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46 minutes ago, dice said:

Max Gawn: Jim Stynes' spirit needed more than ever | Herald Sun

What's the height difference between them?

I thought Jim Stynes was close to 200 cm...

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    An absolute legend of the club.

    And across many years of high performance, some truly standout, unforgettable ones that we'll never forget.

     

     

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    If you don’t turn up this week to cheer this man on, then when will you?!

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    Congratulations to a modern giant of the game. A true champion, leader and gentlemen.

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    1 hour ago, ElDiablo14 said:

    What's the height difference between them?

    I thought Jim Stynes was close to 200 cm...

    Yep, bit misleading that photo. Only 9cm difference

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    2 hours ago, Wizard of Koz said:

    In 50 years

    Clayton has been the best 

    Viney has been the toughest

    Robbie the most courageous and skilfull

    Petracca the most powerful

     

    But no one has come near Max for having the biggest impact on the club.  To play and lead as he has done is the single greatest football story in the clubs history. A full culture change in an 18 team comp culminating in a 57 year drought breaking flag and then to maintain the standard is by far the biggest mountain we have climbed.

     

    Thanks Max!

     

    • Aaron Davey the quickest
    • Greg Healy the slowest
    • Brett Lovett the most underrated
    • Carl Ditterich the dirtiest
    • Mark Jackson the craziest
    • Brian Wilson the biggest hips
    • Darren Bennett the biggest kick
    • Allen Jakovich the most mercurial
    • Rod Keogh the best Ressies player
    • And you could throw a blanket over the best leap.....Howey, Smithy, Robbo, Wiz, Jurrah, even Newt

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    19 hours ago, Demonstone said:

    Young George Gawn is not quite two years old but is reportedly already taller than Charlie Spargo.

    Demon fans should also be rapt than George's middle name is ... Oliver!  (Nickname GOG?)

    Where I’m from if your name is George you get called Dod, or Doddy. 

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    1 hour ago, Wizard of Koz said:

    In 50 years

    Clayton has been the best 

    Viney has been the toughest

    Robbie the most courageous and skilfull

    Petracca the most powerful

     

    But no one has come near Max for having the biggest impact on the club.  To play and lead as he has done is the single greatest football story in the clubs history. A full culture change in an 18 team comp culminating in a 57 year drought breaking flag and then to maintain the standard is by far the biggest mountain we have climbed.

     

    Thanks Max!

     

    Viney is tough but not as tough as Jimmy

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    I think max deserves all plaudits, 

    in my very humble opinion.

    he needs to take angry pills at half time would do. 
    far too nice

    congratulations 200 times

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    In my mind he is an absolute unicorn, and difficult to place in the rank of club greats. 

    Best ruckman for tap work - yes (just beats Peter Moore)
    Best ruckman for mobility - no (Stynes was a freak)
    Best defensive mark - yes 
    Kicking/handballing/ ground ball - no
    Biggest heart - yes, equal with Stynes, Flower, T Viney and Jones. I don't remember Barrassi at the Dees.

    But for me it is the influence of his CHARACTER. Everyone loves him ,the players play with him and for him, he is not a d**khead in any way, he speaks with a disarming honesty to the media, and he accepts the quirks of his own story and personality. All these traits combine is some strange spiritual form of leadership that is magnetic and powerful. He is a rare gift in footy. Cotchin changed captaincy and his impact at the Tigers is greater than that of Hardwick. I feel Gawn has had a similar impact at the Dees.

    Well done big Max - here's to 200 games, and hopefully another Cup or 2!
     

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    On 8/14/2023 at 8:30 PM, dees189227 said:

    This crept up on us. I hope he gets the kudos that he deserves and a bit of media coverage.

    His 200th match this week and richly deserved with the injuries he had to overcome early on in his career. a premiership captain, All Australian and B&f winner and most importantly a good bloke. 

    Well done skipper and  I hope we get the win. 

    Here's some merchandise from the club email to celebrate it. https://shop.melbournefc.com.au/gawn-200/?spMailingID=9824151&spUserID=Mjg4NTYxMzIyNzkzS0&spJobID=1800275706&spReportId=MTgwMDI3NTcwNgS2

    Oh and it's Alex Neal-Bullens 150th to. 

    I was at both of their break out games.

    I sat in the players stand at Kadina Park the day Gawn come of age and and when Nibbler kicked 3 and Jones and Vince put on a clinic and we spanked the cats on Corey Enrights 300th!

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    Max Gawn is a hero, a legendary MFC player. He’s in the same conversation as Ronald Dale for mine. Flags are so hard to come by in this day and age, and he delivered one 67 years in the making. 

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    I recall, back when Goldstein was far and away the best Ruckman in the League, Max made the statement that he wanted to be as good as Goldstein (or words to that effect).  At the time, I thought yep, that's a nice thing to aspire to, not really, deep down, believing he would ever achieve it, and kinda thinking he was just biting off a bit more than he could chew.  At the time, he was just an average Ruckman, and to effectively say you were gonna become the best was a stretch too far.

    Guess what!

    He did it.

    And, then, he just kept on getting better & better & better!

    From where he came from, with his slack training, poor habits and knee recos, what he has achieved is truly remarkable, and he deserves all the plaudits that he gets!

    Well done Maxie!!

     

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    Yet to catch up on Goody's presser. Was Maxy's 200th mentioned?

    I just feel not enough has been said about this and this milestone achievement after all his injuries early on in his career 

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    The least we can do for his 200th is to ruck the whole game. No Grindy.

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    Bit late to this, been a bit withdrawn from DL this week.

    This is a terrific milestone. In the 126 years of VFL/AFL history our club has had 26 players with 200 games or more. If you'd told Max or anyone after that second ACL that it was all going to turn out like this you'd be sent to the looney bin.

    The best captain of this club that I've had the privilege of seeing. The skinny ruckman that Jimmy saw something in that he didn't even see in himself at the time. The words from Jim: "This guy is going to be different, he's going to challenge the status quo" you don't have to use too much imagination to know exactly Jim would would have said this. 

    Not a religious person but if there was ever a story that just might have been fate, this was it. 

     

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    Congrats Max, a great bloke, player and Captain. Hope it’s a big win for you.

    Well deserved milestone after a rocky start.

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    48 minutes ago, Demonland said:

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    Doesn’t surprise me that stat. Some would think he lost more games, younger fans would think he won more games. 

    Nathan Jones played in over 200 losses…

     

    Well done to Max for staying himself and becoming a champion. One the best 3 players I have seen in red and blue. The other two also playing on the weekend…

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    4 minutes ago, rpfc said:

    Doesn’t surprise me that stat. Some would think he lost more games, younger fans would think he won more games. 

    Nathan Jones played in over 200 losses…

     

    Well done to Max for staying himself and becoming a champion. One the best 3 players I have seen in red and blue. The other two also playing on the weekend…

    He barely played in his first 6 seasons so the stat isn't surprising when you think about it.

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    Congratulations to Max Gawn on 200 games!

    He is a champion of the Melbourne Football Club.

    Probably one of the greatest ruckmen of the modern era too.

    Let's hope big Maxy plays another 100 games and reaches the 300 game milestone for the Demons!

     

    max gawn yes GIF by Melbournefc

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    On 8/14/2023 at 8:38 PM, Gouga said:

    We have so much to play for, but max's 200th should be the icing on the cake.

    Expect a huge effort sunday afternoon.

    What I do expect for Max this coming weekend (200th) is a little bit of overdue umpire protection for the bashing and physical abuse he has endured over the years. It must stop, here and now. Congratulations, Max, we hold you in absolute awe.

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    2 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

    Probably one of the greatest ruckmen of the modern era too.

    Don't agree with the "Probably one of" bit.

    He's the best ruckman I've ever seen and that includes players like the Maddens, Dean Cox, Sandilands and Naitanui.

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