BUYER beware.
Dustin Martin will supposedly be wooed by clubs across the land when the Richmond star becomes a free agent at season’s end.
Such was Martin’s blazing start to the year, a lofty $1 million a year price tag was deemed necessary to lure him to a new workplace.
But potential employers should know that there’s something missing from Dusty’s CV — he can’t handle the tag.
As surprising as it sounds, the Tigers’ tattooed wrecking ball struggles to maintain the rage when the run-with heat comes on.
Using the criteria for a tag of at least 50 minutes against a direct opponent, we have analysed five years of data to split the victims from the survivors. Players also needed to be tagged a minimum of six times to feature.
Martin’s SuperCoach points average plummets from 102.5 to 70.3 (-32.2 points) when he’s been sat on. Incredibly, that’s only happened six times and not since Round 22 last year when St Kilda’s Seb Ross limited him to 82 points.
Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/in-a-stats-special-we-reveal-the-victims-and-survivors-of-footys-dark-arts-tagging/news-story/cdb045084d2ab0a7d2bf5b3f08f219d8
