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Dustin Martin
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A bit of a red neck or ignorant comment. A bit of hooch socially every now and then better than being a pisshead.
The article quoted the press conference.
But keep banging on about it, you're entitled to your opinion I just don't share it.
I didn’t hear it all, but did he say that he’d already decided and told the club that he wanted a fresh start at another club but thought we should have played him towards the end of the season, hence comparing his situation to dustys?
Either way I always loved lids as a Richmond player, but he’s clearly a bit of a gerbal. He always admitted he was sour about our first premiership, and couldn’t even congratulate the guys who were meant to be his mates, that he’d played with for years. Even though he admits it was his decision to leave.
Feel free to quote my post when replying to me.
I'm saying you're blowing his remarks out of proportion and that implying Hardwick must have been stoned to make them simply ridiculous. He was perfectly diplomatic in responding to the question about Dusty leaving, which remains a possibility.
Are you referring to me again here? You referenced a "file" above but I don't understand what you're talking about.
Reality is for those who can't handle drugs.
But let's get a bit of perspective here. Dimma was asked a question, he answered it honestly saying that Richmond don't stand in the way of any player who really wants out but that Dustin was contracted for the next 2 years at Richmond and is a required player. Clear enough for everyone?
FFS some of the people here are worse than the pathetic AFL Media. Crapping on about a bit of medicinal Mary Jane which is prescribed for a back issue, what's in your pain killers?
Dimma just stated the obvious, the media went apeshit and some on PRE followed suit.
We'll see what happens, hopefully Dustin can recover from his injury and return to the side the champion that he is.
DS
I didn’t imply he must have been stoned. We had just heard he had been using for medical purposes and it seemed at the time the only logical explanation for his uninvited reference to Dusty’s future after
this season.
As for him being diplomatic are you serious. It was the biggest blue by a coach off the field of play, I venture to say any of us have witnessed.
Nothing to add.
You don't think the above comment implies that he was high, and therefore his judgement was impaired?
Yes he was perfectly diplomatic, how else should he have responded?
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Dimma just stated the obvious, the media went apeshit and some on PRE followed suit.
We'll see what happens, hopefully Dustin can recover from his injury and return to the side the champion that he is.
DS
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You have to be kidding. It certainly wasn’t obvious to the media or those who support every other club.
Suddenly the best player in the league with nearly three years to run on his contract, was gettable.
Suddenly everyone was speculating how it could be done, how much it would cost, all putting further pressure on him at a time he was deeply upset following the loss of his closest friend.
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Dimma just stated the obvious, the media went apeshit and some on PRE followed suit.
We'll see what happens, hopefully Dustin can recover from his injury and return to the side the champion that he is.
DS
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You have to be kidding. It certainly wasn’t obvious to the media or those who support every other club.
Suddenly the best player in the league with nearly three years to run on his contract, was gettable.
Suddenly everyone was speculating how it could be done, how much it would cost, all putting further pressure on him at a time he was deeply upset following the loss of his closest friend.
Why are people attacking each other?
Dusty will decide what he wants to do in 8 weeks time.
He stays we keep a legend.
He decides to leave, we thank him and wish him well.
The club is in a very strong position it's not Richmond of 1989.
Dusty will decide what he wants to do in 8 weeks time.
He stays we keep a legend.
He decides to leave, we thank him and wish him well.
The club is in a very strong position it's not Richmond of 1989.
As I said it seemed the only explanation for what he had done. New user error on how and when to use? If that was the explanation no problem if he had come out then and said so I would not have been troubled. Mistakes happen.You don't think the above comment implies that he was high, and therefore his judgement was impaired?
Yes he was perfectly diplomatic, how else should he have responded?
But no it took Brendon to come out months later to clarify before the media began to back off, and in the meantime Dusty was simply left to cope.
This.
It’s not an issue either way.
He wants to leave? That’s fine. We should ask for something decent for him, and we shed his salary. He’s barely played all year anyway, it’s not the end of the world.
He wants to stay? That’s fine too. Next year even as a 70% of dusty at his best he’s still above a lot of the competition.
The things they can do with special effects these days..they can make it seem like he injured a hammy half way through his best game of the season & make it seem like the club's orchestrating a move to Sydney.
Truly amazing.
Truly amazing.
You have to be kidding. It certainly wasn’t obvious to the media or those who support every other club.
Suddenly the best player in the league with nearly three years to run on his contract, was gettable.
Suddenly everyone was speculating how it could be done, how much it would cost, all putting further pressure on him at a time he was deeply upset following the loss of his closest friend.
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Seriously?
Go and get a job in the AFL media, your hyperbole is amongst the best there is.
Either that or take a BEX and lie down.
DS
No, Hardwick is being empathetic for Dusty's situation. He may well want to leave RFC, why should Hardwick make that any harder than it needs to be if he does? No one wants to see him leave (other than Tigers4) but if he does we might as well be accommodating to the situation as a club.
Dusty's response to the media's claptrap over the last 10 years has been absolute silence, and there is nothing different about this situation. Brendan didn't clarify anything other than what Dimma had already said. As others have pointed out, you're conveniently ignoring the rest of Hardwick's statement to try and make a point.
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.. it might have been known to Dimma that Dusty actually wanted to move.
He may have just thought he was being empathetic.
Some have even suggested he wanted to cause it to happen.
It doesn’t matter. He broke the story causing massive pressure to be put on
our grieving champion and massive disruption for the club.
Seriously?
Go and get a job in the AFL media, your hyperbole is amongst the best there is.
Either that or take a BEX and lie down.
DS
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No need for medication although sometimes a nice scotch can help. And it is not hyperbole. It is the truth. I recommend it.
Why??? The club has said on many occasions over recent years, that if a player wants to leave then we'll try to help them get the move done as best we can.
Dusty wants to go, Dusty not sure what he wants to do, media n fans speculating n jibbering everywhere. Dimma just laid out the the flat track comment, it's up to Dusty, he owes us nothing n we won't stop him.
Haaarrrgh FMD. Zippers being sensible, rational n logical for once, will wonders never cease.
