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Dustin Martin
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Without giving anything away that u can't, has he been able to get better mentally after his tough yr etc?
My favourite part is how they wheeled out the work experience kid to present the findings
if it keeps them away from their twitter account that can only be a good thing.
My worry is inside his head, i.e. motivation. If he's not fully invested, he may as well not play.
Dusty was not fit last season. Let’s not underestimate the effect of his serious kidney injury coupled with his personal tragedy. No doubt training sessions were missed or, when he found himself on the track or in the gym, he just went through the motions.
He may well be Leigh Matthews’ main rival for the greatest of all time but he is still a human being.
I fully expect that he will come back from these setbacks.
He may well be Leigh Matthews’ main rival for the greatest of all time but he is still a human being.
I fully expect that he will come back from these setbacks.
My opinion is his apparent lack of motivation/interest/desire/etc last year was an absolutely overblown, beat up.
There was a bit of a hiccup early in the year which was handled poorly by everyone but it was resolved quickly and everyone moved on and it is most certainly put to bed now.
I've no reason to think he won't be as mentally ready to go as he ever is.
Before his dad passed, Dusty was in mint condition.
Worked very hard to restore his body post injury, once it was safe to do so.
Motivation waned and fitness was not his priority after the death.
At least we know time can heal the pain, so the more time goes on the better he can get mentally because of this.
FWIW none of us know how/what Dusty is going through................
No fault.....
All I will say - is that when my father passed away (years ago) there were so many things in my life that dropped away because (in large part) I slowly realised was doing them to make my father proud or to have common ground with him etc
Do not underestimate this........
Having said that - because he is a professional sportsman - (and surrounded by myriad sports professionals) my gut feel is that Dusty will lift from whatever personal issues he may (or may not!!) have.
The first half of that game where he pinged his hamstring was taking us all back to 2020. Some fleeting hope. Will we ever see the power of the greatest don’t argue the game has seen? Not so sure. For the sake of the idolising kids in yellow and black jumpers, l really hope he is prepared to talk to the Richmond media. If not, there is still something missing.
The stripper one. Herald Sun reporting AFL have handed down the finding but I can’t read it.
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Cheers guys
That was so inconsequential in my book I had forgotten about it.
Did the AFL release the outcome of the investigation after the corrupt umpire scandal broke?
im sure it is a coincidence but one could think they are trying to burying the story, like pollies do when the release bad news on a Friday night.
