Melbourne captain Max Gawn says he simply “couldn’t see” any opinion that didn’t have Collingwood defender Brayden Maynard being suspended for knocking out teammate Angus Brayshaw as he shed additional mild on the awkward go to the Magpie made within the aftermath.
Gawn was at Brayshaw’s home the day after the MCG collision that left the Demon unconscious for 2 minutes and will power him into making a call about his future given his lengthy historical past of concussions.
Amid experiences of utmost rigidity when Maynard arrived with a bottle of wine and flowers, Gawn mentioned the flowers went “in the vase” and the bottle of wine to the cellar throughout a 10-minute stick with Demons star Christian Petracca in attendance.
“Everyone knew each other, we played with Brayden’s brother (Corey), his dad works at the club, there’s a phenomenal connection between the Maynards and everyone at the club,” Gawn mentioned on Thursday.
“It’s what I expected for a guy that hit someone, well, knocked someone out accidentally the night before.
“We weren’t on the couch watching Thank God You’re Here.
“We weren’t having a genuinely good time, but it was certainly not the reports that have come out.”
Maynard was cleared by the AFL tribunal and the league dominated out an attraction however has vowed to overview the incident forward of subsequent season.
Gawn mentioned he had “hardly watched” replays of the collision after seeing it dwell and was steadfast in his view {that a} suspension was warranted.
“I am way too biased to have an opinion. I can’t really see the other point of view and the other point of view won (at the tribunal), so I must be way off,” he informed Triple M.
“For me, it’s a best mate and a teammate knocked out on the ground and that’s all I can see. He was knocked out for a long time and struggling in the rooms that night.
“I had people telling me there was no way he could be suspended and I just couldn’t see that.
“Now it’s happened, I have realised it has got nothing to do with Melbourne. Once I realised I couldn’t see the other opinion, I stopped talking about it.”
Originally printed as Max Gawn reveals what occurred when Brayden Maynard visited Angus Brayshaw
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
