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Updated 17 May 2026

Max Gawn

#2/25⚡ Cap option·Bye Rd 12
RUC
Price $607kBE 89Owned —Bye Rd 12Avg 142.3
ROOKIEBIBLEVerdict
◉ WATCH

Gawn posted 134 in Melbourne's 32-point home win over West Coast — clearing his 90 BE by 44 and the best score he has had in four rounds. The Heath ruck split is still a real structural concern: coaches are trading sideways to Xerri or Jackson citing the reduced role, and the price is declining at -$3,810/wk. The 134 is encouraging but one good score in a comfortable home win does not fix the structural problem. Hold this week and watch the R10 output before acting — if Heath gets another 50-plus ruck share, the sell case is confirmed.

Signals2/3 · Partial alignment
Form
Improving
Trajectory
-$4k/wk
Consistency
Consistent
Recent formSeason avg 142
118▼
134▼
104▼
Comparable PicksWhy this comparison · Same primary position (RUC), ±$200k price band

Max Gawn

RUC

Luke Jackson

RUC
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Form
R5
131
R6
105
R7
105
R8
104
R9
134
R10
118
R5
125
R6
125
R7
147
R8
143
R9
141
R10
66
Pricing
Price$607k
Price$639k
Breakeven89
Breakeven94

Decision

Should I trade Max Gawn?

Form, breakeven, and a comparable replacement weighed up.

Intel feed

Recent intel

Role Change· T3

Max Gawn reportedly sharing ruck duties 50/50 with Max Heath at Melbourne, a structural shift to monitor for SC impact.

u/SheezGoat56 (comment, score 2)
R9Community Intel· T3

Single in-thread comment characterised Gawn as 'going silly' in the same R9 round where Pickett tanked. No score reported in the thread; flagged for COMPOSE corroboration against R9 game data.

Single tangential comment, no detail. Low confidence — review against R9 player_games row.
Community Intel· T3

Community concern that Max Gawn's scoring will suffer if Max Heath holds his spot in the Melbourne team, reducing Gawn's ruck dominance and SC output.

u/blueeyedharry on r/AFLSupercoach (comment, score 3)
Community Intel· T3

Community trading out Max Gawn due to ruck splitting duties limiting his scoring. Multiple coaches citing his reduced role as motivation to sideways to Xerri or Grundy.

u/Moose80008 (post) + 5 comments including score 3
Role Change· T3

Max Gawn being used as a full forward this SC season, frustrating owners. Coach confirmed managing his ruck minutes for a few games due to congested fixture — temporary shift, not permanent.

u/No-Dentist-9571 on r/AFLSupercoach (post) | u/Coops17 (comment, score 2)
Community Intel· T4

Community advice: do not trade Gawn sideways to Grundy; Gawn remains a high-priority SC hold with superior value.

u/Specialist_Current98 on r/AFLSupercoach (comment, score 2)
Role Change· T4

Gawn shifted to forward rotation in R7 as a managed rest strategy; coach indicated this is temporary not structural.

u/Coops17 + u/shadysnore on r/AFLSupercoach (comments, scores 18+15)
Injury Watch· T4

Gawn copped a knock early in R7 which triggered forward rotation; community confirms he remains Melbourne no.1 ruck and has not scored below 105.

u/shadysnore on r/AFLSupercoach (comment, score 15)
Community Questions

What people are asking about Max Gawn

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  • Will Melbourne beat Richmond in Round 7 and by how much?
    UnknownTop: Melbourne comfortable win (30+ margin) (65%)
    33
  • Which players are the best upgrade and downgrade targets heading into Round 7?
    UnknownTop: Anderson and Tsatas are the mid downgrade targets (45%)
    24
  • Should I captain Grundy this week, or is there a better option?
    B. GrundyRUCTop: Nick Daicos via VC-Gawn loop (45%)
    24
  • Who should SuperCoach coaches captain and VC in Round 9?
    UnknownTop: VC Jackson, loop to Xerri or Gawn (45%)
    21
  • Should Kozzy be held after a poor Round 9 score, or is it time to trade him out?
    K. PickettMIDTop: Hold — still top-6 FWD, bad timing only (45%)
    21
  • 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?
    UnknownTop: Lock in all three, maximise scoring (75%)
    18
  • Which trades should I prioritise this week to fix my SuperCoach team?
    UnknownTop: Trade out Farrow and Carroll, upgrade to premo ruck (50%)
    17
  • Should I trade in Callaghan this week or wait and take an alternative?
    F. CallaghanMIDTop: Wait on Callaghan — no urgency this week (45%)
    14

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