On the other hand people are strange and say things like he's the best athlete at the club?
There's no issue with people being balanced but not one extreme or the other.
I think that's fair Nick, I admittedly love Max and I really rate him. I admit that I have bias towards certain players (but ultimately I want to see all of our players do well).
I stand by my comments honestly in term of Max's attributes yesterday and I have asked others to challenge me on what Max brings to the team i.e. I have listed what Max brings and I have yet to see a strong case against what I have written.
To your specific point; I stand by my point that Max is a serious athlete. He's the only member of our squad in my view with the physical attributes and desire to lead the line, to hold the ball up, to take a buffering from defenders and win the physical battles (as someone who often references our team being bullied something I'm sure you appreciate this) and to make space for others.
Technically Max is also really decent; one of the best shots in the team and by far the best volleyer in the squad on what I've seen. Happy for others to disagree but it's what I see and I guess that the squad, Robins and Viveash also see what Max brings as he's being selected.