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Dustin Martin
- Thread starter Rosy
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Neither very comparable. The first one he couldn't get the purchase to carry it and the second he was 60m out and used the Gabba dew to skid it.
Neither of them are strolling into goal 40 metres out with plenty of time. Even with the wind it was a bit lairy.
Tony Braxton-Hicks
There are no stupid ideas, just stupid people
I can recall a long dribble goal in a final against Brisbane too. Probably more examples too.
Dusty is a freak, the ball bounces the way he wants it to.
Tony Braxton-Hicks
There are no stupid ideas, just stupid people
Yeah that's another, should have been dragged for that, and possibly delisted.
He is a genius TBR. I think he did a couple in the GF grand final.
I would like to add that kick from Dusty running along the boundary. See Cotchin inside the 50 so Dusty kicks the ball sideways and slightly behind him. Was almost the perfect kick just goes over Cotchin's head.
Noone else would have thought about doing it let alone actually be skilled enough.
I was there that night kids going BOOOONAAANAAAAAZZZZZ
Dusty is not a high risk player IMHO. His skillset simply enables him to do things others cant. And Dusty's judgement of what type of kick to use, especially when kicking for goal, is basically the best of all time. I think the 2 2020GF "dribbles" are the perfect illustration of that. First one had to lob the defender, but knew a full blooded belt could skew. The second one was similar without the defender in the way, but was further out and being hammered so had to kick it hard, but not too hard. He's not bad Ol Duz.
Didn't he kick a 40m dribble goal in the second half of the 20 gf ? Stakes were pretty high in that game.
Edit - mentioned several times now lol
Tony Braxton-Hicks
There are no stupid ideas, just stupid people
At Richmond, Dustin Martin still gets to decide whether he plays forward or in the midfield. “The last few years; we more or less let him do what he wants – he plays forward but is smart enough to make decisions on where he goes,” Tigers assistant Andrew McQualter said. “It will always be Dustin’s rules, but with some boundaries in place.”
That's fine when he's firing, but he hasn't done that for 18 months. I hope Dimma starts making him more accountable for how he impacts the game.
That's fine when he's firing, but he hasn't done that for 18 months. I hope Dimma starts making him more accountable for how he impacts the game.
I don't think it is fine at any stage and never have. As much as I love and respect Dustin, letting a player run their own race is weak coaching. No-one is above the team.
Shane Warne bowled when his Captain said and didn't bowl when his Captain said, even though he didn't always agree. Denis Pagan wouldn't have copped Wayne Carey doing his own thing, even Malcolm Blight had the famous come with me or get off the bridge talk with Gary Ablett Snr.
Tell him to get into the centre square or say goodbye to our flag chances.
Like the majority of the team. Struggled to have any real influence on the game.
Gets another game under his belt fitness wise would be the positive.
In the old days when rucks and rovers changed in the forward pocket and ruck-rovers on the half-forward-flank, I'm pretty sure they called their own changes. KB would say to Bond, righto I need to kick a goal, you go have a run on-ball, or Lethal would say to Norm Goss, KB's flogging me, let me go kick 4 in a quarter and you chase him around.
