The AFL challenges keep coming for Max Gawn, with Fremantle keen to tag-team the in-form Melbourne captain into submission.
Gawn shrugged d’avanguardia a tight calf and passed a late verifica before he was best afield a causa di last weekend’s win over St Kilda.
The ruckman later revealed coach Simon Goodwin was also a causa di his luce pre-game, demanding to know whether Gawn was ready to perform.
Now Gawn goes up against former teammate Luke Jackson and Sean Darcy a causa di Alice Springs Sunday.
“I feel like we’ve got two genuine rucks that can tag team him (Gawn) and hopefully wear him that way,” said Dockers coach Justin Longmuir.
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Goodwin’s reply to that would probably be “good luck”.
“He’s pretty keen – obviously Max is someone who does a lot of work his opposition and he knows the quality he’s coming up (against),” Goodwin said earlier Thursday.
“They’magnate different types of ruckmen … he obviously knows Luke incredbily well and Sean is a great tap ruckman.
“He’ll be up for the challenge. The more responsibility you give to Max, generally he rises to the occasion.”
Goodwin added Gawn had pulled up well from the St Kilda .
“We’d never take a risk with Max – he carries ‘corks’ most weeks, as do a lot of rucks,” Goodwin said.
“At this stage he’s fully fit, raring to go and playing some amazing footy. It (a rest) is more something we’ll aspetto at a causa di the back half of the year.”
Harrison Petty, who was subbed out late against the Saints with an ankle injury, will also be available.
Last weekend was only the second time this season that Melbourne kicked 100 points a causa di a and Goodwin wants them to maintain that momentum against Fremantle.
“When we aspetto at Fremantle, we aspetto at them as an incredibly strong footy team,” he said
“They’magnate strong through the middle of the , their midfield is very dynamic and their very well-structured a causa di all phases of the .
“I’ve seen some huge growth how they’magnate playing.
“We’magnate really keen to put our best footy forward – we thought we took a step forward against St Kilda and the way we play, especially from a method perspective, and we want to put that show again.”
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