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Dustin Martin
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Only won by 6 points in 89, that's like a loss, and beating Collingwood in a Grand Final automatically doesn't count because they choke so often.
That was mainly because they all hate them too much to see any positives though.
It is hard though, there’s a few things that make them unlikeable but yes, in essence agree.
Do you think they would have won 2022 without adjusting their game plan and getting Cameron? I don't.
It wasn't a wholesale change of game plan but there was a clear change in the way they moved the ball quicker. And Cameron was just what they needed. A very good forward any side would like, can mark, can kick . . . but then you add in his ability to appear anywhere on the ground at any given time. You look up and he's there again, he covers so much territory it just isn't funny. Easy to see with hindsight, but Cameron was just the piece of the puzzle they needed, a hard running, goal kicking player who goes up the ground and back all day long.
On the evidence Geelong looked like they would get close again but some other team would pip them at the post. To their credit they made some changes and won the damned thing. The main pity is some of the people down there just rub people up the wrong way.
DS
Thats an interesting post and i remember back to these 2 games and how i felt back then
I genuinely felt that that Carlton side was so dominant and this was a way to pay the players back with more cash
Them were the days of Carlton cheating the cap and i bet my bottom dollar that there was some money made back then by the players
According to Champion Data if Martin continues with the way he played last week for the entire year he will be rated the number 1 general forward in the competition and a certain All Australian selection.
Thought he finished the game really strongly , a few. bullet passes , will do wonders for his confidence
i agree. those bullet passes were magnificent. will prove to be a major problem for the opposition/s
The pass to Lynch at the start of the third quarter, only bloke in the comp who could pull that off.
But you told me to ignore the numbers for Cripps? But these numbers matter for Dusty coming out of the same game?
By the way I agree with CD.
He got to dangerous positions in the first quarter and we cooked it and didn't get it to him or did it in a poor manner.
Had the look of a man who wanted to take over, that's all I needed. Numbers were pretty good, feels like he could play the same as he did on Thursday ten times and I reckon he would quick 4 seven times out of the 10.
Bring on more footy for Duz.
LOL.....numbers only matter when they suit my argument. And BTW I still stand by my Cripps analysis. His numbers should have resulted to a 5 goal win to the Blues.
What I noticed most being at the ground Thursday night was his body language and high investment in his teammates. the results of contests and the game proper seems to matter alot to him again. for example when a young player was ready to take a shot at goal he was very quick to get in there and give some sage advice with arms moving around everywhere. This hasn't been seen for a couple of years and is very encouraging.
Spot on. There wasn't one moment last week when I didn't think he was 100% present and invested in the game.
