{"id":96272,"date":"2025-08-26T04:12:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/96272\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T04:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T04:12:24","slug":"footy-star-max-gawn-reveals-why-his-afl-team-suddenly-had-to-leave-their-mad-monday-party-at-a-melbourne-pub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/96272\/","title":{"rendered":"Footy star Max Gawn reveals why his AFL team suddenly had to LEAVE their Mad Monday party at a Melbourne pub"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mad Monday celebrations started early for some clubs\u00a0<\/p>\n

By ANDREW PRENTICE, SPORT REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 23:33 EDT, 25 August 2025 | Updated: 23:40 EDT, 25 August 2025 <\/p>\n

Melbourne Demons<\/a> captain Max Gawn has revealed his team had to change their Mad Monday festivities on the run after they bumped into Richmond players at a popular pub.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Triple M’s\u00a0Mick in the Morning on Monday, the seven-time All Australian representative confirmed his team started letting their hair down early.<\/p>\n

‘I’m experienced this time of the year. This is my 16th Mad Monday week,’ the premiership-winning skipper began.<\/p>\n

‘(To start) we had a couple of beers on Saturday night after watching the AFLW on Saturday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘And then a long lunch on Sunday at Lamaro’s (in South Melbourne).<\/p>\n

‘Then we ended up in St Kilda…me and (teammate) Jake Melksham took a Lime scooter down there.<\/p>\n

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Melbourne Demons captain Max Gawn (pictured right) has revealed his team had to change their Mad Monday festivities on the run after they bumped into Richmond players in a pub<\/p>\n

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Speaking on Triple M’s Mick in the Morning on Monday, seven-time All Australian representative Gawn (pictured with wife Jessica) confirmed his team started letting their hair down early on Sunday<\/p>\n

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The Demons ended up in St Kilda – but after spotting Richmond players at a popular watering hole on Beach Rd they moved on as it can be ‘awkward’ socialising near rival stars<\/p>\n

‘That (Beach Hotel) was where Richmond were \u2013 what are the odds that Richmond were at that pub? So, we couldn’t go to that pub.’<\/p>\n

Gawn added he soon tapped out on Sunday – and as a squad, the Demons didn’t want to run into rival stars from North Melbourne, St Kilda or Richmond as it can be ‘awkward’ at times.<\/p>\n

‘We used to have a rule that you weren’t allowed to speak to another AFL [team on] footy trips,’ he added.<\/p>\n

‘It’s hilarious. They would come and talk to you, and you’d literally be head down, not talking to them. It does get awkward.’<\/p>\n

Following their defeat at the hands of Collingwood on August 22 at the MCG, the Demons finished in 14th spot, well out of finals contention.<\/p>\n

Coach Simon Goodwin was sacked earlier this month <\/a>after the board lost faith in the team’s direction, with his replacement still to be named.<\/p>\n

Goodwin – who won a flag in 2021 – will receive a payout of nearly $1million for next season given he was under contract.<\/p>\n

The likes of Collingwood great Nathan Buckley and former Swans coach John Longmire have been touted as potential replacements.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, the AFL top eight will be finalised after Gold Coast tackle Essendon on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

If the Suns beat the Bombers, they will play finals footy for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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