No action on Richmond’s Dustin Martin until AFL concludes report on woman’s chopstick claimPeter Rolfe
Herald Sun
January 2, 2016 DUSTIN Martin will not be sanctioned by the Tigers until the AFL finalises its report into allegations that he threatened to stab a woman in the eye with chopsticks.
Richmond said it was unlikely he would be sanctioned at least until players return to training on Monday.
“We’re waiting for the AFL to complete their report. There’s no timeline on when that will be done,” Richmond’s Jaimee Damon said.
A verdict had been expected this week.
The AFL and Richmond officials discussed potential action at a meeting on Monday.
Martin, 24, apologised after his actions at the trendy Mr Miyagi restaurant on Chapel St on Saturday December 5.
He had been partying at music festival Stereosonic at the Melbourne Showgrounds before the incident.
The AFL’s integrity unit interviewed the woman before it passed on details to police.
Victoria Police interviewed the woman, but have not pressed charges.
Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale, who labelled the star midfielder “a goose” at a women’s leadership forum last month, has been under pressure to act against Martin.
Martin, who finished second in the club’s best and fairest this year, has played 131 games for the Tigers since his debut in 2010.
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