Melbourne captain Max Gawn reveals hilarious letter sent to him by Port Adelaide fan

Melbourne’s Max Gawn has revealed a hilarious letter sent to him by an opposition fan that came back to bite them in a big way.

Max Gawn received some fan mail from an overconfident Port Adelaide fan.

Melbourne captain Max Gawn has revealed a hilarious letter he received from an overconfident Port Adelaide supporter, pre-emptively warning him the Power would supposedly defeat the Demons in the grand final.

The optimistic fan referred to the Demons as “children” several times and said they ought to be “training REALLY HARD” because “by the time you receive this — the MIGHTY PORT ADELAIDE will have belted the red white and blue puppies (the Western Bulldogs) off Adelaide Oval”.

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Port Adelaide was widely expected to defeat the Western Bulldogs in front of a home crowd in last weekend’s preliminary final and book a date in the grand final against Melbourne.

However, the Bulldogs blew the Power off the park in a 71-point thrashing to cause a huge boilover and end Port Adelaide’s season early.

The over-eager supporter’s message blew up in their face on Friday when Gawn posted the hilarious letter to his Instagram stories, describing it as “some fan mail”.

Max Gawn received some unwelcome fan mail.

The Port Adelaide supporter's bold letter blew up in their face.

The letter, typed out in Port Adelaide’s black and teal coloured font, was sent by the supporter to Gawn’s accommodation in Perth where he is preparing for next weekend’s grand final.

“I like the guts to send it early,” the Melbourne skipper wrote, accompanied by a cry laughing emoji.

The full letter from a Port Adelaide fan to Max Gawn

Take a good look children

Hello little boys over there in the West.

We training REALLY hard?

You better be.

Because by the time you receive this — the MIGHTY PORT ADELAIDE will have belted the red white and blue puppies off Adelaide Oval.

guess what children — WE are coming for YOU now.

This is OUR year of HISTORY IN THE MAKING.

We can’t wait to have our hands on OUR trophy and bring it home to Port Adelaide where it belongs.

Another wasted year for you eh children?

Another year of wishing you were more like the MIGHTY PORT ADELAIDE.

Instead you’re just another team that played in the big dance but came away with empty pockets.

You should know by now that WE are the most successful team in the AFL and WE intend to remind you of that fact.

Gawn laughed off the hilarious piece of fan mail. (Photo by Will Russell/AFL Photos)

So have a nice time over the seven days or so.

Maybe go to the beach and build some sand castles with your buckets and spades children.

Because once the BLACK WHITE AND TEAL army walk into Optus Stadium you novices will learn what playing football is all about.

We are coming to end your long long dream children.

Start counting the days.

WE’LL NEVER GIVE IN

TIL THE FLAG IS OURS FOR THE TAKING.

SO SAD — SO SAD DEES

Gawn kicked five goals in a career-best performance in the Demons’ 83-point demolition of Geelong in last weekend’ preliminary final and is aiming to lead Melbourne to its first premiership since 1964.

Melbourne will take on the Western Bulldogs in the AFL grand final on Saturday 25 September.

Originally published as Melbourne captain Max Gawn reveals hilarious letter sent to him by Port Adelaide fan