Dusty and Lambo leave the track early

[Jackstar is back!!!]

RFC should be ashamed with the garbage they trotted out about Dusty
Boy did they get it wrong
Couldn’t walk at training a week ago
Balmey says all good
Couldn’t even run tonight
Like playing with one short
As for Astbury, had a spew in warm up and looked Pale
Yep he is right to go
Give us a break

[Diocletian]

Your fault we lost.....

[Diocletian]

Short steppin' Lambert - VFL standard....

[one-eyed]

Did the Tigers tell a little porkie about Dusty's corkie?

Dustin Martin was never fully fit.

It started last Friday when Damien Hardwick was trotted out to the cameras to insist his superstar was fine and continued during the week with head of football Neil Balme laughing off concerns.

The reigning Brownlow Medallist never extended beyond second gear, lacked his explosive power and looked proppy. It turned into an easy night at the office for tagger Levi Greenwood, Martin offering little as he spent much of the night deep in attack.

Martin's metres gained average for the season was 454 pre-game, on Friday night he managed 175.

Clearances? He failed to register one for the entire night.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-09-21/five-things-we-learned-richmond-v-collingwood

[Andyy]

Couldn't kick either, just wanted to handball...

[Jackstar is back!!!]

Couldn't kick either, just wanted to handball...

Funny about that

[WilliamPowell]

Actually have no issue with them playing him

If our delivery into our F50 was professional rather than amateur under 12's rubbish then plonking him one out in the goal square would have worked

The one I'm furious about is Astbury. He was non competitive all night. Garthwaite should have played

[Tigeritis™©®]

Couldn't kick either, just wanted to handball...

Funny about that

6 kicks (if you want to call it that)

[(•))(©™]

Actually have no issue with them playing him

If our delivery into our F50 was professional rather than amateur under 12's rubbish then plonking him one out in the goal square would have worked

The one I'm furious about is Astbury. He was non competitive all night. Garthwaite should have played

This plus Conca lost it for us. 😂

[The Machine]

Actually have no issue with them playing him

If our delivery into our F50 was professional rather than amateur under 12's rubbish then plonking him one out in the goal square would have worked

The one I'm furious about is Astbury. He was non competitive all night. Garthwaite should have played

Agree with Astbury. Was struggling in the warm up - Gathwaite or a running player should have played as he gave nothing due to illness.

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Garthwaite lol, who would he have played on?

Ellis

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Short steppin' Lambert - VFL standard....

 

As per usual, no criticism of him here...

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Garthwaite lol, who would he have played on?

Ellis

What happened to your definitive statement that Ellis was picked to play? 

[Assange Tiger 😎]

Garthwaite lol, who would he have played on?

Ellis

What happened to your definitive statement that Ellis was picked to play? 

Was told thursday morn Astbury was in a bad way and if he wasn't picked, it would be Ellis to play. Turns out they should have stuck to that hey  Was a close call all the way up to an hour before the game

[Tiger Khosh]

Garthwaite lol, who would he have played on?

Ellis

What happened to your definitive statement that Ellis was picked to play? 

Was told thursday morn Astbury was in a bad way and if he wasn't picked, it would be Ellis to play. Turns out they should have stuck to that hey  Was a close call all the way up to an hour before the game

Maybe he could have defended the space in front of cox and came in and spoiled from the side like astbury should have been doing. Ellis would have added nothing to our defence yesterday which were absolutely horrible.