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‘Icon of our game’: All-Australian selection lifts ruck great Max Gawn into rarified air

The Guardian Australia - Sport · 26 August 2026 at 9:13 am

‘Icon of our game’: All-Australian selection lifts ruck great Max Gawn into rarified air

Melbourne player awarded record-breaking ninth blazer AFL minor premiers Fremantle lead league with five selections Melbourne colossus Max Gawn has underlined his status as the greatest ruckman of the modern era, awarded an unprecedented ninth All-Australian blazer after another brilliant individual season.

Gawn was named captain of the representative side, which also featured Demons teammate Kysaiah Pickett among a record five Indigenous players chosen.

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‘Icon of our game’: All-Australian selection lifts ruck great Max Gawn into rarified air

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