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Max Gawn.... A giant of a gentleman and bloody good bloke.

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17 hours ago, Demons1858 said:

Listened to the Fagan press conference and he said Max is the greatest ruck of all time

Wow.

Coming from Fagan that is a MASSIVE comment!

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    I enjoy listening to his segment on mick in the morning on mmm.

    Max is a good bloke & I put him in the same category as bill brownless in the sense if you passed them down the street you could say g'day & you'd know they'd be friendly back.

    I remember 3 years ago I was on the same flight as the team going to Brisbane where we needed to win to be in the top 4 & I passed max on the plane & said don't stuff up our top 4 chances. He laughed & said we'll try not to.

    We are so lucky to have him in our team & I wish Jim was around to see the great man he has become after Jim saw something in him.

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    19 hours ago, Dingo said:

    Wow.

    Coming from Fagan that is a MASSIVE comment!

    Fagan is a genuinely good bloke - and a good coach

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    Somewhere in a storage box in the shed at my Mum's place is a guernsey signed by Max at a pre-season visit to the Demon shop, I think it was before he ever played a game, maybe just those first couple before injury. . Proof of timing would be the sponsor logos and the fact that it was also signed by Ricky Petterd. Oh, it might even be as No.37!

    Am I quietly sitting on an heirloom?

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    On 19/05/2025 at 00:06, burnthefushias said:

    One of the greatest ever, irrespective of positions. Averaging a career high 21.6 disposals at 33 years old, pushes himself harder than anyone and has publically defended everyone at the club from our out of forms superstars to young players struggling with form and even his coach.

    He has set an example on and off the field with the standards he has demanded from himself ever since mistakenly waltzing into his first training session with a Winfield red and a Quarter Pounder. A true giant of the red and blue.

    All while struggling with personal issues off field.

    A case can be made that he us our greatest ever skipper.

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