

I gotta say it feels true. I'd love to see him take to heart Max's words in his acceptance.

I agree with that. Look at the fitness levels on guys like Gawn, Oliver, Viney, Harmes.

CP5 still looks like the penny hasn’t dropped on the sort of aerobic capacity you need to dominate at this level. Eating habits as well. A big mindset shift required from Christian this preseason.

 

 

well done Max ;)

 

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9 minutes ago, EnterTheDragon said:

I agree with that. Look at the fitness levels on guys like Gawn, Oliver, Viney, Harmes.

CP5 still looks like the penny hasn’t dropped on the sort of aerobic capacity you need to dominate at this level. Eating habits as well. A big mindset shift required from Christian this preseason.

 

Yup. Needs to retain his power and cut away as much of the fat as he can. His power is his greatest asset but he can't use it if he's not moving to the right places.


3 hours ago, Nasher said:

Hopefully if Oliver has another good year, someone reminds him to prepare a speech!

Clarry is Clarry does his talking on the field, I was surprised with the words last night, Dustin Martin school of communication 

12 minutes ago, homsar said:

Yup. Needs to retain his power and cut away as much of the fat as he can. His power is his greatest asset but he can't use it if he's not moving to the right places.

Gee he was blowing hard in games this year. Always looked stuffed while other guys were jogging pointing fingers.

24 minutes ago, EnterTheDragon said:

CP5 still looks like the penny hasn’t dropped on the sort of aerobic capacity you need to dominate at this level. Eating habits as well. A big mindset shift required from Christian this preseason.

Probably the wrong thread for this but anyway...

I don't reckon his training habits are wrong, more misguided. They probably worked him into a place of being a power athlete as he'd be playing forward and doing short minutes in the midfield. People always say he's a Robbie Gray type. I have to say I don't really see that, but I'd love him to lean up like that. You can still be a star forward without being heavy.

26 minutes ago, homsar said:

Yup. Needs to retain his power and cut away as much of the fat as he can. His power is his greatest asset but he can't use it if he's not moving to the right places.

Trac is about as lean as anyone at the club. He is pure muscle (that's why he weighs so much).

Needs to boost his strength and drop some muscle (hard but can be done - go from a bodybuilder to a power lifter).

Loved Max’s reference to Clarry saying he will win the next 10 blueys. He’s not short on confidence the lad.

1 hour ago, P-man said:

Loved Max’s reference to Clarry saying he will win the next 10 blueys. He’s not short on confidence the lad.

The whole club now knows what they have. It's awesome. Everyone's standing up and taking notice of Clarry. Never had anyone like him.


14 hours ago, Bates Mate said:

Just left the afterparty . BOG contenders. T Mac. Gus . Lever. And Clarry. All players in good spirits  levers dance moves are Mr bean like. Hogan amongst it . Jeffy was a bit of a lonely figure. Jones getting around to every group was great to see. Very interesting to see the different Clicks amongst the playing group. Of the coaching group Jade Rawlings was a much loved figure. Plapp , Plunket and Ben Matthews also getting lots of love from the players. Max engaging with everyone. Love this club

Max is the next captain for mine. He should be a co-captain, but the way he spoke at that BnF had leader written all over it.

6 hours ago, Dappa Dan said:

The whole club now knows what they have. It's awesome. Everyone's standing up and taking notice of Clarry. Never had anyone like him.

The best thing about it is Clarry know too. The talk of him driving the standards is exactly what we haven't had from our sublimely talented youngsters. He is going to be something special

15 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

Did Peter Jackson get a standing ovation, because he bloody deserved one

Got a ripping standing ovation. Was one of the nights highlights.

Could we see Max in the VC position next year? Definitely sounds like his leadership has been massive over the last 12 months. Also strikes me as a bloke the whole playing group would want to play for. 


9 hours ago, Pates said:

Could we see Max in the VC position next year? Definitely sounds like his leadership has been massive over the last 12 months. Also strikes me as a bloke the whole playing group would want to play for. 

He's joint VC with Lewis.

To be honest, I never really thought of Max as necessarily leadership group material. Definitely an on-field or spiritual leader in the way he goes about it but not as a motivator or serious role model.

His speech at the B&F made me see him in a new light. I was hanging off his every word, not just laughing at his jokes, and was about ready to take myself off to the dietitian he was so convincing. Certainly, I got the impression that the other players look up to him in more ways than one in recent times.

On 10/2/2018 at 8:28 PM, Good Lord George said:

The best thing about it is Clarry know too. The talk of him driving the standards is exactly what we haven't had from our sublimely talented youngsters. He is going to be something special

ahem....Viney says hello....and Brayshaw....

 
7 hours ago, jnrmac said:

ahem....Viney says hello....and Brayshaw....

Viney yes, sorry. Not Brayshaw though,  I don't think. There is a reason he missed the first three games and it isn't only concussion related. He got himself back in the team and played wondefully though 

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