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Player Watch #4 Dustin Martin GOAT and King of Punt Rd - OFFICIALLY RETIRED
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Dimma said after the flag that the next season (2018) he would like to see Dusty ease up on the don't argue and be more attacking and direct, and it worked. His don't argues last year dropped about 40% and the couple of half hearted attempts this year have been ordinary.
I blame the coaching staff. This crap during the week that he "isn't in the side to tackle" might have some merritt, but he should be told and encouraged to get back to his '16/'17 years and attack the man and ball.
Back then he was the hunted. Now he's the Hunter.
I blame the coaching staff. This crap during the week that he "isn't in the side to tackle" might have some merritt, but he should be told and encouraged to get back to his '16/'17 years and attack the man and ball.
Back then he was the hunted. Now he's the Hunter.
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Ralph carr said everythings ok
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This morning Mo Salah scored a goal for Liverpool after a drought. Dusty is like Mo. Both stars of their teams. Expect DM to goal today
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Dont you dare bring salah up in the same sentence with Dusty.
Dusty is god, salah is a peasant.
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another one bites the Dusty...
If you saw the Leppa interview, basically said Dusty has a tacklefree pass. That is everyone knows he is an offensive weapon and the system defensively is designed to assist this. If the team gets opened up by oppo, dont start pointing fingers at Dusty's zero tackle count!!! Of course if he avoids a tackle with a lame effort that can be scrutinised, but when we are at out best, Castagna, Butler, Rioli, Cotch, Edwards and backline are in the 4-5 tackle numbers. See what happens today.
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I can't lip read....what did he say? lol
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send him back to NZ for the week off and tell him to seriously assess how his head is. Too easy to be tagged out of it. Basically another Lids.
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gone from hero to zero. pay your way dusty.
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Actually thought he was slightly better than last week.
the lack of discipline was poor though, like he went back to him from 2010. It's unlike Dusty. Needs to pull his head in.
the lack of discipline was poor though, like he went back to him from 2010. It's unlike Dusty. Needs to pull his head in.
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We won’t see the best of him consistently anymore if his mental health is an ongoing battle
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Injured? Mentally off his game? Either way he is off the boil right now and could do with some time off. Give him the week off against Port.
Surely Martin shouldn't get in trouble for telling the loser not to let football get in the way of him enjoying his recreational habits.
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How quick we are to turn on our own. I'm guilty of doing it as well. Dusty has been down this year no doubt but we are so quick to judge champions and hold them to some higher standard just because they've excelled in their field through hard work and talent but at the end of the day they're still human. Go Dusty, go tiges. If 2019 isn't our year so be it, we'll smash 2020.
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Dimma did the same last year against Port and he went to NZ. I remember he also dropped /rested Graham and later admitted that was a mistake.
It might also be a mistake to keep playing a guy who is nowhere near it at the moment for someone who is more at their best.
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Mumford. Was sledging Dusty all game. Dusty replied in kind.
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Things are different for him these days. Since he signed that contract he’s had to do shit loads of stuff he never used to touch in the way of public appearances etc and maybe he’s not coping? Who knows.
But most of all the bloke is a normal human being who at the moment is badly down in Confidence as opposed to the rare space he was in for a long while. Don’t think resting him is any sort of solution he just has to do what’s you need to do in these situations and focus, work hard and he’ll come out the other side playing good footy again.
Welcome to being a normal bloke Dusty!
But most of all the bloke is a normal human being who at the moment is badly down in Confidence as opposed to the rare space he was in for a long while. Don’t think resting him is any sort of solution he just has to do what’s you need to do in these situations and focus, work hard and he’ll come out the other side playing good footy again.
Welcome to being a normal bloke Dusty!
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