Dustin Martin Contract Thread [GWS Will Not Offer Dusty a Contract]

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Clubs have turned into a workplace. The majority of the workforce are pretty blasé about the company they work for. I think we have to accept that with a few exceptions AFL players are the same.

This. 'Clubmen' are rare these days. These guys just wanna play footy and make a living from it. If they think they can get a hell of a lot more elsewhere, most would move on. Not all, but a lot would.
 

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Very happy to hear that Conca has signed on. I'd hate to lose him by overpaying Martin. The club has dealt with this situation very well. We have signed up the TEAM player, and the PreMadonna Martin can keep scraping the barrel with the raccoon hair manager of his.
 

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Very happy to hear that Conca has signed on. I'd hate to lose him by overpaying Martin. The club has dealt with this situation very well. We have signed up the TEAM player, and the PreMadonna Martin can keep scraping the barrel with the raccoon hair manager of his.
Madonna before she was Madonna?
 

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This. 'Clubmen' are rare these days. These guys just wanna play footy and make a living from it. If they think they can get a hell of a lot more elsewhere, most would move on. Not all, but a lot would.
Draftees enter the system most having supported another team all of their lives. They are told they can be drafted anywhere and when they get to a club, sometimes in another state they don't know anyone. Remember they are 18 years of age. They then build relationships only to see their mates shopped around, traded, and delisted. We then expect them in a few short years to build a loyalty and a passion for the club that is the equal of our own. Its just not realistic.
 
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For all the ranting and raving over the last week, lets hope it's over by cob this afternoon. No one has done anything wrong here. All dusty is doing is testing his worth on the open market. All the accusations about bad off field behaviour are just rumour mongering, only one known incident which was dealt with by the club. No Richmond player's parents have locked up their sons because they don't want their sons to play alongside him, why should gws parents be any different. Dusty may have left school at 15, but that does not make him unintelligent, in fact some of the moves, kicks and decision making I have seen him make on the field are signs of true genius. Glad Reece has resigned, but his body is questionable now having done a hammy lets hope it lasts the distance. Dusty has the body we need ( in football terms). I really hope he stays.
 

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I thoroughly respect your honesty, you have been on this from day dot. I believed you when you said Dusty was going to sign, I still think he will. Just a couple of things, i bolded some of your text, firstly, what did you mean by the players went hammer and tong today giving Dusty a clear message?
Secondly, what did Richo say???

Hey mate.

What I meant about "hammer and tong" was the players have been in dusty's ear all week but came to a head yesturday about not being silly and signing.

As to Dusty signing, its 50/50 now. Well know today. It all went out the window Saturday arvo lol. Anyway, regardless of what happens we will win out of this. We got Conca, have great kids coming through, GWS will deal fairly with us ( Choco and Leon say Hi). Club is really confident in that.
 

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Hey mate.

What I meant about "hammer and tong" was the players have been in dusty's ear all week but came to a head yesturday about not being silly and signing.

As to Dusty signing, its 50/50 now. Well know today. It all went out the window Saturday arvo lol. Anyway, regardless of what happens we will win out of this. We got Conca, have great kids coming through, GWS will deal fairly with us ( Choco and Leon say Hi). Club is really confident in that.
50/50 worries me. Thank god we find out today!
 

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Hey mate.

What I meant about "hammer and tong" was the players have been in dusty's ear all week but came to a head yesturday about not being silly and signing.

As to Dusty signing, its 50/50 now. Well know today. It all went out the window Saturday arvo lol. Anyway, regardless of what happens we will win out of this. We got Conca, have great kids coming through, GWS will deal fairly with us ( Choco and Leon say Hi). Club is really confident in that.
Will your source definitely tell you today?
 
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