{"id":941724,"date":"2026-10-26T16:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/941724\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T16:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:40:18","slug":"max-gawn-confident-hell-finish-afl-career-at-melbourne-demons-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/941724\/","title":{"rendered":"Max Gawn confident he\u2019ll finish AFL career at Melbourne Demons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Melbourne captain Max Gawn is confident he will finish his career at the Demons but understands the ever-shifting landscape of list management.<\/p>\n

Gawn will enter the final year of his contract in 2027 and is yet to open extension discussions with the club.<\/p>\n

The game\u2019s greatest ruckman is now without his entire 2021 premiership midfield after Jack Viney was ushered into finishing his career at West Coast.<\/p>\n

Gawn praised the ruthless decisions made by list manager Tim Lamb and coach Steven King in recent seasons.<\/p>\n

But he remains eager to complete his decorated career as a one-club player.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m getting old, nah, I\u2019m pretty keen at Melbourne, I understand Vines would\u2019ve said the same thing 12 months ago,\u201d Gawn said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve just applauded Lamby and Kingy and if I\u2019m the one that has to move on next year and I still think there\u2019s footy ahead of me, then that conversation will come.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut right now it does look like my finish will be at the Demons.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if he\u2019d field a phone call from Tasmania given his contract timing, Gawn joked he is open to pitches on and off the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy phone is always open, I am keen to jump in the commentary box with (Matt Keenan) and commentate the Tour de France at some point as well,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf SBS want to jump into my phone \u2026 (but) I am pretty keen to finish up at Melbourne.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gawn spoke as an ambassador for the TAC People\u2019s Ride in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race event.<\/p>\n

The nine-time All Australian is an avid cyclist and believes it separates him from other players during pre-season. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe high performance managers won\u2019t like me saying this but I feel like all 18 (clubs) are relatively the same,\u201d Gawn said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see a lot of footballers from different teams doing the same sessions together over this period \u2013 there\u2019s a lot of friends in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like we\u2019re all getting the same amount of kilometres in, the same amount of speed in, so what is the extra sort of difference you can get?<\/p>\n

\u201cI actually think training with some adversity, maybe packing up overseas, trying to find an athletics track, trying to find a different gym, trying to run up a hill.<\/p>\n

\u201cThrowing something I think has put me in good stead, to be honest, because other than that, I am doing the same program as every other ruckman in the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

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