Opinion Can Dustin Martin be the GOAT? (Answer: no)

[Leeda]

christ do we have to have a comparison with every damn player and every damn year and every damn team and
it just goes on and on and I get so bloody tired of it..

lethal, carey and ablett.. . just can't be beaten..

 

[Natho]

He's a weapon. But not GAJ level. Had the perfect season though.

 

[TheKanga]

No
He has had a career best season that coincided with extracting more coin out of his club.
In previous years he went missing at times.
So we will have to wait and see.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Love Dusty but he'd have to do some amazing things to catch Matthews, Carey, and Ablett Sr. Not sure why Ablett Jr is in the discussion.

Why wouldn't he be? Best player of the modern era is Junior.

 

[JackOutback]

christ do we have to have a comparison with every damn player and every damn year and every damn team and
it just goes on and on and I get so bloody tired of it..

lethal, carey and ablett.. . just can't be beaten..

But he's new and he's shiny.

 

[Leeda]

But he's new and he's shiny.

yeah I know and it is bluffing you all

 

[Craze]

Why wouldn't he be? Best player of the modern era is Junior.

I guess because I think judd and Franklin are jr's equals

 

[Tigers_fan24]

So to be the best you have to have the community rallying behind you? Good one.

As for being likable, I don't get it.

community or not, he is better than dangerousfields

 

[Tigers_fan24]

No, he's not even the best player in the competition.

who is better?

actually don't bother answering, because you'd be wrong.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

I guess because I think judd and Franklin are jr's equals

Junior in high gear was a class above those 2 IMO, just unstoppable.

 

[Leeda]

community or not, he is better than dangerousfields

aw... dustin my silverware.. is overall better than hanging around dangerous portions of grass lands.. just to be
utterly ridiculous.

 

[Topkent]

I think people need to go back and read a little of Leigh Matthews work.

 

[Roquay]

I think people need to go back and read a little of Leigh Matthews work.

One year Matthews averages 27.4 possessions and 3.8 goals per game WTF!!!!

Career average 22.2 possessions and 2.2 goals per game over a 300+ game career is ridiculous.

Was a pleasure to watch. Just had that will to win. A midfielder (who went more forward later in his career) kicking 915 goals. Will likely be the best player I've ever seen. Can't see anyone knocking him off in my lifetime.

 

[biaseddustyfan]

no bias but already is goat

 

[Toump Ass]

What a stupid question.

He's already the GOAT.

 

[Toump Ass]

no bias but already is goat

Beaten by a second.

 

[PetterdHoisted]

No one will ever be better than Mathews

yeak I was thinking about Lethal too, and how lethal said if there has ever been a bloke that reminded him of himself it was Dusty.

 

[Seymour Skinner]

Dusty is pretty bloody good.
But Gaz at 100% was ridic.

Plenty of room for multiple champions of the game.

Go Tiges.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Not even close.

Premature emission thread

 

[Righteo]

Look at how far Fyfe has fallen in just a couple of years.

Kind of hard to stake your claim when you have a broken leg

Fair dinkum

 

[AG]

Love Dusty but he'd have to do some amazing things to catch Matthews, Carey, and Ablett Sr. Not sure why Ablett Jr is in the discussion.

Ablett Jr should be in the conversation. I think the main reason he is mentioned is because he's from the same era. So if people don't think he will be better than Ablett Jr, then he obviously can't be GOAT.

Ablett, Franklin and Judd are probably universally viewed as the big 3 since 2000 imo.

Fyfe, Martin and Dangerfield are probably the other three who have had these threads made after their dominant seasons since 2014 ish. Impossible to predict who'll end up the best.

 

[JVseven]

Fyfe at his best > Martin.

 

[Randomizor]

Fyfe at his best > Martin.

I hope we get to see this next year

 

[mcgarnacle]

Dunno if he'll ever be considered the GOAT, but he's ******* wonderful to watch!

 

[Yellow Feathers]

This time last year we were having this discussion about Dangerifeld. Two years' ago it was Fyfe.

Will Dusty back it up or will another star emerge?