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Re: About time Martin got his Rising Star nomination
« Reply #45 on: May 30, 2010, 08:18:22 PM »
he is not eligible, but who cares

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Re: About time Martin got his Rising Star nomination
« Reply #46 on: May 30, 2010, 08:40:24 PM »
he is not eligible, but who cares

Absolutely

Actually it is probably a good thing he can't win.

He'd win in a landslide and we can't have a RFC player doing something like that could we  :whistle :whistle  ;D ;D

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Re: About time Martin got his Rising Star nomination
« Reply #47 on: May 31, 2010, 08:12:09 AM »
he is not eligible, but who cares

Absolutely

Actually it is probably a good thing he can't win.

He'd win in a landslide and we can't have a RFC player doing something like that could we  :whistle :whistle  ;D ;D

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Normally I'd agree with these sentiments, as the AFL and the media would begrudge us even winning a chook-raffle. Except Brett Deledio won the Rising Star by a landslide in 2005. Also, there's another unsung hero in our team this year who I reckon is long overdue for a gong - little Benny Nason.   

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Re: About time Martin got his Rising Star nomination
« Reply #48 on: May 31, 2010, 08:53:53 AM »
Cuz said he's as good as juddy was at that age

love to see some stats cos i agree, he is even better at that age than ablett and selwood

and he kicks the ball on his left better than selwood judd and ablett combined


martin will become the no1 mid/onballer in the country and he is a unit, breaks away from tackles ala voss and he is only 18

That's what I am seeing too X.

I'm getting excited about having Deledio, Cotchin, Foley and him there in the middle. It might rarely happen that they are all there together, but they all offer something different that will be elite by league standards. Cotchin just great hands and footy smarts, Martin tough as nails, Deledio's skill level. We just need Foley to really become that Luke Ball of old style terrier around the stoppages and up his tackle count by one or two a game and Tambling to kick on (pressure is off him a little now) and we'll have a fantastic on-ball rotation unit.

Add in another quality midfielder such Gaff and the ever improving White and we will have a midfield to destroy other teams onball devision!  With Connors back in the team hopefully that will allow Lids to play off the wing where his footskills can be best utilized. Just need Griffiths, Astbury and Taylor to step up in the forwardline (though Astbury could become a backman if Post doesn't come on) and Vickery/Browne to show the type of improvements that Gus has and we will be getting horse from continuously singing our song!  :gotigers

Martin deserves the rising star but the selectors only look at the possession count and Martin doesn't get many cheap/uncontested possessions to boast up his stats so he won't receive a nomination until after midyear IMHO....

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Re: About time Martin got his Rising Star nomination
« Reply #49 on: May 31, 2010, 09:09:00 AM »

Add in another quality midfielder such Gaff and the ever improving White and we will have a midfield to destroy other teams onball devision!  With Connors back in the team hopefully that will allow Lids to play off the wing where his footskills can be best utilized. Just need Griffiths, Astbury and Taylor to step up in the forwardline (though Astbury could become a backman if Post doesn't come on) and Vickery/Browne to show the type of improvements that Gus has and we will be getting horse from continuously singing our song!  :gotigers

Martin deserves the rising star but the selectors only look at the possession count and Martin doesn't get many cheap/uncontested possessions to boast up his stats so he won't receive a nomination until after midyear IMHO....

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I really like young Webberley (haven't watched the full Port game yet though) too. Seems very composed with the ball and normally hits the right option, will play off HB and free Deledio up to go on ball. Another win from the draft.

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Re: About time Martin got his Rising Star nomination
« Reply #50 on: May 31, 2010, 11:46:06 AM »
KB just talking to Chris Newman.

Said Dustin Martin, can't win the Rising Star, but can be nominated, which he has been.

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Re: About time Martin got his Rising Star nomination
« Reply #51 on: May 31, 2010, 11:52:34 AM »
KB just talking to Chris Newman.

Said Dustin Martin, can't win the Rising Star, but can be nominated, which he has been.



WEll that's not right.

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabaflrisingstar/2010nabrisingstar/tabid/15967/default.aspx
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Re: About time Martin got his Rising Star nomination
« Reply #52 on: May 31, 2010, 01:10:23 PM »
KB just talking to Chris Newman.

Said Dustin Martin, can't win the Rising Star, but can be nominated, which he has been.



WEll that's not right.

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabaflrisingstar/2010nabrisingstar/tabid/15967/default.aspx

Unless he is getting nominated today?   ???

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Re: About time Martin got his Rising Star nomination
« Reply #53 on: May 31, 2010, 01:15:20 PM »
KB just talking to Chris Newman.

Said Dustin Martin, can't win the Rising Star, but can be nominated, which he has been.



WEll that's not right.

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabaflrisingstar/2010nabrisingstar/tabid/15967/default.aspx

Unless he is getting nominated today?   ???

thats what i was thinking smokey
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Re: About time Martin got his Rising Star nomination
« Reply #54 on: May 31, 2010, 08:40:36 PM »
KB just talking to Chris Newman.

Said Dustin Martin, can't win the Rising Star, but can be nominated, which he has been.



WEll that's not right.

http://www.afl.com.au/development/nabaflrisingstarsprogram/nabaflrisingstar/2010nabrisingstar/tabid/15967/default.aspx

Unless he is getting nominated today?   ???

thats what i was thinking smokey
Is KB on the judging panel?
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Martin gets Rising Star nomination for Round 10
« Reply #55 on: May 31, 2010, 11:07:02 PM »
No. 3 draft pick Dustin Martin at last will be named a Rising Star nominee today, despite being ineligible to win the award because of a match review panel reprimand. Source: Jon Ralph
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Re: Martin gets Rising Star nomination for Round 10
« Reply #56 on: June 01, 2010, 05:09:57 AM »
No. 3 draft pick Dustin Martin at last will be named a Rising Star nominee today, despite being ineligible to win the award because of a match review panel reprimand. Source: Jon Ralph
Good stuff  :thumbsup

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Tiger cub a rising star (RFC)
« Reply #57 on: June 01, 2010, 12:56:34 PM »
Tiger cub a rising star
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By Luke Holmesby
Tue 01 June, 2010




EVER since he was drafted, Dustin Martin has carried the weight of Richmond supporters as the Tigers’ great white hope.

While he is seen by many as one of few shining lights in what has otherwise been a dismal season at Punt Rd, the round 10 NAB AFL Rising Star nominee says he feels no pressure.

“I just do what my coaches are telling me to do," Martin said.

"I’ll keep playing my role for the team and the coaches, and that’s all I can do."

Martin has made an impressive start to his AFL career, and it might surprise some to learn that he has had to wait until almost halfway through the season to receive a nomination for the NAB AFL Rising Star award.

Despite the delay, Martin didn't feel he was entitled to a nomination.

“I wouldn’t say it was a big goal. I just wanted to play footy and do my bit for the team,” he said.

“I don’t think I’ve had a great game yet. They’ve all been just around the mark, nothing special. I’ve had a lot of clearances and that is something that I’ve wanted to do. I think I had 11 on the weekend, so I was pretty happy.”

Martin earned his nomination for his 21-possession performance in Saturday’s win over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. While the nomination highlights Martin’s individual efforts, he will remember the match as his first taste of victory at AFL level.

“It was awesome. I was so happy to have the first win. Hopefully we’ll have a few more this year. We go into every game knowing we can win. We knew it wasn’t far away,” he said.

“All the boys played (their) role. We played four quarters, which was the main thing. Each week there’s been a 15-minute period where we’ve switched off, and the opposition has got a jump on us.”

The Tigers had lost their first nine games of the season, but Martin says the mood around Punt Rd has been far from miserable.

“It’s been a really good feeling. We usually come in on a Monday, and if we’ve had a loss we tend to move on pretty quickly from it,” he said.

“It’s good to get the first one out of the way. We know we can win, and each week we will be going out there to win the game.

“Everyone’s on the same page. We’re all in it together and everyone’s the same.”

Taken with the third overall pick at the 2009 NAB AFL draft, Martin says the eventual NAB AFL Rising Star winner will probably come from one of the two players taken ahead of him, Melbourne duo Tom Scully and Jack Trengove.

“I think one of them will win it. I’ve watched a couple of their games here and there, (and) they are going really well.”

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/95401/default.aspx

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Congrats to Dusty  :clapping  :bow. A shame he's been rubbed out just for a reprimand  ::) otherwise he'd give the award a real shake.
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