Dustin Martin's contract talk thread / Dusty a Tiger for next 7 years [update]

[MintOnLamb]

Oh no..."Luke" has the hot sauce.....



 

I can believe this, Looks like Luke and Dusty share the same barber

[Damo]

Shouldn't his price go down after Saturday night?

Every time he fires it's supposedly going up

[The Machine]

Shouldn't his price go down after Saturday night?

Every time he fires it's supposedly going up

Yep $200k less after that performance

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Lol 65 probably hasn't seen Waynes World, too busy watching communist propaganda films on the ol' 8mm 

Two things


1. WTF is "Waynes World"?


2. I have an old 8mm projector in the cupboard. An old Eumig Mark 8.


 

Surely you've seen Bugs Bunny? Bugs vs the Raging Bull, all time classic with one of his finest endings...

[pmac21]

Make sure we match the offer and get 2 first rounders plus a player.  Saints have 2 first rounders don't they??

[one-eyed]

Ralph Carr hits out at The Footy Show after claims he’s holding out on new Richmond deal

Michael Warner,
Herald Sun
July 11, 2017

DUSTIN Martin’s manager has hit out at claims he is holding out on a deal with Richmond because of bitterness over a previous contract.

Ralph Carr said the claim aired on The Footy Show last Thursday night was “ridiculous”.

“I’ve been a manager for 25 years — do you really think I would let emotion get in the way of such an important deal?” Carr told the Herald Sun from Los Angeles.

“It’s just not true and Richmond Football Club knows it’s not true. Neil Balme has clarified that.”

Martin, 26, becomes eligible for free agency at the end of this season.

Carr said talks with the Tigers were continuing in good faith.

Richmond’s long-term, $1 million-a-season offer to Martin is already the biggest tabled in the club’s history.

Tigers chief executive Brendon Gale conceded two weeks ago that the time was “probably approaching” for Martin and his management to give the club an indication.

“We’re probably approaching that time where we’d like to get a sense of where their heads are at,” Gale told ABC radio.

“We do have to plan and we’ve got the salary cap and other players, so I guess we’re approaching that point.”

Up to six clubs including Essendon, North Melbourne and St Kilda have been linked to the 2016 Jack Dyer Medallist.

But Gale said Martin’s status as a restricted free agent meant the Tigers would have the option of matching a rival offer.

“The other thing is — he’s a restricted free agent,” Gale said.

“So we’ve always got the right to match any sort of offer. I guess we do have that in the background.

“But I’m fairly confident it won’t come to that. It’s not an ideal scenario and it’s probably uncomfortable for our fans who obviously love the guy.

“But all I can say is that I’m very confident in the people looking after it and I’m very confident in our position. I’m sure it will be resolved in due course.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/ralph-carr-hits-out-at-the-footy-show-after-claims-hes-holding-out-on-new-richmond-deal/news-story/beb5263adb584496bd56df9cf70d4814

[one-eyed]

Josh McCabe‏ @JoshMcCabe91
Anything on Dusty and Rockliff Tony ?

 Tony Sheahan‏ @TonySheahan
Rockliff is back in favour. Dusty to stay a Tiger

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daz singer‏ @thedazsinger12
What will dusty do?

 Tony Sheahan‏ @TonySheahan
Staying at Punt rd.

https://twitter.com/TonySheahan

[rogerd3]

Of course he will stay just need to find another 500k to wrap up the deal

[one-eyed]

Dustin Martin contract: Richmond chief Brendon Gale confident star free agent will stay at Punt Road

Ben Broad,
Herald Sun
13 July 2017  1:00pm

RICHMOND chief Brendon Gale is confident of retaining star free agent Dustin Martin, saying the Tigers have a “really strong, compelling offer” for their midfield bull.

Gale, the former Tigers forward who led the AFL Players Association before returning to an off-field role at Punt Road, said it was in Martin’s rights to explore his worth on the open market.

But he believes the Tigers star will still be in yellow and black in 2018.

“I am (confident),” Gale told the Talking Footy podcast.

“I mean there’s obviously a hysteria surrounding Dusty, he’s a guy that attracts enormous (attention) ... there’s huge curiosity in Dustin the person, the footballer, so it goes with the territory.

“One thing that’s important is it doesn’t affect the kid. He just stays in the moment and it doesn’t impact us because we understand this is how the market works these days.

“He’s got every right to go and see where he sits, and plus we reckon we’ve got a really strong, compelling offer for him — and that’s not just money, that’s everything.

“We love Dustin, he’s really important to us (and) not just for his football but as a person and as a leader too.

“He’s really grown and he should take credit for that and we look forward to him continuing with us into the future.”

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/richmond/richmond-chief-brendon-gale-confident-dustin-martin-will-stay-a-tiger/news-story/9f247a6eaf7dd26562c28cce991f6932

[one-eyed]

Grimes confident Dusty will stay

Jonno Nash and Charlie Happell
ESPN
17 July 2017

Richmond defender Dylan Grimes is confident out-of-contract superstar Dustin Martin will re-sign, as the Tigers march to September glory.

Martin is a free agent in career-best form being lured by multiple clubs on lucrative, multi-year deals.

But Grimes is adamant the 26-year-old Brownlow Medal favourite will reaffirm his commitment to Punt Rd.

"I've been confident from the start that Dusty wasn't going to go anywhere," Grimes told ESPN.

"I think a lot of it's been external hype. It's not something that's talked about from a playing group. We worry about what we can control.

"Dusty is an absolute star of the competition, so I'm looking forward to playing with him next year."

As the hysteria surrounding Martin's future swells, Grimes said the hoopla has had little impact on the playing group.

"We've invested a hell of a lot in our game-day culture where we can control what we can control. It doesn't really come up in conversation in the locker rooms at all or around the club," he said.

"We've had such great management from a list management perspective, that our list is in a great spot and Dusty will be a part of that going forward."

http://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/20084752/front-centre-dylan-grimes-confident-dustin-martin-stay-richmond

[Dougeytherichmondfan]

Interesting to see if the Fyfe signing has any impact on the Dusty negotiations. Hes been offered 1.3m a season, reckon thats about what Dusty is worth. Unfortunately it means with one less A grader on the market his price may go up.

Strikes me as positive when players start publically stating theyre confident a player will resign. More substance to it than when managers/coaches/presidents/ceos say it IMO.

[Yeahright]

" It doesn't really come up in conversation in the locker rooms at all or around the club," he said.

Funny, I'm sure we've been told different...

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Numbers being bandied around have Norf in front of the Tigers by $500k. That gap would get the deal done allegedly....

[Francois Jackson]

the non commital of martin at this stage oif the season would suggest that is pretty close to being correct.

The fact that the eba has been signed off and yet martin has put off talks is a concern

[Go Richo 12]

I get the feeling that Dusty is also putting off contract talks until he knows what the future holds for the coach.