Dustin Martin

[tigerman]

Robbo: Can Dusty get to Christian Petracca’s level?

HeraldSun
17 March 2022

Christian Petracca had 20 disposals and a goal at halftime and finished with 38 and two goals.

He has been compared to Dustin Martin and now it’s probably fair to ask: Can Dusty get to Petracca’s level?

That’s no disrespect to Dusty, for he probably is the best player this century, but that is a question in reference to last year then Wednesday night.

Martin was injured last year and the footy world looks forward to seeing what he can do against Carlton on Thursday night.

Right now, Petracca is the clubhouse leader.

He has set a lofty bar and surely it’s time opposition coaches don’t allow him to sit off the contest like he does and dominate.

Steve May told Fox Footy after the game that when he saw on the scoreboard Petracca had 37 possessions, he asked Naughton: Why don’t you tag him? May revealed Naughton said: “Nuh, we don’t tag.’’

Will every team have the same philosophy? If yes, then Petracca is going to love footy this season.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...e/news-story/f524fcb2ae4f0ca66826fdaffbebc4a9

Robbo has got the question arse about.

He should be asking whether Petracca will ever be rated as great as Dusty by getting his numbers up to what Dusty's (3 Norm Smith Medal) are.

Dusty has got almost 1 Brownlow vote for every game played, Petracca less than half. After 4 seasons Dusty had 39 Brownlow votes, Petracca had 5.

Dusty spends time in the midfield and forward, yet still averages more clearances and goals a game than Petracca.

I thought Robbo would be off the grog after his health scare. Looks like he's still writing articles from home while on the sauce.

 

[Mr T.]

He has to sell papers somehow... only way to put the question to bed is for Dusty to turn on beast mode this season, especially against the Dees.

 

[tha8ball]

Gutter journalism?!?

 

[TigerForce]

Robbo has got the question arse about.

He should be asking whether Petracca will ever be rated as great as Dusty by getting his numbers up to what Dusty's (3 Norm Smith Medal) are.

Dusty has got almost 1 Brownlow vote for every game played, Petracca less than half. After 4 seasons Dusty had 39 Brownlow votes, Petracca had 5.

Dusty spends time in the midfield and forward, yet still averages more clearances and goals a game than Petracca.

I thought Robbo would be off the grog after his health scare. Looks like he's still writing articles from home while on the sauce.

I'm starting to wonder if it's brain surgery he did and not heart.

 

[RoarEmotion]

We have the most supporters.

Outrage sells.

Write something disrespecting dusty.

Sell newspapers.

Don’t feed the troll.

 

[BT Tiger]

Doesn't help that the same article was posted in two threads. Belongs on the jernos board anyway.

 

[Baloo]

Doesn't help that the same article was posted in two threads. Belongs on the jernos board anyway.

Belongs in the BIN!!!

 

[Smoking Aces]

Fancy getting booed by that scum. This bloke has won more Norm Smiths than their entire team has played finals.

 

[jb03]

As our midield drops away, his lack of defence will stand out a little more.

 

[Tigers2011]

Thought Dusty was good. He & Prestia got us going early.

 

[Little Ziggyadee]

Fancy getting booed by that scum. This bloke has won more Norm Smiths than their entire team has played finals.

Ball slappers

 

[BT Tiger]

Fancy getting booed by that scum. This bloke has won more Norm Smiths than their entire team has played finals.

Just a chance to give it back to an old tormentor. They would still have nightmares of him tearing them a new one every round one game for the last 7 years.

We really should have played him in the midfield once Prestia went down though.

 

[BrisTiger24]

Fancy getting booed by that scum. This bloke has won more Norm Smiths than their entire team has played finals.

Actually. He has won 2 more Norm Smiths than their entire team has beaten Richmond

 

[Dont Argue]

Fancy getting booed by that scum. This bloke has won more Norm Smiths than their entire team has played finals.

I couldn’t believe it.
And they booed Grimes when he came off after a heavy collision in a marking contest.
Disgraceful.
I’ve got a long memory. I’ll never forgive the scumbags

 

[Jason King]

As our midield drops away, his lack of defence will stand out a little more.

It's become pretty obvious now. He also almost never gets near a centre tap as well.

I'm of the belief he shouldn't be playing full time or even majority time as a mid. He should be up forward kicking 50 goals a year to elongate his career. He has done enough in the guts for us.

But the cupboard is full of about to expire tins of ham and some baby carrots.

 

[Tigers of Old]

As our midield drops away, his lack of defence will stand out a little more.

No doubt. We hugely missed the run of the players that cover for his lack of two way running. Lambert & McIntosh in particular have been vital to the way we play. Was worried when they weren't there. We can really get exposed & we were.
I know Dimma would like to play Dusty in the midfield more but it's been some time since he was a full time midfielder with occassional stints up forward.

 

[houstontiger]

Dustin Martin is the best Richmond player I have seen. But he needs co-stars to do the dirty work to be his best (as with every other all time great in every sport). No coincidence he was at the peak of his powers when Lambert, Prestia, Edwards and B Ellis did a lot of the defensive running for the team and for Dusty. With those 4 no longer providing that run (especially Lambert) we need new defensive runners. Will Dusty get back to his absolute best...I think no. Will Dusty still be in the best 5% of players over the next 3 years...I think yes.

 

[houstontiger]

No doubt. We hugely missed the run of the players that cover for his lack of two way running. Lambert & McIntosh in particular have been vital to the way we play. Was worried when they weren't there. We can really get exposed & we were.
I know Dimma would like to play Dusty in the midfield more but it's been some time since he was a full time midfielder with occassional stints up forward.

Basically just said the same thing.

 

[St Kevin]

As our midield drops away, his lack of defence will stand out a little more.

Agree, but he's so good going the other way it shouldn't matter. His other far less illustrious colleagues should be stepping into the breach and they haven't.

 

[artball]

Fancy getting booed by that scum

they have, and always will be scum and this act proves it.
they are like collingwood supporters, maybe worse, because they pretend to have teeth