Melbourne skipper Max Gawn predicts huge issues on the horizon for the membership after re-signing for an additional 4 years.
The star ruckman says he could be silly to go away the AFL membership now.
Gawn had the choice of testing the free-agency market with his earlier contract as a consequence of expire on the finish of this 12 months.
But the 29-year-old captain predicts the Demons are on the verge of one thing particular, and he doesn’t wish to miss out.
“I’ve got a fair bit of faith in where the club’s going,” Gawn informed Melbourne’s web site.
“We’ve received some actually good, elite gamers now within the competitors, and that, mirrored with some actually good younger expertise…it’s a very good combine.
“It makes me actually excited to be part of this membership for the subsequent few years to hopefully obtain one thing nice.
“There wasn’t actually an choice for me to go away in my very own psychological state. I like the road of ‘one-club player’, but it surely’s extra the crew we’ve proper now.
“You’d be a very, very stupid person to leave at 29 after doing all that hard work, to miss the exciting part that we have in front of us.”
Gawn, who underwent two knee reconstructions early in his profession, has notched 134 video games for the Demons since being drafted with decide No.34 in 2009.
He has gained 4 All Australians and two best-and-fairest awards throughout his profession, however it’s crew success that he’s craving probably the most.
Gawn has solely performed three finals – all in 2018 – and the strain is on Melbourne to qualify this 12 months after flopping over the previous two seasons.
He stated he by no means really thought-about exploring free company.
“Free agency, I don’t even know what it is really, I wouldn’t even know how it works,” stated Gawn, who has additionally constructed a repute for being one of the vital affable gamers within the competitors.
“Melbourne showed a fair bit of faith in me from the get-go and I’ve been on a little journey.”
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