Player Watch #4 Dustin Martin

[Hoos]

Then deep forward will be an even bigger worry this year.
Lynch leads one way...Jack to the other flank...
Dusty stands in the square with who?? The midfielder (tagger) or 3rd tall defender??

And Caddy will now have a lesser defender as an opponent too.

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Might as well be no one, because neither of them will stop him

Dead Right!!!
Try and stop him!!!
Looking in ripping form/fitness in the pre-season training pics!
No lingering niggles means an assault on this year's Brownlow is on the cards!

 

[Bojangles17]

Twenty-seven years of age sounds a lot older than 26, although it is only one year.
In time, Dustin can pass on his expertise and experience to a new generation.
The greatness of our club will be marked by not having to rely too heavily on Dustin, that he is one of several greats.
I remember seeing Dustin at the first pre-season match, we were both sitting in the stands at Optus Oval, it was versus the Collingwood Camiras, he had a quiet intensity.

Would love him to pass on a thing or two to jock Ross , how good would that be , wouldnt surprise me either

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Would love him to pass on a thing or two to jock Ross , how good would that be , wouldnt surprise me either

Ok Ross, this is how I comb the mighty locks of hair back...watch carefully son..

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

I'd like him to carry us to another premiership this season

 

[matt_y106]

As someone who is turning 27 in the next few months I can vouch for that haha

You and me both


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[DLM4]

I'd like him to carry us to another premiership this season

22 players got us there not just one person

 

[Mr Unbelievable]

Dusty will have a massive year ... I can feel it in the water

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

feel free to use as avatar

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

I cut out his boner below the waiste....of course you can find the full clip on RFC twitter...

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

I cut out his boner below the waiste....of course you can find the full clip on RFC twitter...

Thats called the stiff arm, commonly known as the dont argue

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

Dusty the magician can timewarp so he ends up with the boner..

(got so much blood there....bled down to his knee !!)

 

[Greggy]

My Uncle just won this in a raffle, and gave it to his favorite nephew!

 

[Equus]

The Bromance between Cotchin and Martin is real.

Richmond superstar Dustin Martin has "found a deeper purpose than just football" and is now a spiritually connected individual, according to captain Trent Cotchin.After having what AFL legend Leigh Matthews described as the greatest individual season in VFL/AFL history in 2017, as he became the first player to win a premiership, Brownlow medal and Norm Smith medal in the same year, Martin battled to reach those lofty heights again in the early parts of last year.


The season proper may be three weeks away, but Carlton fans have plenty of reason to be optimistic in 2019 after a 100-91 win over Essendon in their first pre-season hitout.

In the last few years Martin has also had to deal with the stress of his father being deported to New Zealand due to his criminal record and links to an outlaw bikie gang.But with the 27-year-old having now found some form of inner peace, Cotchin said it was an exciting development both for Martin personally and the Tigers.

“His story’s incredible and I look forward to him wanting and being able to tell a lot of what he’s been through the last couple of years,” Cotchin told RSN on Friday.

“He’s just found a deeper purpose than just football and I think that’s what he struggled with early in the season last year.

“Naturally when you tick off just about everything in the game in one season, it wasn’t a lack of motivation, it was just trying to find those lofty heights again and dealing with the expectations from outside and probably within himself as well.

“But he’s done an amazing amount of work, he’s really connected spiritually, which probably sounds a bit bizarre given a bloke with tattoos and looks like he doesn’t really give a stuff about too much, but I’m really excited about the way he looks, the way he’s been training and the way he’s living his life is really exciting for him personally but also for our footy club.”

Martin will be in action on Sunday when the Tigers have their first competitive hitout for 2019 in a practice match against Melbourne in Shepparton and Cotchin said they would use the game to work on their ruck set-up.

Richmond’s lack of ruck depth was one of the things that brought them undone in their stunning preliminary final loss last year as Collingwood’s Brodie Grundy dominated Toby Nankervis and makeshift back-up Shaun Grigg.

With the importance of having a quality ruckman emphatically returning across the league in the last couple of years, Richmond still appear to be flouting that trend with premiership big man Nankervis still without meaningful support.

“I think it’s something we’re going to explore in the next couple of weeks in particular,” Cotchin said.

“I haven’t seen the team yet but I would assume we’re trialling [playing] the two [ruckmen] this week and as it plays out see how beneficial it is to have the two bigger blokes or whether you try to consolidate the same sort of template we’ve had the last couple of years.”

The Tigers will also showcase their top two draft picks from last year, Riley Collier-Dawkins and Jack Ross, with Cotchin describing the pair as "super impressive".

“[They are] bigger bodies so they have come up to the AFL level pretty quickly and shown some incredible signs throughout the pre-season to date,” he said.
“Obviously we’re not expecting too much, but we’re looking forward to seeing what they can bring especially against a quality opposition in Melbourne.”

 

[BBC1967]

The Bromance between Cotchin and Martin is real.

Que Pies player revelation re a deeper and spiritual connection soon!!!

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

Que Pies player revelation re a deeper and spiritual connection soon!!!

And seeking a high ranking Cardinal or even better from the Catholic church in an honoury role at their club...

 

[O_Grinners17]

Dusty had scans on his knee today according to Mark Stevens, channel 7 twitter etc. Anything to be worried about?

 

[OhDustinMartin]

Martin had scans today on knee, per Mark Stevens...

Not worried, I reckon its precautionary. Minor hyperextension so he probably has a medial sprain

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Amputated it this evening


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[JAKLAUGHING]

Amputated it this evening


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

Will it sell on Ebay for the highest bidder...?!?

 

[DoItForCaptBlood]

22 players got us there not just one person

Disagree... no Martin and we don't win the 2017 Premiership. With Dusty not at 100% we tripped up in 18. Same in 2019. No Dusty... no premiership. He is a once in a generation player.

When he landed and I saw the flex his knee did, I immediately prayed to Christ, Buddha, Mohammed, Zuess, Apollo and joined Scientology.

 

[biaseddustyfan]

Disagree... no Martin and we don't win the 2017 Premiership. With Dusty not at 100% we tripped up in 18. Same in 2019. No Dusty... no premiership. He is a once in a generation player.

When he landed and I saw the flex his knee did, I immediately prayed to Christ, Buddha, Mohammed, Zuess, Apollo and joined Scientology.

you didn't pray to richo which means dusty is gonna miss 18 months

 

[DoItForCaptBlood]

you didn't pray to richo which means dusty is gonna miss 18 months

Didnt need to, met him at the Royal on the way to the church and got his blessing there.

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Will it sell on Ebay for the highest bidder...?!?

Hanging up under Shazza's bridge

 

[This Is Anfield]

My Uncle just won this in a raffle, and gave it to his favorite nephew!

You must be so jealous of his favorite nephew!