Can you tell which premiership-winning AFL star is pictured back when he was about to be drafted?
- An incredible throwback photo of an AFL star has emerged
- The player has captained a premiership-winning team
- So, can you guess who it is?
He was part of an all-conquering premiership-winning team and is seeking to reach the summit of the footy mountain once again this year.
But before he became the heartbeat of his football club, this footy star was an amateur chef with an AFL dream.
He has gone on to become a six-time All-Australian, an AFL premiership captain and one of the most recognisable faces in the sport.
So, can you guess who is pictured?
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Can you recognise this AFL superstar and premiership-winning captain?
It's Max Gawn, the 2021 premiership-winning captain of the Melbourne Football Club.
The big ruckman looked worlds away from when he first got his shot at the big time in 2009, when he was drafted by the Demons with their fifth selection and thirty-fourth overall.
The never-before-seen picture was posted on X - formerly known as Twitter - by @beartorius with the caption: 'Because it's NBA Draft day, let's revisit some AFL Draft photos from over the years.
'Here's Max Gawn already in the club dietitian's bad books...' alongside a photo of Gawn proudly showing off a fresh batch of sausage rolls.
Other throwback photos included Adam Cooney, Lachie Whitfield and Trent Cotchin.
Gawn is still very much leading the ship at Melbourne, with the club currently sat 9th in the AFL ladder having endured an up and down season to date.
The Demons have lost gun midfielder Christian Petracca for the remainder of the season after he suffered worrying internal injuries during the team's defeat by Collingwood.
That is right, it is Melbourne hero and giant ruckman Max Gawn
He suffered a lacerated spleen and spent several days isolated in intensive care, with questions raised over the club's doctors' handling of the situation.
'It's not really my job it's the doctors' job and I trust our medical team like never before - they're unbelievable at what they do and they're independent to the game,' coach Simon Goodwin said last week.
'They did all the assessments possible and we're really comfortable where that stood.
'It wasn't until a long time post (-game) that an internal injury was diagnosed - and they're very hard injuries to diagnose.'
