Max Gawn cleared his 104 BE with 109 (5 pts buffer) in a tight contest. Cash gen positive at $833/wk. Hold.
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RUCDecision
Should I trade Max Gawn?
Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.
Recent intel
Max Gawn mentioned as a viable trade-in target in the context of bye-round planning, not conflicted by the Saints r16 bye.
Max Gawn held as R2 in a strong dual-ruck setup; stable SC pick in the context of a bye-round bench ruck dilemma.
Community recommends Gawn over Grundy as the premo ruck; endorsed as the best long-hold ruck option for rest of season.
Max Gawn considered for captain against an easy ruck opponent, but the Max Heath rotation/sub risk is flagged as a concern that moderates confidence relative to Grundy.
Max Gawn is a strong captain option with Todd English absent, giving him sole ruck dominance. However, the Max Heath problem (Melbourne's sub or rotation concern) is flagged as a limiting factor.
Max Gawn expected to feast vs Bulldogs R11 with Timothy English in concussion protocols. Multiple commenters express very high confidence — one gives 3 votes to Gawn, another predicts record hitouts. Strong SC captaincy signal.
Melbourne community discussing Max Gawn potentially getting full ruck duties vs North Melbourne with Tim English still out. With Lobb as the opposition ruck, commenters expect Gawn to dominate.
SC community on r/AFLSupercoach debates Max Gawn captaincy option with Tim English confirmed out through concussion. Community also discussing Xerri VC into C Bontempelli or Gawn for the round.
What people are asking about Max Gawn
- Will Melbourne beat Richmond in Round 7 and by how much?33UnknownTop: Melbourne comfortable win (30+ margin) (65%)
- Which players are the best upgrade and downgrade targets heading into Round 7?24UnknownTop: Anderson and Tsatas are the mid downgrade targets (45%)
- Should I captain Grundy this week, or is there a better option?24B. GrundyRUCTop: Nick Daicos via VC-Gawn loop (45%)
- Who should SuperCoach coaches captain and VC in Round 9?21UnknownTop: VC Jackson, loop to Xerri or Gawn (45%)
- Should Kozzy be held after a poor Round 9 score, or is it time to trade him out?21K. PickettMIDTop: Hold — still top-6 FWD, bad timing only (45%)
- Is running Gawn, Grundy, and Xerri as three starting rucks the right SuperCoach strategy, and does putting the third in the flex slot reduce team flexibility?18UnknownTop: Lock in all three, maximise scoring (75%)
- Which trades should I prioritise this week to fix my SuperCoach team?17UnknownTop: Trade out Farrow and Carroll, upgrade to premo ruck (50%)
- Should I trade in Callaghan this week or wait and take an alternative?14F. CallaghanMIDTop: Wait on Callaghan — no urgency this week (45%)
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