Scandal Dustin Martin in drunken scuffle

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Correct. It certainly makes me question my position on some of the things Melbourne, Sydney, Essendon and Adelaide have claimed about their dealings with these clowns. I'm glad the whistle has been blown on this one. Richmond are by no means in the clear over this cover up either.

KB might just get his wish now as the only way the AFL proves these allegations are not correct is by smoking Martin with a crushing suspension.

I hope Erin Riley and the fright bats go to town on the AFL about their hypocrisy towards the treatment of women. This is simply disgusting! The fans (females in particular) need to smash the AFL and Richmond over this. It's time to draw a line in the sand about their filthy cover ups and back room deals!
I do hope you will be banging on the door at Hawthorn as well, there has been a lot of silence about the Hawthorn players involved in the sexual assault incident after the Grand Final, the club seems to be hiding under the cover of an investigation being carried out, isn't that much the same now in Dustin's case?

A HAWTHORN player is being investigated by police over an alleged sexual offence.


It is understood a 19-year-old woman reported the incident to Box Hill police station on October 9.

In a statement, the club confirmed they were aware of the incident and that Victoria Police were investigating.

“Hawthorn Football Club is aware that police are investigating a report of an alleged offence involving one of its players,” it read.

“As the matter is under investigation the club will not be making further comment at this time.”

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...d-sexual-offence/story-e6frf3e3-1227572047918

I do agree though that the whole AFL set up needs to be looked at from the top down.
 

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No, you cut quote before you finished her sentence. She wasn't referring to Swan being the bad influence on Dusty, she was referring to Dusty and Swan potentially being a bad influence for Marley Williams.

Never mind that Martin still struggles sometimes to behave; that his end-of-season trips with the likes of Dane Swan become journeys other players are told to stay away from (when it became known that Collingwood's Marley Williams planned to join the pair this year on a leg of their US holiday, concerned Magpie people contacted the club); that some of the company he keeps is genuinely troubling.
 
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Who the HUN or the AFL or both, that article has a total of two very small quotes, so its hard to know if it is more of the HUNS usual rubbish or not?
As much as I loathe Panahi, she wouldn't go to that level of detail unless she knew for sure.

Richmond and the AFL have disgraced themselves if even half of that is true.
 

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As much as I loathe Panahi, she wouldn't go to that level of detail unless she knew for sure.

Richmond and the AFL have disgraced themselves if even half of that is true.
Where's the strong level of detail you speak of in the article?
 

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Nice try Rita but your a terrible ******* excuse for a journalist. They didnt want it in the media to stop all the horseshit thats going on right now
It also emerged last night that independent witnesses had contacted the AFL and downplayed the woman’s version of events.
The conflicting account — and the seriousness of the allegations — influenced the league’s decision to refer the matter to police.
 

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Read that crap. Would not trust that storyline as far as I could throw it.
Journalist as biased in her view as most Richmond fans that think "thoughtful kid Dustin is poor down trodden victim in this " and everyone just let him continue his path to make the world a better place.
 

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Nice deflection. But the woman has verified those claims on 3AW.
how is it a deflection? Rita is the worst excuse for a journalist ive ever seen. Her claims? thats funny, Tom says. Not her
Tom Elliott said the woman had told him she felt like she'd been encouraged to water down her version of events.

Tom said the woman had told him she felt aggrieved and undermined by the AFL.
 

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Nice deflection. But the woman has verified those claims on 3AW.
3AW stated she thought her story wasn't been treated as seriously as she wanted. It's good the police investigation is underway as they will validate her claims along with all the other witnesses coming forward and seeing the event.

A penalty for dusty should be decided (including potential criminal charges) once the facts are gathered and all accounts have been gathered. If witnesses concur with her account, Dusty is in a lot of trouble.

The police investigation will get to the bottom of this, just like it should have from the start.
 

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Against my better judgement, I'll take the bait. Unlike Martin's case, it's an allegation they deny even happened. (Same with Daw case).
Let me stop you there, then. Show me where Dusty has admitted that it happened as alleged and we're all good; you can say what you like about the bloke.

You're playing the "IF" game and we can all do that. It's now a police investigation and Dusty is as entitled to the presumption of innocence as the Hawks players.
 

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Because he's a rich celebrity? Kidding? Have you seen the legal system lately? They slap nobodies with a wet lettuce leaf for assault. If anything he's going to be treated more harshly to send a message
https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/fin...omes-for-criminal-offences/diversion-programs

The judge won't be swayed because he's a footballer, the accusations against him carry a very hefty sentence if found guilty, and the judge is having a bad day, Diversion program is pretty much what Martin will be looking at for his indiscretion if it ever gets to the courts.
 

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https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/fin...omes-for-criminal-offences/diversion-programs

The judge won't be swayed because he's a footballer, the accusations against him carry a very hefty sentence if found guilty, and the judge is having a bad day, Diversion program is pretty much what Martin will be looking at for his indiscretion if it ever gets to the courts.
Methinks an offence with a ten year jail term as possible punishment would fail the "not too serious" test.
 
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