The Tigers do well out on the field this season and Martin will stay. The Tigers have a crap season <artin will most likely seek new environs for the remainder of his career.
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Dustin Martin
- Thread starter Rosy
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If he goes anywhere it will be to St Kilda.
They weren't collecting draft picks last year for Fyfe.
They weren't collecting draft picks last year for Fyfe.
TigerPort said:
Matching deals doesn't really happen. The ability to match a deal is more to force the receiving club into trading rather than RFAing. Especially with big name players. If Adelaide didn't match Geelong's deal for Clangerfield then it's a fair bet it will rarely be used. Then you have the puppet masters behind the scenes telling the two clubs to play nice and come to a fair trade.,
Bullarto Tiger said:
I think you're on the money here. I don't think $100K here or there is going to be the big driver for Martin. What's it really worth once the government takes their piece of the pie? I think our on-field performance will heavily factor in Martin's decision to stay or not.
I don't want Dusty to go, but if we got those two draft picks from Saints we could be a positon to blitz this draft the way Gold Coast did last year and kickstart a proper rebuild. Plus we would have the cap space to pick up a decent free agent, though I amnot sure who is available.
Martin is a contracted player for 2017. I just want him to play well this year. If he does then things will look after themselves.
I believe Dusty wants to stay but is also trying to get the best coin from the club as possible. Last time he shopped himself around he went to one of the expansion clubs, was it GWS and saw their facilities. All throughout that, he spoke about how much he loved it at Tigerland. They wondered why they were wasting their time.
I personally am not too fussed either way. I like Dusty and prefer he stays at the club but think he is overrated. He can do some amazing things, but often gets simple things wrong. He is great at long passes, but often butches the ball when he has to do a simple 30m pass, even when he has time to dispose of the ball. Games against North Melbourne come to mind here. Perhaps with the new recruits, we can afford to play him more in the forward line, so we won't have to worry so much about that costly butchered 30m pass right in the middle of the ground.
I personally am not too fussed either way. I like Dusty and prefer he stays at the club but think he is overrated. He can do some amazing things, but often gets simple things wrong. He is great at long passes, but often butches the ball when he has to do a simple 30m pass, even when he has time to dispose of the ball. Games against North Melbourne come to mind here. Perhaps with the new recruits, we can afford to play him more in the forward line, so we won't have to worry so much about that costly butchered 30m pass right in the middle of the ground.
ahyeahnah said:
We wont get that
Probably 2 first rounders and that will depend on where he goes.
e.g stkilda finish 8th #12 + what they already have from last year
RFA will get a first and a third at best, absolute best...
IMO Dusty will stay, i think depending on the situation will depend on the coin he suggests/demands
IMO Dusty will stay, i think depending on the situation will depend on the coin he suggests/demands
Was talking to a Geelong supporter the other day and despite Dangerfield's stellar year, all this bloke wanted to talk about was Dusty......I suspect he is rated by a lot of opposition supporters as THE player in the comp coming into this season. Hope he stays with us, but will have a huge price on his head.
