Wouldn’t include ‘himself’ in the headline. Kind of gives it away.
Just ‘Tigers star involved in explosive assault claims’ will do.
Player Watch #4 Dustin Martin
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Just ‘Tigers star involved in explosive assault claims’ will do.
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Just had a thing on 9 news about 3 lifelong tiger members turning 100 (happy bday), they were at the club all day today.
They interviewed them and one of the men said Dusty is the best centreman hes ever seen.
Think about that for a sec.
We are seeing him in his prime.
Amazing.
They interviewed them and one of the men said Dusty is the best centreman hes ever seen.
Think about that for a sec.
We are seeing him in his prime.
Amazing.
Especially since he would have seen Ian Stewart play too!!
Got me thinking about it, which I first thought was exaggerated.
His midfield competition is Bill Barrott, Ian Stewart, Kevin Bartlett, Maurice Rioli, Geoff Raines, Dale Weightman, Matthew Knights and Trent Cotchin.
I saw Barrott and Stewart but not old enough to make a proper judgement, but they were proper centremen and great players. Bartlett and Weightman were great but rovers, so did not take the game by the scruff of the neck like big centremen do. Rioli was probably the cleverest and perhaps his equal, and I think he has Raines, Knightrs and Cotchin covered.
So it is not an outlandish statement to say that Dusty is as dominant as any midfielder at Richmond. Stewart with 3 Brownlows might pip him perhaps.
Great article with Dustin opening up to give some more insights about his struggles last year.
http://www.executivestyle.com.au/how-dustin-martin-beat-the-blues-with-meditation-and-yoga-h1bifz
The autumn issue of Executive Style magazine is free in the Age and SMH on Friday, March 15.
How Dustin Martin beat the blues with meditation and yoga
Jane Rocca
Mar 14 2019
Dustin Martin only needs to glance down to be reminded to "live life" to the full – the words are tattooed across his knuckles. But once you look past the tapestry of ink that weaves across his body, he's remarkably laid back.
"Fame hasn't changed me," says the 27-year-old Richmond star. "It's nice when friends who I haven't seen in ages say to me, 'Dustin, you haven't changed'. I'm still me, and I separate myself from Dustin Martin the footballer."
I had everything I wanted and everything I dreamt of, but I didn't feel fulfilled or happy.
His relatively shy nature is surprising given the amount of attention he has received since becoming the first player in history to complete the trifecta of a premiership, Brownlow Medal and Norm Smith Medal in a single season two years ago. He's wary of those who want to break into his inner circle.
"You've got people pumping your tyres up all the time and it could easily go to my head," he admits. "But I have learned to not take it too seriously. I don't listen to the negative and don't let the positive get out of control. I am just about getting on with being who I am. I'm extremely grateful to be in a position where I can have a positive influence on young kids."
After the euphoria of 2017, Martin found himself at a crucial turning point in his life – after all the glory, something felt off. "I haven't told too many people this, but I found 2018 to be really hard," he says. "I woke with a weird empty feeling inside and it was really strange. I had everything I wanted and everything I dreamt of, but I didn't feel fulfilled or happy. I didn't know what was going on." Instead of going off the rails, Martin reached out for help.
"It made me realise what's important in life," he says. "Speaking up initially gave me more anxiety and depression as I kept wondering why I was feeling this way. I came to realise that the materialistic things in life don't rate; it's the small things that matter most."
Martin says he felt enormous pressure to maintain his winning streak after the 2017 season. "I started worrying about what others would say about me if I wasn't at that level anymore. I realised it doesn't matter what people think; if I just do my best, that's all I can do. I stopped worrying and I was suddenly free. It was small guided steps, but I learned to live my best life and not take on board what others think of me.
Mental health is a huge issue not only in sport, but in society. I would encourage anyone who is struggling with something big or small to have the courage to ask for help," he says.
Martin took up daily meditation sessions and sits in on a yoga class whenever his schedule allows. Over summer, he took off on a spiritual hike through Ubud in Bali, which allowed him to devote more time to his rediscovered love of reading, something he hadn't done much of since dropping out of school at 15.
"The big thing for me is reading books," Martin says. "It's something I never thought I'd do, but have done more of in the past 24 months, which I am really enjoying. It's all about learning about real things rather than bingeing on garbage TV." He's in the middle of Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now and has just finished Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements – a practical guide to personal freedom. He also loves to DJ. "I love a house party and being close with friends," he says. "That's my ideal environment away from sport."
Born in the small town of Castlemaine in country Victoria, Martin grew up with older brother, Bronson and younger brother, Tyson. From the age of five, Martin was all about football – the word is he even used to sleep with one for comfort as a toddler. Martin wasn't studious and describes himself as a "nuisance" student at Campbells Creek Primary School and Castlemaine High, where he finished in Year 9.
"I wasn't the greatest student to deal with, but some teachers saw I was a good sportsman and had lots of patience for me," he says. "I basically lived and breathed footy … I played AusKick and then footy at every recess and lunch break. You'd always find me on the school oval and then Saturdays I'd play too. From the backyard to the footy field, I didn't feel anything as passionately as I did for footy."
While much has been written about Martin's father Shane – who was deported to New Zealand right before his son played in the 2017 AFL Grand Final – it hasn't got in the way of their long-distance relationship. Martin flew over to see his dad just days after our interview. "My old man has always taught me to be real, genuine and authentic and caring towards others from family to strangers," Martin says. "He told me to be who I am and not anybody else. It has always stayed with me and I am still close to him."
Martin's mother Kathy and grandma Lois watch him play every weekend. "I was always with my maternal Nan and Pop growing up," he says. "We'd always be at their house and we've always been a close family."
Martin got his first tattoo at the age of 16 and only trusts Arn Lyons in Collingwood with a tattoo gun. "My tattoos are a reflection of me," he says. "They're cheeky, funny; they're who I am and I love the imagery," he says. From laughing clowns to DJ boxes, he points to his quad muscle showing his most recent work. "This one took two hours and I got Arn to stop 'cause it got too sore," he smiles.
For now, his focus is on footy and getting Richmond to another premiership. "It's a game; you win some and lose some," he says. "I used to work myself up and be real nervous to play, but when you think about it, you're playing a game you love and when you train your mind to see it that way, you free it up."
He is certainly in demand: a multimillion-dollar deal with Bonds has seen him stripped to his underwear in a new campaign with a live tiger. He's inked deals with vitamin brand Voost, watch group Kennedy, Jeep and Puma while signing a seven-year contract with Richmond Football Club. His career is carefully managed by showbiz and sports agent Ralph Carr, and when Martin posts a video on Instagram, he'll generate more than 80,000 views in a week, teasing his 260,000 followers into a frenzy.
"I don't really know why everyone is so intrigued by me; I just want to play footy, have fun with my friends," he says. "It's a cool feeling to be recognised when you go out, and it's something I have to get used to. I'm in a good place at the moment. I'm incredibly lucky to have such great teammates, we truly have something special at our club."
http://www.executivestyle.com.au/how-dustin-martin-beat-the-blues-with-meditation-and-yoga-h1bifz
The autumn issue of Executive Style magazine is free in the Age and SMH on Friday, March 15.
How Dustin Martin beat the blues with meditation and yoga
Jane Rocca
Mar 14 2019
Dustin Martin only needs to glance down to be reminded to "live life" to the full – the words are tattooed across his knuckles. But once you look past the tapestry of ink that weaves across his body, he's remarkably laid back.
"Fame hasn't changed me," says the 27-year-old Richmond star. "It's nice when friends who I haven't seen in ages say to me, 'Dustin, you haven't changed'. I'm still me, and I separate myself from Dustin Martin the footballer."
I had everything I wanted and everything I dreamt of, but I didn't feel fulfilled or happy.
His relatively shy nature is surprising given the amount of attention he has received since becoming the first player in history to complete the trifecta of a premiership, Brownlow Medal and Norm Smith Medal in a single season two years ago. He's wary of those who want to break into his inner circle.
"You've got people pumping your tyres up all the time and it could easily go to my head," he admits. "But I have learned to not take it too seriously. I don't listen to the negative and don't let the positive get out of control. I am just about getting on with being who I am. I'm extremely grateful to be in a position where I can have a positive influence on young kids."
After the euphoria of 2017, Martin found himself at a crucial turning point in his life – after all the glory, something felt off. "I haven't told too many people this, but I found 2018 to be really hard," he says. "I woke with a weird empty feeling inside and it was really strange. I had everything I wanted and everything I dreamt of, but I didn't feel fulfilled or happy. I didn't know what was going on." Instead of going off the rails, Martin reached out for help.
"It made me realise what's important in life," he says. "Speaking up initially gave me more anxiety and depression as I kept wondering why I was feeling this way. I came to realise that the materialistic things in life don't rate; it's the small things that matter most."
Martin says he felt enormous pressure to maintain his winning streak after the 2017 season. "I started worrying about what others would say about me if I wasn't at that level anymore. I realised it doesn't matter what people think; if I just do my best, that's all I can do. I stopped worrying and I was suddenly free. It was small guided steps, but I learned to live my best life and not take on board what others think of me.
Mental health is a huge issue not only in sport, but in society. I would encourage anyone who is struggling with something big or small to have the courage to ask for help," he says.
Martin took up daily meditation sessions and sits in on a yoga class whenever his schedule allows. Over summer, he took off on a spiritual hike through Ubud in Bali, which allowed him to devote more time to his rediscovered love of reading, something he hadn't done much of since dropping out of school at 15.
"The big thing for me is reading books," Martin says. "It's something I never thought I'd do, but have done more of in the past 24 months, which I am really enjoying. It's all about learning about real things rather than bingeing on garbage TV." He's in the middle of Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now and has just finished Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements – a practical guide to personal freedom. He also loves to DJ. "I love a house party and being close with friends," he says. "That's my ideal environment away from sport."
Born in the small town of Castlemaine in country Victoria, Martin grew up with older brother, Bronson and younger brother, Tyson. From the age of five, Martin was all about football – the word is he even used to sleep with one for comfort as a toddler. Martin wasn't studious and describes himself as a "nuisance" student at Campbells Creek Primary School and Castlemaine High, where he finished in Year 9.
"I wasn't the greatest student to deal with, but some teachers saw I was a good sportsman and had lots of patience for me," he says. "I basically lived and breathed footy … I played AusKick and then footy at every recess and lunch break. You'd always find me on the school oval and then Saturdays I'd play too. From the backyard to the footy field, I didn't feel anything as passionately as I did for footy."
While much has been written about Martin's father Shane – who was deported to New Zealand right before his son played in the 2017 AFL Grand Final – it hasn't got in the way of their long-distance relationship. Martin flew over to see his dad just days after our interview. "My old man has always taught me to be real, genuine and authentic and caring towards others from family to strangers," Martin says. "He told me to be who I am and not anybody else. It has always stayed with me and I am still close to him."
Martin's mother Kathy and grandma Lois watch him play every weekend. "I was always with my maternal Nan and Pop growing up," he says. "We'd always be at their house and we've always been a close family."
Martin got his first tattoo at the age of 16 and only trusts Arn Lyons in Collingwood with a tattoo gun. "My tattoos are a reflection of me," he says. "They're cheeky, funny; they're who I am and I love the imagery," he says. From laughing clowns to DJ boxes, he points to his quad muscle showing his most recent work. "This one took two hours and I got Arn to stop 'cause it got too sore," he smiles.
For now, his focus is on footy and getting Richmond to another premiership. "It's a game; you win some and lose some," he says. "I used to work myself up and be real nervous to play, but when you think about it, you're playing a game you love and when you train your mind to see it that way, you free it up."
He is certainly in demand: a multimillion-dollar deal with Bonds has seen him stripped to his underwear in a new campaign with a live tiger. He's inked deals with vitamin brand Voost, watch group Kennedy, Jeep and Puma while signing a seven-year contract with Richmond Football Club. His career is carefully managed by showbiz and sports agent Ralph Carr, and when Martin posts a video on Instagram, he'll generate more than 80,000 views in a week, teasing his 260,000 followers into a frenzy.
"I don't really know why everyone is so intrigued by me; I just want to play footy, have fun with my friends," he says. "It's a cool feeling to be recognised when you go out, and it's something I have to get used to. I'm in a good place at the moment. I'm incredibly lucky to have such great teammates, we truly have something special at our club."
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He continues to impress me.
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Lol
Dusty -yoga, meditation, spiritual hiking !!!
who’d have thought when he first walked through the doors of Punt Road
Dusty -yoga, meditation, spiritual hiking !!!
who’d have thought when he first walked through the doors of Punt Road
Reading books and Djing, what a nerd.
Wonder how he'd have got on as a Demon?
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Well done on dusty speaking out and bringing awareness to it
LOL
We would have completely screwed him up or he would have left within three years to a Sydney or Hawthorn.
Richmonds development and management of Martin has been exceptional and gives a big middle finger to all those recruiters who put lines through kids with 'issues'.
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He's a good man that Dustin Martin! Can play a bit too.
Just saw a trotter smash and annihilate a field in Tassie, the name - Dustin Martini 
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It’s all #fakenews He’s really all about chopsticks, nose beers and ****/tattoos.
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LOL Grr , you're in your late 50's ... or more cos I've seen Stewart & Barrott live and they were very good
left a listing impression on me
Its dangerous to compare footballers across eras
I was to young to appreciate the mental health issues Billy B might have had but with the Bourke Barrott Clay centre line we had was the envy of the competition and Barrott the most potent of that 3 in the beginning , Barrott's hitting the ball at pace was a bit ground breaking in its day and he was seemingly good for a monster goal per game
Entrée Ian Stewart , dual brownlow medalist , like lil Gaz on the Gold Coast , he had a point to prove to the football world
and boy did he prove it , a third brownlow in a start studded line up.
He won his own ball , took amazing marks for someone his size and his long kicking to targets really set him apart
there aren't many triple Brownlow winners , but dusty has time , with one under his belt and heading the Champion data stats last year , when by all reports he had a below Dusty par year , he has been physically sound and oozes class so is well placed to notch up three charlies of his own
As I said, too young to make a judgement due to not quite being an old fart... unlike your good self it would seem. I'll be there shortly though.
It would have been great to see them live a bit older to really see how good they really were, lucky you. You can add Royce into that category as well.
As you say, Dusty still has time.
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So journos can diagnose someone with anxiety and depression just by reading a magazine article that said he woke up with an empty feeling?
that article should ring warning bells for opposition sides
for a star player the world is a very crazy place
I reckon I could see it weighing on Lil Gaz , Judd and Goodes
Dusty still has 7 -10 years to go in the system so still a long way
but if he achieves some zen like state and can shut out noise and concentrate on the important stuff
WOW watch out
his year in 2018 , was a very good follow up from the brownlow year
for a star player the world is a very crazy place
I reckon I could see it weighing on Lil Gaz , Judd and Goodes
Dusty still has 7 -10 years to go in the system so still a long way
but if he achieves some zen like state and can shut out noise and concentrate on the important stuff
WOW watch out
his year in 2018 , was a very good follow up from the brownlow year
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please don't teach Dusty any of these tricks of the trade, in season, off season do whatever in Vegas....but please, not in season
https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/d...n/news-story/88c429cf0ec021868b05bb47b76e0d75
https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/d...n/news-story/88c429cf0ec021868b05bb47b76e0d75
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What?
Dusty is a 27 year old man past that impressionable and easily influenced stage.
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Was pretty s**t last night. Looked like he didn't really give a s**t.
Best seasons have been in contract years.
Needs to raise the fight again and stay hungry.
Best seasons have been in contract years.
Needs to raise the fight again and stay hungry.
Was terrible more than s**t .
