I though Max played his finest game ever on Sunday.

I’ll go further, one of the finest displays from a FB ever at BV imho.

His repertoire was complete, every facet of FB play was on display and perhaps a few new ones.

If Max can keep going as close to that as possible he could end up troubling the international selectors.

Well done Max.

I make no bones about it, I've always been a MJ fan, since he first came on the scene. His flair for linking up, reading attacking play, and providing pinpoint passes was there for all to see. But, we all know what has happened since then.
Max did need to work on his defence, but I think his complement is now complete.
He reminds me so much of Gary Cooper, from the 60's but has better passing skills - that is a very big compliment.
Wasn't Max in the Knights squad a couple of years back?
I think you're right if he continues as he is there can't be a better English FB in SL, so why not an international call?

Not a dig at Chester but in the context of the thread has to be said, the potential Max had was there for all to see, after Grix left he could have given him the FB shirt and developed him from there, ironing out the few rough edges and showing him the confidence he should have had in him instead of messing him about, hopefully Chester can see this now, and then he can go on and at least make the selectors take note and then hopefully cause them selection problems.

I get your point but you could argue that the tough ride Chester has given him has helped make the man. I don’t know Max but a lot of players at all clubs who come through the ranks often struggle to find maturity. Having seen little of the real world it’s understandable. Maybe the staff saw something in the lad they didn’t like? I don’t know just guessing.

In Chesters defence he’s been pretty similar in his treatment of both Crowther and Batchelor, both of whom have struggled to stay in the team. Only TJ is an automatic for obvious reasons.

Having it tough won’t do any of them any harm especially at a club with no room for prima donnas.

That said I agree, time now served, unleash to the MAX

At this moment in time I would suggest that Max should be "The 1st name on the team sheet". Literally!

Gary Cooper ,you are talking about the best fullback I have seen at Wakefield He was one of the main reason we won the championship ,Think he got the man of the match .Jowitt as some big shoes to fill there .But he is beginning to get there .Hope they stop messing him around at Wakefield give him the number one shirt before he goes .

Whilst I agree that Max should be our regular fullback as the more games he plays the more experienced and confident he will become. Judging him to have played the best game ever seen from a fullback at Belle Vue does an injustice to all the great player who have played in the number one shirt for Wakefield Trinity. He played well on Sunday against a poor Rovers side with less wins than us this season in a bottom of the league game. Let's not get carried away by putting Max in a Great Bitain shirt just yet, let the kid learn his trade first.

I’m sure he is but the game played now is so different to the one then it’s hard to compare. There is every chance that’s Cooper could have made it today but likewise every chance he wouldn’t.

What we do know is that Jowitt is now a fit for purpose 2020 fullback, so no she’s to fill imho.

Max has always had the potential and is hopefully now beginning to fulfill that potential.
To rate him at this moment in time alongside internationals such as Gerry Round, Gary Cooper and Les Sheard is a little extreme.

Absolutely agree with what has been said,
But just wait for the moaners to come on when he misses a tackle or high bomb.......

I don't know if it's my comment you are referring to, but I said he reminds me so much of Gary Cooper, I'm not in any way suggesting he is yet as good as, or Round or Sheard or Geog Wraith, but he shows all the signs of getting there AND he can put a pass out better than any of them could and I saw them all.

He can pass well both left and right too, big plus for a full back in this day and age.

I've been in the "he's a stand off" camp for a couple of years, but now I'm not sure, maybe he is more suited to full back.

Anyway, lets give him an extended run at #1 instead of shunting him around positions.

When the team are on the front foot like against HKR it gives max so much more time to make judgements at the back and his chiming into the line to create the overlap and Those cut out passes to the wing were first class .Both Crowther and batchelor had great games as well and are looking more like integral parts of our first team the more game time they get .Walker looks like he has a bright future as well and didn’t look out of place in the team ,all boding well for the future

How on earth does it do any other FB an injustice!

It was one of the best end of. I didn’t say it was the best, huge difference. Daft comment

Sorry his one on ones are poor imop

My point was that at the minute it's important to have him in that position regardless of any other alternatives. Can't think of any other player at the minute who we would miss as much as there are acceptable alternatives.

It wasn’t actually stimulated by your good self, but by the comment of another regular poster.
I am actually agreeing with you.
Just feel he has some way to go before he can be even compared to Gerry Round in particular, who as you will obviously know proved himself at the very highest level in the test arena in Australia.

Gary Cooper was not that good at one on one

Didn’t he pull off a try saver against Hudds? And the first Saints game?

Lad needs signing up think he’s OOC next year

Lot of great fullbacks being mentioned let's not forget Gary Spencer he played out of his skin for Wakey until the whinos pinched him. But as Toppo said at the time the club needed the money.

Talking of full backs, I seem to remember Don Metcalfe he wasn't too shabby either, and what a sidestep that man had, but like the rest of them he's gone unfortunately which just leaves Max whose still here and personally I don't think it's fair comment to compare him with past heroes.

Yeah another great FB who was in the shadows of Gerry Round and others for a few years before he made the No1 shirt his - not for long though if my memory serves me right!

Yes but overall his defence 1 on 1 is not good enough

Is anyone doing that? The point made was that this was one of the best individual performaces in a game seen at Belle Vue. What exactly have these players that many of us have never seen got to do with it.

Those players careers have come and gone whereas Max has barely begun. We will compare Max to those players at the end of his career if we must and he may be found wanting. However on Sunday, he put in a performance that any FB, in any team, in any era would be proud of, so why try to diminish it by needlessly comparing him to players from yesteryear?

Think it's time for some fans to look forward not backwards, just saying.