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Andrew Slevison • June 10th, 2025 10:52 am
What did Steven May say to Max Gawn in Monday’s heated exchange?
The Melbourne defender and captain were seen in a confrontation moments after the final siren of their one-point loss to Collingwood at the MCG.
SEN’s Tom Morris has revealed what May said to spark the reaction from Gawn who pushed his teammate away.
Morris said on SEN Breakfast: “So, what did Steve May say to Max Gawn?
“Steve May said to Max Gawn words to the effect of, ‘Did you only think there was 10 seconds left?’.
“The equivalent for me is if you run yourself out in cricket and you walk off and you’re frustrated, and the first thing someone says to you, ‘Oh, did you think there was a run there?’. Of course you’re going to be tense in that moment.”
Morris also spoke of Gawn’s frustration in the moment, believing he should have been awarded a 50-metre penalty which frazzled him and forced an errant kick across goal which landed in the lap of Will Hoskin-Elliott.
“So, Gawn was frustrated for three reasons,” Morris added.
“First of all he thought that Collingwood players encroached over the mark. As a result he thought it should have been a 50-metre penalty and then he was frustrated himself for butchering it when kicking it in the middle of the ground.
“The timing of Steve May of what he said is more the issue, it was more ill-timed curiosity than anything else.
“Nothing abusive, nothing aggressive and May was trying to clarify, he just wanted to know, which he has conceded to people around him in the time since that it was poorly timed.
“But there was nothing aggressive about it. There's no fracturing of relationships.”
Gawn himself spoke to Channel 7 in the rooms after the devastating loss to explain what occurred between he and premiership teammate May.
“We just both want to win and I'm not exactly sure what actually happened - it was very loud with the crowd and whatnot,” Gawn said.
“But we both want to win and it was a very disappointing last 30 seconds in the way it played out.
“‘Maysy’ just wants to win and he holds us all to high standards. It was too loud for me to even know.
“I didn't realise the cameras were on us but it obviously was caught. Is that play genuinely going to get us a win? It's a pretty tough place to get us a goal.”
The Demons, who slumped to a 5-8 record, next meet Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval next Sunday.
