Opinion Can Dustin Martin be the GOAT? (Answer: no)

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He was one of three Richmond players not to register a single tackle during the game.

Did you stop typing
? or is that all you are going to contribute?

Yes we really missed Dusty running around trying to tackle people, instead of winning the ball and kicking goals.
 
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So good watching the champ show his greatness at the twighlight of his career. Shame on anyone that disrespects such a legend of the game.

A bit like when Pendles won the ANZAC medal a few years ago and there were boos from quite a few in the crowd and the coach at the time Nathan Buckley said to the crowd with the microphone:

"Shame on anyone who boos a champion"

Some people on here just love to pot Dusty (and other champions of the game). Anyone who does that...hold your heads in shame. Disgraceful.
 
I take it he won them the game then, given the fawning going on. What was the score?

Dusty was a very good player who played his best in the most high profile games. Was exciting to watch. But people pointing to one decent game as if that has any bearing on this tiresome argument is just as bad as those using a poor game to suggest he was never any good.
 

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Greatest Finals player of all time.. no doubt
3 Norm Smiths will likely never be repeated by anybody

(anybody in pre-Norm Smith history got close? A Pies player in the late 1920s? Dees player in the 50s?)

Bradman-esque in GFs, the biggest, toughest, game that exists, probably does make him GOAT

You could play a hundred H&A games well, but counts for nothing if you go into your shell on the big day, quite a few fans of other clubs would attest to that, ask Cats fans for example.
 
Robbo has just called Dustin Martin the greatest player of all time.

I wouldn't have him as the GOAT, but he's still an all time great of the game. I'd have him as the best finals player of all time though.
 
Greatest Finals player of all time.. no doubt
As good as Martin's finals record is it doesn't come close to Gordon Coventry's.

-111 Goals in finals
  • 5 Premierships
  • 9 goals in a Grand Final
  • 7 goals in a Grand final
  • 66% of the goals in a Grand Final including doubling the opposition Goal Tally
  • 5 in a Semi Final
  • 5 in a Preliminary Final
  • 7 in a Semi Final
  • 5 in a Semi Final
  • 6 in a Preliminary Final
  • 5 in a Semi Final
  • 4 in a Preliminary Final
  • 4 in a Grand Final
  • 6 in a Semi Final
  • 7 in a Prelim Final

Martin's finals record does not come close.
 
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