That game sealed it for me that old Father Time had caught up.
There was one passage of play where he could hardly bend down to pick up the ball.
That isn’t the DM that I want to remember.
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Dustin Martin
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There was one passage of play where he could hardly bend down to pick up the ball.
That isn’t the DM that I want to remember.
We know it's not the done thing, but if he is going, just freaking announce it. 99% of us will not care we know it's time to move on.
The one thing I will not miss when Dustin retires is this non stop BS about what hes doing where he's going or not going.
Its been F8n ridiculous.
I was of the thinking he'd be happy to retire and just get the F* away from the circus in its entirety.
Its been F8n ridiculous.
I was of the thinking he'd be happy to retire and just get the F* away from the circus in its entirety.
I'm over it.
It's either Parrot or Cornes or McClure
But where the *smile* has Schwartz come from?
Disagree 100%
AFL had a hand in getting the sausage chef to the GC
As they will with Dusty
I’m picturing it. Dusty retires after his 350th game for the club. Journos- “ see, we told you he would retire. We were right all along”
It’s Richmond so that means the afl would give the Suns the compensation pick as well
If dusty goes to Gc,
I'll immediately cancel me RFC memberships and buy a state league side membership and probably only watch AFL finals thereafter.
Ill make the call to RFC within 60 seconds of the story breaking, if it breaks
But i cant see him going.
Dusty and ralph are smart
I'll immediately cancel me RFC memberships and buy a state league side membership and probably only watch AFL finals thereafter.
Ill make the call to RFC within 60 seconds of the story breaking, if it breaks
But i cant see him going.
Dusty and ralph are smart
Agree Easy. But his financial position must already be pretty bloody good. He is a very private person and the idea of moving away from the media scrum here likely to be a significant incentive.
Hate to see him go. Will be an outstanding pick up for GC if he does. Young boys listening and learning from the best Tiger, possibly the best player, ever.
Hate to see him go. Will be an outstanding pick up for GC if he does. Young boys listening and learning from the best Tiger, possibly the best player, ever.
Ok so Hardwick's deciding what compo Tigers will get? Nothing to do with Hardwick. AFL decides with their secret formula.
Not sure how/why people are getting frustrated or fed up with a so-called Dusty "circus".
None of it is driven by Dusty or the club.
It's all just media speculation from people trying to get their media profile up.
Pretty easy - Ignore it.
What will be, will be. Not like him going, staying or retiring is going to have a big influence on us rebuilding.
None of it is driven by Dusty or the club.
It's all just media speculation from people trying to get their media profile up.
Pretty easy - Ignore it.
What will be, will be. Not like him going, staying or retiring is going to have a big influence on us rebuilding.
Agree with your last two lines - and that’s been my take through this saga i.e. that it would be in Dusty’s long term financial interests - let alone for his general peace of mind - to finish his playing career as a Tiger only
And another year would be a great note to finish on
2HB Twomey reckons that if D. Martin was paid $750,000 per year x 2 years, then that would only garner about an end of round 2 pick in compo. Reckons the fact that D. Martin is 34 next year has a big influence on the how the compo is calculated. How he knows the formula I don't know, but regardless, he reckons age is a big factor in it.
End of round 2....add in Academy picks etc and in all reality, that's just a 3rd round compo if you were to believe 2HB.
End of round 2....add in Academy picks etc and in all reality, that's just a 3rd round compo if you were to believe 2HB.
The cemetery is full of people we couldn’t live without.
I love the RFC and all those who represent it whilst they represent it. If Dusty and Baker etc move on I doubt they’ll ever enjoy their new clubs anywhere near as much as the tigers. I will remember them but be barracking hard for their replacements.
I do wonder if Dusty does go to another club what impact that would have on memorabilia sales. I certainly wouldn’t purchase any for a player who left us to go somewhere else, no matter how good he was. Just a thought.
I love the RFC and all those who represent it whilst they represent it. If Dusty and Baker etc move on I doubt they’ll ever enjoy their new clubs anywhere near as much as the tigers. I will remember them but be barracking hard for their replacements.
I do wonder if Dusty does go to another club what impact that would have on memorabilia sales. I certainly wouldn’t purchase any for a player who left us to go somewhere else, no matter how good he was. Just a thought.
Yeah, age had a big influence on the Brando compensation.
As usual the AFL will do whatever the stuffing hell they please & we'll just have to bend over & take it.
Anyhow I really hope he doesn't go.
Not sure it was the age factor in Ellis' case
The AFL explained at the time the new contract is compared to some secret forula of average wages paid across the AFL and in that year the average increases and rose above the Ellis new contract amount. Smoke and mirrors
Same here craigo. It's all BS anyway. His body's cooked. Ooze giggled when he heard his old mate Ox spurted this out. All made up rubbish. My feel is Duz will retire at season's end as a 1 club player.
Agreed. It wouldn’t have surprised me if he retired immediately after the 300th, or if he came out this week and said ‘My back’s stuffed. That’s it, I’m done.’
