The desperation by some here is out of control. Our club will look like prize turkeys if this tool go off the rails at the MFC. Do we need this? Hell no!

I would much rather see the club go after Tom Rockliff, he has a similar game to Martin without the excess baggage off field.

LOL at some people on here saying we should go after!

Our leaders wouldnt handled him, Dustin would walk all over us!

He is better off at Sydney or Geelong.

I hope it happens for the sake of the people who said we should've picked Martin over Scully and Trengove

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/young-tiger-on-prowl-20110624-1gjgs.html

That as then, this is now.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/martin-move-best-for-richmond-20130916-2tv7j.html

Wilson pulls no punches and is clearly [censored] off; good.

I reckon Martin is the bad version of Ollie Wines.

Edited September 16, 201311 yr by RobbieF

Here we go!!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-16/martin-worth-600k-a-year

Do not want a selfish player on our list, big NO by me.

we already have selfish players on the list all clubs do

Martin move best for Richmond

At some point you just have to cut your losses. Not to mention negotiate the best possible trade from the club prepared to take a punt on Dustin Martin.

After reading the Carro article you would have to agree with Ignition who says we should target Rockliff over Martin. Let's focus on adding Cross and Swallow to our midfield and keep our culture relatively intact!

Martin move best for Richmond

After reading the Carro article you would have to agree with Ignition who says we should target Rockliff over Martin. Let's focus on adding Cross and Swallow to our midfield and keep our culture relatively intact!

Quite. And I'm hoping that when Melbourne talks about having interest in this ratbag, it's really doing so to deflect attention away from its search to attract some really solid citizens who can also play good football in the midfield.

It's interesting also that Carro's finally decided to fully lift the lid on the Dustin Martin story and what an embarrassment he is to the Richmond Football Club. Of course, she still writes in complimentary terms of the work of Richmond officials like the hardworking club chiefs. At other clubs such people would be accused of covering up the club's poor culture and the misdeeds of its players and demanding the sacking of the board and CEO.

a lot of the media stuff re martin is a complete beat-up.

Guy with skulls tattooed on his hands, earns 500K but can't pay a phone bill, takes 'sleeping pills' on nights out.

They are all subtle (ha!) indicators about what's really going on.

I have posted in the past that we never draft 'mongrel'. This is more mongrel than the rest of the club combined.

I'm not 100% against it, but the club needs to consider that on a personality level he is the diametric opposite of a guy like J Viney.

To much baggage for me. Allegedly already on 2 strikes. Not worth the risk.

I'd rather us focus on Taylor Adams & Sam Docherty.

So you would rather a unproven player over a proven gun who would win a Charlie under Roosy?

I don't want Martin at the club, the price is too high.

I think he will find it very difficult to find a club that will meet his demands, many are backing away and if you think they would do this because of a media beat up you are misguided.

As for Crouch, I would be happy to see us pick him up. He has real mongrel about him, ask his brother.

To much baggage for me. Allegedly already on 2 strikes. Not worth the risk.

I'd rather us focus on Taylor Adams & Sam Docherty.

Where did you get that info from, I've not read that before other than a poster on here suggesting that IF he was, he should have to inform us. He wasn't indicating he was just hypothesising .

Do you have any other info: because if that's the case we should avoid him like the plague.

If we get him. We will be giving up pick 2 in some way.

How about pick 2 to GWS for Adams, AND leave Dusty in the pre-season draft.

Them apples are shiny!

Where did you get that info from, I've not read that before other than a poster on here suggesting that IF he was, he should have to inform us. He wasn't indicating he was just hypothesising .

Do you have any other info: because if that's the case we should avoid him like the plague.

Mate's uncle is on the Filth board. Whether that makes it gospel or not who knows, but that's what he told me mid season.

Just like Buddy and Swan were about to be banned for three strikes, right?

I'd like to hear from those posters who defend Caro's principled journalism to comment on her silence about Martin up until the moment he thumbed his nose at her beloved Richmond.

Just like Buddy and Swan were about to be banned for three strikes, right?

Don't recall ever comenting on those two.

careful what you wish for

News breaking! Dustin Martin seen on a flight at 5am from Punt Rd to AAMI.

Dustins agent was seen purchasing a house on Pun Road just across from Gosch Paddock. Word is so Dustin can roll straight out of bed and skip across the road to Dees training while Dees officials can stick camera's on his place 24/7 to monitor his activites.

That as then, this is now.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/martin-move-best-for-richmond-20130916-2tv7j.html

Wilson pulls no punches and is clearly [censored] off; good.

I reckon Martin is the bad version of Ollie Wines.

Not that long ago she wrote a very specific article aimed at him listing the reasons why he should stay with Richmond...

Oh how things change!

I'm writing this regardless of if we get Martin or not, but Wilson's comments last night on FC were pretty rough.

She mentioned:

How reporters have been told by the AFL to go easy on him because he fragile

Richmond is tired of baby sitting him (listed players he has stayed with and how they will be relieved)

Told how he has a minder

ect.

Didn't mention his football, development or as Hutchy pointed out his bad manager - just personal attacks.

Not that long ago she wrote an article basically addressed to him listing the reasons why he should stay.

I found myself recently liking her articles and wanting someone like her on panels - but that was just disgusting journalism focused on character bashing with no comment about football

What is Roosy up to?

That as then, this is now.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/martin-move-best-for-richmond-20130916-2tv7j.html

Wilson pulls no punches and is clearly [censored] off; good.

I reckon Martin is the bad version of Ollie Wines.

wilson writes: "and the reason for that mess is crystal clear"

It's clear to me what she's saying - we should ice any ideas of getting dusty.

I'm writing this regardless of if we get Martin or not, but Wilson's comments last night on FC were pretty rough.

I found myself recently liking her articles and wanting someone like her on panels - but that was just disgusting journalism focused on character bashing with no comment about football

Worse than character assassination, she effectively admitted suppressing negative stories about a RICHMOND player in the off season.

As some pointed out here at the start of the year, she did not show the same consideration to a certain COLLINGWOOD player.

There was no shortage of rumours about what Dusty was up to in the off-season but none of them materialised in the press. And CW seems to be saying that she colluded with her club to keep those stories out of the public eye.

Now that might be a good thing for the bloke's long term future, but she did not show that concern for Dane Swan.

For mine, I hope that Roos is using this to signal our willingness to trade for midfielders. I really do hope we don't get this bloke.

A no-ratbag policy is preferred. We can do better and I hope Roos' talk is all about letting others know we are in the game. No more.

Edited September 16, 201311 yr by pitmaster