Retired Dustin Martin [Retired]

[Coach_Required]

12 months surfing on the Gold Coast as a Indigenous Youth Officer on 800k a year at the Gold Coast Academy seems like a good 12 months to me

Maybe but not for Dimma, Dimma seems to think this guy is instantly going to turn his new toys around and win flags.

 

[Rich01]

Credit to the supporters who don't care, as it is a spit in the face to them. Why not just announce you're departing Richmond at the end of the season?

They won't get compensation for him but they can and should hold it against Dimma and the Suns for Rioli. He has taken that club for a ride since the end of the 2022 season

Well said.
Wouldn’t have cared if Dusty had have said his time at the tigers was done but he still had more footy left in him.

But it seems like that was never the plan.
Personally I don’t think it will work out well for either GC or Dusty. He’ll be ok for a couple of year and then eke out of the game quietly with his extra cash.
Will be interesting if his form continues to spiral and he will be happy to play reserves footy.

 

[Orange Agent]

Would have to be traded. Would be a junk pick if they were keen, not sure why, unlikely to travel much which is what they need. Would have to be for minimum chips salary. Not even sure they have the list spots.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

I'm HEAVING at the Richmond fans demanding band 1 compo for this...give me a spell. All the club and Dusty had to do is what Clarko did with Hodge, Mitchell and Lewis but the club didn't want to ruffle Dusty's feathers and decided to ignore the year long rumours and now everyone looks like idiots.

If a trade needs to happen then it'll be a pick in the 40's or 50's. This isn't the Dusty of 6 years ago.

 

[LordLucifer]

I seem to recall a Brisbane player pulling a retirement at his old club so he could jump ship to the Lions and the AFL made a song & dance about it to ensure it was never to happen again.

Nek minnut ..........................

This is as smelly as hell .........

I am not fan of the Tiges bu they are getting dudded here big time.

If the AFL pull out a loophole to let Martin play then there should be some sort of action from the remaining clubs over it.

 

[THE_GUN]

Good luck to Dusty he owes us nothing and we will probably just get a band 5 compo something like #50 but who cares
So long as he is happy on the GC and enjoys his footy and makes more $$$

Go well son

 

[Coach_Required]

I seem to recall a Brisbane player pulling a retirement at his old club so he could jump ship to the Lions and the AFL made a song & dance about it to ensure it was never to happen again.

Nek minnut ..........................

This is as smelly as hell .........

I am not fan of the Tiges bu they are getting dudded here big time.

If the AFL pull out a loophole to let Martin play then there should be some sort of action from the remaining clubs over it.

AFL is corrupt as this will be a



moment.

Lucky for me I think the boy is cooked so if it happens, more fool Gold Coast.

However, give us Band 1 compo campaigners just so i can read Byron_Clanger melt some more.

 

[Ballarat Bob]

If the gold coast pay.more than 200k out of their salary cap for Dusty they are kidding themselves. If they can boost his salary through an ambassador role then it sort of makes sense.
Great player in his day but looked like he was off the pace this year. Maybe a change of scenery might get him up for a season of two more.

 

[Carnthefkntigs]

Gives me Stevie J GWS vibes. He was an active handicap for GWS in that 2017 prelim.

 

[Elixuh]

Another GCS masterclass pickup, cooked dusty.

 

[Cmarsh]

Another GCS masterclass pickup, cooked dusty.

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In fairness though the statement from the GC footy manager was they are still considering whether or not Martin is the right fit for their club.

 

[Del28562]

Dusty is done. He should play a couple of games at castlemaine or gisborne but not afl, it's got plugger comeback all over it

 

[Tonythetiger]

I can understand him being so late in his career that there's not much appeal getting pumped each week in a post-dynasty side while his body is cooked. It's a pretty good deal for Dusty though, getting to reunite with Dimma, Grigg and Rioli. It's probably a lot more on offer on a person level than what's left at Richmond.

I don't think it changes that much from him finishing up with us. It's more like he retired from Richmond. There's still a lot of emotion around him and his career and he will always be a Richmond great. I do hope it works out well for him though and that it ends up being worth it. Hodge did great going on at Brisbane whereas Mitchell probably regrets playing for West Coast. Good luck to him.

 

[Libbaaaa]

Didn’t Luke Hodge so the same thing? Even got chaired off in his final game which is way worse.

 

[juss]

He looked pretty cooked on field this year. Maybe that was mental and he just wasn't inspired to play under Yze.

I'm still not convinced it's true, over his career I've heard many, many Dusty rumours and none of them really turned out.

Either way it's bizarre, either it's a genuine change of mind and Dimma has really gone hard to change his mind, Dimma's the only man that would get him there, or he knew the whole time in which I'd find it bizarre he didn't just play out the year and then move as a UFA out of contract.

In my mind he's still retired, I'll believe otherwise when I see it happen.

 

[Iva Bigun]

He looked pretty cooked on field this year. Maybe that was mental and he just wasn't inspired to play under Yze.

I'm still not convinced it's true, over his career I've heard many, many Dusty rumours and none of them really turned out.

Either way it's bizarre, either it's a genuine change of mind and Dimma has really gone hard to change his mind, Dimma's the only man that would get him there, or he knew the whole time in which I'd find it bizarre he didn't just play out the year and then move as a UFA out of contract.

In my mind he's still retired, I'll believe otherwise when I see it happen.

Quietly I think you’re right, that he will retire up here on the Coast. May do some part time coaching

 

[tiger_tough]

Would have to be traded. Would be a junk pick if they were keen, not sure why, unlikely to travel much which is what they need. Would have to be for minimum chips salary. Not even sure they have the list spots.

No he wouldn't.

 

[Danog]

Bit of a weird move, and disrespectful to the Richmond supporters who bought the overpriced retirement merch.

Having said that, he has nothing left to give Richmond. Will always be a Richmond champion, just as GAJ will always be a Geelong champion. Let him enjoy the sun in his twilight footy years. 2 year contract as a free agent. Band 5 compo.

 

[Cleric]

Hardwick is flipping turd traitor ruined his legacy at Richmond.

The way he screwed over Mrs H by going behind her back, should give you an idea of his true character.

 

[Ash1337]

Hardwick Suns sounds like Terry Wallace to Tigers. Leave the club and take your best players (Brown). Sounds like karma.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Did Martin make money off the memorabilia? If he did and he decides to unretire he really should make an apology and say he changed his mind, otherwise he is a selfish campaigner who basically stole peoples money by deceiving them

 

[tiger_tough]

He's cooked anyway. Don't do it Dusty.

 

[dean33]

Credit to the supporters who don't care, as it is a spit in the face to them. Why not just announce you're departing Richmond at the end of the season?

They won't get compensation for him but they can and should hold it against Dimma and the Suns for Rioli. He has taken that club for a ride since the end of the 2022 season

I think most tiger fans would have been fine with Dusty finishing the season off with us then announcing like Rioli did that he wants a trade to the suns. The whole retirement charade if true leaves a really sour taste. Watch Richmond now play super hard ball in the Rioli trade.

 

[catman2006]

Good move for Dusty and the suns, not an ideal way but he might have you had second thoughts and wants to unretire.

 

[tigs2010]

Hardwick Suns sounds like Terry Wallace to Tigers. Leave the club and take your best players (Brown). Sounds like karma.

Wot?

Brown was a Tiger before Wallet was.