What footy have you guys been watching? Take away the prelim and Dusty was our best player in the last 6-8 weeks
Vs crows 30 touches and 2 goals
Vs GWS 29 touches and a goal
Vs Saints 30 touches and a goal
Vs Pies 19 touches and 3 goals
Vs Cats 26 touches
Vs GC 28 touches and a goal
Vs Ess 26 touches and 4 goals
Vs WB 33 touches and a goal
Vs Hawks QF 29 touches and a goal
As Dimma said in his post match, the humidity and slippery conditions made it tough out there and then he went on to say "the thing about Dustin is he tries to create the play all the time and that's what the fans love to see and to be fair it's his greatest strength as a player and you know he'll get some wrong but he gets the vast majority right and we'll continue to back him in to play the game and do what he thinks is best".
Stats are often deceptive but sometimes focusing on the perceived negatives of a player after a win can distort/distract from remembering the good like 30 disposals, Team high 15 contested, 5 clearances, Game High 7 inside 50s, Game High 11 score involvements, Game 2nd in 628 metres gained for a round one game. Yeah there were some clangers, so what - it's a game of imperfections and, if we're lucky, among those imperfections we get to glimpse little pockets of near perfection.