To the Max! Trin fan Jowitt on a quest for silverware with dad watching on
Representing not just your hometown club, but the club that your own dad played for too, must be one of the biggest buzz’s you can get in sport.
Especially when you’re stepping into an era when there is an unique air of inner-expectation around the place.
There is a genuine belief around Wakefield Trinity that the glory days - the golden era of the 1960s - are on their way back to Belle Vue.
Born and bred in the city, star full-back Max Jowitt arrived into the world six years after dad Ian’s six-season stint - between 1985 and 1991 - came to an end, without any major silverware.
The many years of hurt have continued. Jowitt junior has seen the “lowest of the low” following relegation from Super League to the Championship in 2023.
But that has allowed Trin to re-build under the ownership of Matt Ellis and his family, and the coaching expertise of Daryl Powell. A hat-trick of trophies came in 2024 as the club bounced back with a bang.
Will 2026 be the year the Jowitt family celebrates a Challenge Cup, League Leaders’ Shield or Grand Final?
“We want to be coming away with some silverware by the end of the year,” Max Jowitt told the Wakefield Express.
“We are looking to replicate what we did last year and get into that six again. We will be pushing on for a home play-off, then looking to get to the Grand Final at the end of the year. That is the aim.
“We’re a club that is looking to improve year by year. If you are not looking to win trophies at the end of the year then what are you looking to do?”
He added: “It is a completely different place, and completely different from when I first started. I have seen the lowest of the lows at Wakefield. Matt and his family have put us back out there. We want to repay them back on the pitch.
“He wants to achieve, it’s not a one or two year fix. It’s over the next five, six and seven years. We had a taste for it when we went down into the Championship when we won a couple of trophies, but to come away with a Challenge Cup, League Leaders’ Shield or Grand Final would be special.”
On the support of his dad, Max said: “He will be there no matter what, every game, home and away. He used to be my biggest critic. Now he lets me get on with it and he is just a supporter!”