He’s not capable of writing an actual article. I pity the poor ghostwriter who has to decipher whatever Knobbo scrawls in crayon on the back of beer mats and trying to make it into something vaguely readable.
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Dustin Martin
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This is how it should go.Please fill me in. I don’t watch the show.
Blobbo: Jack, it was great to see Dusty back, but a lot of gloss was taken off it because he didn’t talk to us in the media.
Jack: Yes you drunken *smile*, it was great to see him back. There was no need for him to talk to the media because he did all his talking out on the ground.
blob: yes, but he needed to talk to us to make the story complete
Jack: no he didn’t and it was complete
blob: (face getting redder, maybe from the booze or just getting flustered because he isn’t getting what he wanted). We needed to know what was going through his head Jack, how can we know if he doesn’t tell the media. We need to know if he’s happy, if he’s in a good place
Jack: you can’t tell if he was happy by the big smile on his face during the game, surrounded by his mates who love him and understand what he’s going through, and respect him enough to know that if he wants to talk he will and we don’t see a need to pressure him?
blob: no I can’t because I’m too thick ( or pissed) to work it out myself unless someone joins the dots for me. We paid good money for the rights to the game, we can demand the players do whatever we want them to do
Jack: no you can’t ( can pronounce that a couple of ways for effect). You paid for the rights to the game, he put on a game for you
blob: ( throwing his notes up in the air exasperated). But he NEEDS to talk to me Jack .( now almost in tears pleading) Why won’t he talk to ME Jack?
Jack: well, to be perfectly honest blob, he thinks you’re a *smile*. He doesn’t want to lower his iq by being in your presence. He’s afraid that by spending a few minutes with you and listening to your inane, incoherent rambling questions, he will come away so stupid that he would think he’s a Geelong or Essendon player. In fact, nearly all the players in the league think you’re a joke and wonder what dirt you have or who you are shagging, for you to have your job. Nobody really wants to talk to you
blob: but you’re talking to me Jack, you like me
Jack: well , no I don’t to be honest. It’s embarrassing being in the same room as you. I’m only here because I’m employed by foxfooty and I’m contractually obligated to talk to you. I’ve actually sacked my manager because he made that deal
mincey: and on that note………….
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I see someone has finished their walk across the Nullarbor. Welcome back.
Hemingwayesque prose mate.
That gave me such a good laugh. My wife asked me “what’s so funny?” I read it out to her, she laughed as well.
Glad to bring a smile to people’s facesHemingwayesque prose mate.
That gave me such a good laugh. My wife asked me “what’s so funny?” I read it out to her, she laughed as well.
Had so much more but couldn’t find my thesaurus. After realising I didn’t need one because blobbo doesn’t know big words , or the meaning of big words when he uses them, I lost my train of thought
It's just another reason why everyone should say *smile* the herald Sun. Toxic garbage.
What even is a blobbo?
Dustin Martin blew a few cobwebs out after six(?) weeks of personal leave. He certainly played with some relish but he tired as we might have expected.
Fresh Dustin Martin was heavily involved in our early glamour football. It's reasonable to expect that he'll more heavily involved as the season wears on.
Dustin Martin is a young man with a bright future. I look forward to seeing the best of him.
Dustin Martin blew a few cobwebs out after six(?) weeks of personal leave. He certainly played with some relish but he tired as we might have expected.
Fresh Dustin Martin was heavily involved in our early glamour football. It's reasonable to expect that he'll more heavily involved as the season wears on.
Dustin Martin is a young man with a bright future. I look forward to seeing the best of him.
Good to see, i can understand not posting, you gotta know when to engage and when to ignore certain posters, and topics. easier said than done sometimes.
Hmmm Dusty is on personal leave for some weeks then comes back
At the same time TBR looks like he took personal leave and came back almost the same day as Dusty
Putting 2 and 2 together that makes TBR Dusty
You know it makes sense
Are we short of some unpopular opinions? Like Robbo is spot on, Dustin should have done an interview.
It's Sarah Jones, not Jana Wendt. When a million of your 1.2 this year comes from media money, the least you can do is give a quick 'good to be back, proud of the boys, thanks fans for the support' and be on your way.
By the way, Fox have actually handled themselves very well here. It's a contractual obligation for every player to be available for an on-ground interview after the game (which is why that's the only place you ever hear our man talk), so if they kicked up instead of taking it in good humour I'm sure there would be a pretty decent fine attached to saying no.
Now back to the shadows.
Might be too early for him given his character. Most interviews are a waste of time as a lot of players really don't know what to say and just repeat the same words.Are we short of some unpopular opinions? Like Robbo is spot on, Dustin should have done an interview.
It's Sarah Jones, not Jana Wendt. When a million of your 1.2 this year comes from media money, the least you can do is give a quick 'good to be back, proud of the boys, thanks fans for the support' and be on your way.
By the way, Fox have actually handled themselves very well here. It's a contractual obligation for every player to be available for an on-ground interview after the game (which is why that's the only place you ever hear our man talk), so if they kicked up instead of taking it in good humour I'm sure there would be a pretty decent fine attached to saying no.
Now back to the shadows.
Are we short of some unpopular opinions? Like Robbo is spot on, Dustin should have done an interview.
It's Sarah Jones, not Jana Wendt. When a million of your 1.2 this year comes from media money, the least you can do is give a quick 'good to be back, proud of the boys, thanks fans for the support' and be on your way.
By the way, Fox have actually handled themselves very well here. It's a contractual obligation for every player to be available for an on-ground interview after the game (which is why that's the only place you ever hear our man talk), so if they kicked up instead of taking it in good humour I'm sure there would be a pretty decent fine attached to saying no.
Now back to the shadows.
A contracted obligation maybe but in this day and age there would also be contract clauses covering duty of care, especially in regards to mental health
Businesses having an employee return from mental health need to have a plan that helps the employee regain the full job requirements over time. Very rarely is the returning employee required to be fully job ready from the get go and definitely not if the employee has requested a staged return to work program. Martin fits that scenario
This.
I think Dusty would be very wary of the quick question that referred to his Dad. I'm not sure Fox could resist. It did surprise me however that the Nick Reiwoldt interview after the game was declined, as there is genuine trust held in that relationship. Ralph should guide him into a quick question/answer exchange just to remove the mystique which will carry on indefinitely if Dusty keeps shunning all interviews.
He just has to say 'it's good to be back' and 'I'm proud of the boys today' and all the crap stops there.
