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Following the news that Wakefield Trinity will part ways with Max Jowitt at the end of the season, boss Daryl Powell has now explained the decision. Jowitt exits the club to join York Knights, 12 years after he made his debut, and departs after close to 200 appearances. Making his debut in 2014, he is Trinity’s longest-serving player, and currently holds the record for the most points scored by a player in one season (500 in 2024) However, with NRL superstar Roger Tuivasa-Sheck coming in, the plan is for him to play full-back, leaving Jowitt to play second fiddle to the dual-code star. A decrease in Jowitt’s playing time wouldn’t be good for the club or player, so he has opted to move to the Knights in order to remain as first choice and reunite with boss Mark Applegarth in the process. “We signed Roger primarily as a full-back and then it was ‘does Max fit anywhere else’?” Powell told the media. “He is obviously primarily a full-back,and once Roger became available, we made a decision he could potentially take us to another level. “Max has been a phenomenal player for Wakefield Trinity, and he has continued to be that. His form dropped off a little bit this year, which I think is kind of understandable when you get told you are leaving a club, but I think since he’s come back in he has been great. Powell, like he did when explaining the exits of Jay Pitts, Mason Lino and Lachlan Walmsley, spoke on how some difficult calls are imperative if the squad wants to keep on progressing. He continued: “It has been more about the evolution of the team, and sometimes you have to make tough decisions. It doesn’t mean someone’s not a good player, it just means you are taking a slightly different direction. Roger was that decision. “We don’t feel like Max is a number two, we feel like he is a number one full-back, and he has got that opportunity to do that at York. “Obviously we want him to finish unbelievably well here and then to have a fantastic rest of his career because he’s a great fella and he has been phenomenal for Wakefield Trinity.”