Meanwhile Jack is unable to hide his clear pro-Richmond bias on Fox. Hopefully they never beat it out of him.
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Dustin Martin
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his body has never been the same. The time away from footy, losing all that weight, it seems a switch was flicked and he’s become susceptible to getting sore and stiff and because conditioning was done he was prone to the soft tissue injuries. He was tracking for 350 games EASY
They probably will. Richo went to bat for us on 7 in 2010 and told them to give it a rest. Rarely has a good thing to say about us publicly since that.
The guy is not committed to the tigers anymore mentally and on field. Move him on
Legend but totally not committed!
Legend but totally not committed!
Is our Champ just going through the motions now or has Father Time caught up with him prematurely.
Were Cotch and Jack’s departures demotivating for him and he has lost that belonging/investment. After all he would stick to Cotch and Jack in team songs, team huddles, running out etc. I’ve noticed he runs out almost the last person on game days. Has the passion gone?
Were Cotch and Jack’s departures demotivating for him and he has lost that belonging/investment. After all he would stick to Cotch and Jack in team songs, team huddles, running out etc. I’ve noticed he runs out almost the last person on game days. Has the passion gone?
He has been a great player for us but has he the will to continue or his his body just slowing down and he is no longer able to consistently reach the great heights of previous seasons
He had ten possessions at quarter time & 18 for the match.
Worryingly there's been a pattern of fading out in games all season.
Starting to look like Father Time is coming.
Worryingly there's been a pattern of fading out in games all season.
Starting to look like Father Time is coming.
Never the same since the kidney injury & harder to reach the heights as time marches on.
I hope it's our champs last season
I hope it's our champs last season
looks to me like he has lost his burst of pace, is getting caught quickly now and not able to shrug off and run away from tackles. Looks to me like he’s trying to come to grips with that and change his game a bit, he was always able to find space and time to make the right decision and execute. Now he has less time (don’t we all!)
I think he is trying. But is human and time has caught up with his body.
Still love watching him play.
Still love watching him play.
100% his mind is on but his body won't do what he wants it to do.
If Campbell & Mansell were both poor, Dusty was far behind.
He has never been the same since that knee to the guts by Robinson the moron
Dusty should be managed and his 300th game should be at the G nowhere else
Qtr or half a game, skills not quite what they were, one way travel. Doesn't matter who or how good the player, sooner or later there's a build up of little things that just drop off a touch n mortality looms large.
His father, his kidney injury, climbing the pinnacle year after year, his regular mates all slowly disappearing, old age n comfort all simply little nails that gradually drag the elite back to the pack.
Reckon it's time for the Dusty one to get to the 300, finish the season if he wants to but then just take a bow n quietly ride off into retirement. He's achieved it all, wouldn't think there'd be anything of note worth attempting at another club elsewhere.
His father, his kidney injury, climbing the pinnacle year after year, his regular mates all slowly disappearing, old age n comfort all simply little nails that gradually drag the elite back to the pack.
Reckon it's time for the Dusty one to get to the 300, finish the season if he wants to but then just take a bow n quietly ride off into retirement. He's achieved it all, wouldn't think there'd be anything of note worth attempting at another club elsewhere.
still the most valuable player for us. His instructions to the younger players, the way he trains and his professionalism, these factors alone are so much valued by the younger players. Question, which current top player in the system today, if you take away 3 top line midfielders, 2 top lined tall forwards from their side would still generate sufficient output? Dusty is doing great, currently not a world beater.
Not really playing that much different to how he has done all career. Since when did Duz ever chase, please. But yeah, has lost a yard or three. There can't be icing if there's no cake. Looks like the next 15 games or so is it.
