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Dustin Martin

Merveille

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The good thing is according to the press we have not been cruelled by injuries like many of the favoured clubs are when they have four or five out injured!!
The narrative is well and truly out there, and history being re-written, that we have been blessed in previous years and not had injuries to key players. Even a man who normally gets its right- relatively - Harford, is peddling this too.
We spent large periods of 2019 and 2020 without key players for many weeks, mainly first 2/3 of season, then we got em back and rolled into finals ok. But we were ravaged at times - Jack, Edwards, Houli, Cotch, Lynch , Nank, Prestia and others for long periods. Annoys the hell out of me because it is another way of trying to diminish the Tigers’ achievements..
 
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The narrative is well and truly out there, and history being re-written, that we have been blessed in previous years and not had injuries to key players. Even a man who normally gets its right- relatively - Harford, is peddling this too.
We spent large periods of 2019 and 2020 without key players for many weeks, mainly first 2/3 of season, then we got em back and rolled into finals ok. But we were ravaged at times - Jack, Edwards, Houli, Cotch, Lynch , Nank, Prestia and others for long periods. Annoys the hell out of me because it is another way of trying to diminish the Tigers’ achievements..
The age difference between out youngest and oldest team in 2019 (Adel R13 & GF) of 2.59 was the second-highest ever for a premiership team (after Carlton 1908). 2020 was 14th highest (2.02) and 2017 9th lowest (0.85).

Missing Nankervis, Prestia, Lambert, Astbury, Rance, Riewoldt, Soldo, Bolton... then Cotchin and Edwards pulled out just before the game. Consecutive losses of 37, 67, 33 to be out of the eight after Round 14... the only team that's ever come back from there.

Last year we had three players appear in every game (Riewoldt, Short, Castagna). Hawthorn had two and Adelaide three, and were both nowhere. The other finals sides were at the top of the list with 6-9.

Where we had some luck was being near full strength at finals time. Some people just have selective memories... or want to cheapen our achievements. They probably don't remember writing us off, either.
 
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The age difference between out youngest and oldest team in 2019 (Adel R13 & GF) of 2.59 was the second-highest ever for a premiership team (after Carlton 1908). 2020 was 14th highest (2.02) and 2017 9th lowest (0.85).

Missing Nankervis, Prestia, Lambert, Astbury, Rance, Riewoldt, Soldo, Bolton... then Cotchin and Edwards pulled out just before the game. Consecutive losses of 37, 67, 33 to be out of the eight after Round 14... the only team that's ever come back from there.

Last year we had three players appear in every game (Riewoldt, Short, Castagna). Hawthorn had two and Adelaide three, and were both nowhere. The other finals sides were at the top of the list with 6-9.

Where we had some luck was being near full strength at finals time. Some people just have selective memories... or want to cheapen our achievements. They probably don't remember writing us off, either.
Exactly thanks for that reply..! Love the figures
 
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mjb

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Dusty needs rest rather than being forced to sire a new breed of super cattle.
They say that the worst part of inseminating a cow is not being able to kiss them on the lips afterwards. But what would I know….
 
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leon

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The irony that the most dangerous tackle sees no free kick to us & our best player out for the season.:(
Not sure how the Robinson tackle can be adjudged as dangerous. Just a hard bump by each player. In fact, it looked like Dusty was in the better position to deal out some damage as he was more side-on and hunched for the contact whereas MR laid himself fairly open. As a commentator said at the time, the damage may have been caused mostly by the hard contact punching DM's elbow back into the kidney/lower rib area.

The problem for DM was that he was trying to do something with the ball at the same time, which most likely prevented him from bracing and protecting himself further. Typically, he was trying to do the team thing rather than save himself.

Don't think you can attach any blame to MR. Just one of those unfortunate accidents that occur in a really tough contact sport. Both guys displaying a heap of courage, either could have been hurt.

Just dumb luck it was the wrong one!
 
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theglove3

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Not sure how the Robinson tackle can be adjudged as dangerous. Just a hard bump by each player. In fact, it looked like Dusty was in the better position to deal out some damage as he was more side-on and hunched for the contact whereas MR laid himself fairly open. As a commentator said at the time, the damage may have been caused mostly by the hard contact punching DM's elbow back into the kidney/lower rib area.

The problem for DM was that he was trying to do something with the ball at the same time, which most likely prevented him from bracing and protecting himself further. Typically, he was trying to do the team thing rather than save himself.

Don't think you can attach any blame to MR. Just one of those unfortunate accidents that occur in a really tough contact sport. Both guys displaying a heap of courage, either could have been hurt.

Just dumb luck it was the wrong one!
Agree Leon Cameron.

Just luck.

Years back Dopey Mitch (when a blue bagger) got taken out Rd1 by none other than hard nut Tyronius Vicarious no.29.
Badly concussed and didn't return.
TV not a scratch.

It's just luck. Bad luck.
 
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Baloo

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The irony that the most dangerous tackle sees no free kick to us & our best player out for the season.:(

You have a point there. Electing to bump with the opponent sustaining an injury normally results in MRO or tribunal. Or is it only head injuries that count (concussion, broken jaw, chipped tooth etc)
 

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Dusty has the ball
Robinson had no intention to tackle and without bias he elected to deliver a bump with intent to hurt… he *smile* lined him up.
We know the result, how is the bump adhering to the duty of care?
 
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tiger76

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It didn’t look to me like Robinson tried to necessarily smash Dusty with a bump, it was more that he had white line fever and just ran directly towards him without slowing or launching into a tackle, and with the finesse off the kill bill character that just lost her second eye.

Dusty was just the accidental victim of a flailing buffoon.
 
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You have a point there. Electing to bump with the opponent sustaining an injury normally results in MRO or tribunal. Or is it only head injuries that count (concussion, broken jaw, chipped tooth etc)
The kidney is sacrosanct. Protect the kidney!
 
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Harry

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Difficult to see how his kidney was significantly damaged watching the footage as robinson made contact with his sternum / stomach area. The contact must have pushed dustys elbow up into his kidney. You expect a kidney injury to occur from direct contact from an opponents knee hip or elbow. Amazing robinson wasn't the one that ended up in hospital.