Who does Martin have to kill to win a rising star award?

[Ty Esler]

Fyfe won the rising star award for this week:

Nathan Fyfe
Games 5 Kicks 8.6 Handballs 5.2 Disposals 13.8

Dustin Martin
Games 8 Kicks 9.1 Handballs 10.6 Disposals 19.7
4th for rising stars in inside 50s
3rd for disposals per game

 

[Col.E.Kurtz]

If a player does something good on the football field but is wearing a Richmond jumper did it still happen?

If only Dusty had been drafted before Buddy Franklin, then he’s get stories written about him.

 

[btoz_01]

I thought Martin is ineligible for a Rising Star nomination as he accepted a reprimand for bumping or making forceful contact front-on against Swan Josh Kennedy.

 

[St. Jude]

I thought Martin is ineligible for a Rising Star nomination as he accepted a reprimand for bumping or making forceful contact front-on against Swan Josh Kennedy.

Nah he can win a nomination, he can't win the overall award......... it's all a pile of crap

 

[Ty Esler]

If only Dusty had been drafted before Buddy Franklin, then he’s get stories written about him.

I look forward to articles questioning how Player X was drafted before Nason or Webberley

 

[GoodOne]

I thought Martin is ineligible for a Rising Star nomination as he accepted a reprimand for bumping or making forceful contact front-on against Swan Josh Kennedy.

Think you're right. How ironic. Kennedy got off for his 1st round demolition of a player.

 

[Rfc4Ever]

Don't worry too much..Dusty will have a premiership medal before most of the RS nominations. ;D

 

[GoodOne]

Don't worry too much..Dusty will have a premiership medal before most of the RS nominations. ;D

So he is going to GC. Damn!

 

[Spanish Prisoner]

Fyfe has been awesome in recent weeks. It is not just about how many times you get the ball, it is also where you get it and what you do with it.

I can't argue with this decision....

 

[Ty Esler]

Fyfe has been awesome in recent weeks. It is not just about how many times you get the ball, it is also where you get it and what you do with it.

I can't argue with this decision....

Martin is also 16th in the AFL in score assists while playing for the 16th ranked team, you don't hear stories of Fyfe being offered $800,000 a year

 

[Tiger_4_Life]

The rising star award is nothing to hang your hat on really. Trengove should win it from here if he keeps this kind of form up for the next 6 weeks.

 

[mb64]

Don't worry too much..Dusty will have a premiership medal before most of the RS nominations. ;D

For which club?

 

[JR8]

I can't argue with this decision....

Good for you. Now go back to your Hawthorn website. Got no mates there either I guess. :

 

[tannerztigers]

The nominations is about a weekly performance not overall.

 

[Spanish Prisoner]

Martin is also 16th in the AFL in score assists while playing for the 16th ranked team, you don't hear stories of Fyfe being offered $800,000 a year

He has been great, I was simply referring to the usual dribble of stats that people use to justify strange theories....

 

[Opulentus Tigris]

He has been great, I was simply referring to the usual dribble of stats that people use to justify strange theories....

What do other Hawks supporters think of Martin? Would they prefer Fyfe or Martin?

 

[Col.E.Kurtz]

He has been great, I was simply referring to the usual dribble of stats that people use to justify strange theories....

Yeah I wish people wouldn’t use evidence to support their theories. AFL clubs don’t use statistics to measure a player’s performance so why should fans?

 

[Spanish Prisoner]

Yeah I wish people wouldn’t use evidence to support their theories. AFL clubs don’t use statistics to measure a player’s performance so why should fans?

AFL clubs don't equate more posessions to a better game. Consider 20 posessions from a Pavlich, Franklin or Brown - they would almost always be better than 30 from a run-of-the-mill midfielder. That is my point, it is about quality and where you get them not simply how many!

 

[CarnTheTiges]

The side has to win a game to get Martin a nomination. If the Tigers win and Martin's in that side even if it's not his best game he'll probably get the nomination.

 

[Col.E.Kurtz]

AFL clubs don't equate more posessions to a better game. Consider 20 posessions from a Pavlich, Franklin or Brown - they would almost always be better than 30 from a run-of-the-mill midfielder. That is my point, it is about quality and where you get them not simply how many!

Wow, I hadn’t looked at it like that good point. I hadn’t considered the comparison between Johan Brown and Nathan Fyfe but it’s obvious it hindsight.