Hardwick interview Jan 24 - 2014 expectations / Dusty the defender (afl site)

[Diocletian]

Can sort of see the logic in playing Martin back, but I'm not a fan of the move. If we had four of him I'd be all for it.

[WA Tiger]

Didn't work, won't work!!!

[Judge Roughneck]

Martin in the back line was hardly the primarily problem

[WA Tiger]

Martin in the back line was hardly the primarily problem

Didn't say it was!!

[tigs2011]

Can sort of see the logic in playing Martin back, but I'm not a fan of the move. If we had four of him I'd be all for it.

[mightytiges]

The only ones that would be happy to see Dusty playing in the backline would be opposition coaches. He's most useful to us and more a threat to the opposition playing through the midfield and forward of centre.

[WA Tiger]

The only ones that would be happy to see Dusty playing in the backline would be opposition coaches. He's most useful to us and more a threat to the opposition playing through the midfield and forward of centre.

Yep and that was more than evident last night.

[Penelope]

martin picked up 1/2 dozen possessions in the 1st across 1/2 back, but let himself down with his kicking.

i suppose we could blame that on him playing in that role, but......

barely sighted him at all in the second, not sure how much he was even on the ground.

played in the middle for a lot of the second half, but seemed to get better as the game wore on. a bit surprising that, for the first real hit out.

The simple concept that some just cant seem to grasp, is that although he may spend considerable time off half back initially, to learn the role, in the longer term it will be mainly as part of the rotations, of which the nature will changed due to interchange caps.

But i suppose thats already been mentioned plenty, and if it aint sunk in by now.....

[WA Tiger]

martin picked up 1/2 dozen possessions in the 1st across 1/2 back, but let himself down with his kicking.

i suppose we could blame that on him playing in that role, but......

barely sighted him at all in the second, not sure how much he was even on the ground.

played in the middle for a lot of the second half, but seemed to get better as the game wore on. a bit surprising that, for the first real hit out.

The simple concept that some just cant seem to grasp, is that although he may spend considerable time off half back initially, to learn the role, in the longer term it will be mainly as part of the rotations, of which the nature will changed due to interchange caps.

But i suppose thats already been mentioned plenty, and if it aint sunk in by now.....

"Learn the role" to the detriment of the game....The simple concept that some just cant seem to grasp.

But i suppose thats already been mentioned plenty, and if it aint sunk in by now......

[Stripes]

Dust will get better of the half back. Really it's just a ploy to allow him to run out games in the midfield later in the contest. They have plenty of blokes to rotate through the forward line but few through the backline who can be as damaging with his switch play as Dusty

[WilliamPowell]

Dusty was one of very few positives last night

 

[WA Tiger]

Dusty was one of very few positives last night

 

Yes, when he played his usual role..

[Hard Roar Tiger]

martin picked up 1/2 dozen possessions in the 1st across 1/2 back, but let himself down with his kicking.

i suppose we could blame that on him playing in that role, but......

barely sighted him at all in the second, not sure how much he was even on the ground.

played in the middle for a lot of the second half, but seemed to get better as the game wore on. a bit surprising that, for the first real hit out.

The simple concept that some just cant seem to grasp, is that although he may spend considerable time off half back initially, to learn the role, in the longer term it will be mainly as part of the rotations, of which the nature will changed due to interchange caps.

But i suppose thats already been mentioned plenty, and if it aint sunk in by now.....

I wasn't at the game but there didn't appear to be a massive change in his defensive game

[Penelope]

didnt appear to be much change to anyones game in the positive, so make of that what you will.
Maybe that means claw was right?

[Penelope]

martin picked up 1/2 dozen possessions in the 1st across 1/2 back, but let himself down with his kicking.

i suppose we could blame that on him playing in that role, but......

barely sighted him at all in the second, not sure how much he was even on the ground.

played in the middle for a lot of the second half, but seemed to get better as the game wore on. a bit surprising that, for the first real hit out.

The simple concept that some just cant seem to grasp, is that although he may spend considerable time off half back initially, to learn the role, in the longer term it will be mainly as part of the rotations, of which the nature will changed due to interchange caps.

But i suppose thats already been mentioned plenty, and if it aint sunk in by now.....

"Learn the role" to the detriment of the game....The simple concept that some just cant seem to grasp.

But i suppose thats already been mentioned plenty, and if it aint sunk in by now......

so becoming a better all rounded footballer is detrimental in the whole shceme of things?.

I suppose some short term narrow minded thinkers would disagree, but often a little short term pain for long term gain is a good trade off.

Lets ignore the fact he racked up possessions early but stuffed his kicking, but if he had nailed a couple of 60m passes, like he can when on song, from half back it cuts the game wide open for us.

But nah who wants to ever see anything like that, everything was just perfect the way it was.