Martin Asked to Leave Restaurant / Apologises to Female Patron

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Big Benny needs to make a stand for his player and Club and stop sucking up to the AFL where he missed the main gig.

Benny is a feminist tho.

[Hellenic Tiger]

Adrian Bayley is entitled to legal aid to get some convictions quashed. Bugger me.

Seems convicted murderers have more rights than the lets say a drunk footballer.

Dusty is a moron but if the ponies aren't involved why the circus?

He should not have said what he said nor should anyone for that matter but I digress.......

This is no longer gladitorial sport but political correctness gone mad.

One day one of these footy players will commit suicide from all this unnecessary and over the top attention. Who will be responsible?

Time for Benny and the club to stand by their man and not throw him under the bus for the sake of appeasing the media circus.

[Smokey]

Well spoken, Pope.
Check this..

Luke Hodge - captain of the club gets caught drink driving (no suspension, $450 fine)
Michael Hurley - gets extremely intoxicated, tries to evade cab fare, kicks the cab driver in the groin and punches him after being approached for not paying the fare (NAB challenge & 3 weeks, no fine)
Taylor Adams - pleads guilty to affray and recklessly causing injury where one man ends up with a broken jaw (1 week, $3,347 fine)
Liam Jurrah - charged with a machete attack causing serious head injuries to a man (no suspension or fine - Melbourne said they would "stand by Jurrah")
Alan Didak - has a car ride with an accused murderer who starts firing shots out of his window, continues to drink with bikies at a club house after in Campbellfield (no suspension or fine)
Nathan Bock - assaulted girlfriend in public and caused property damage (1 week, $5,000 fine)
Daniel Kerr - charged twice with assault in 2007 (no suspension or fine)
Steve Johnson - is caught speeding almost 80km over the speed limit (no suspension or fine - Geelong officials dismiss it as a "brain spasm")
Jeff Farmer - pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner by hitting her several times in the head (no suspension, $2,000 fine)
Ben Cousins & Michael Gardner - questioned by police over telephone calls they allegedly received in Melbourne that were made following a brawl and shooting at a Perth nightclub. Police believed they had conversations with at least one of the two men charged with disposing of the gun after the brawl (no suspension or fine)
Collin Sylvia - allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and threatened to kill a passerby who intervened. It is believed he was intoxicated at the time (no suspension or fine - Melbourne say they're "disappointed Collin didn't advise us of the matter")
Simon Goodwin - assaulted a photographer before threatening to "f***ing kill" him after running amok at an Adelaide pub at 11am (no suspension or fine - Adelaide call it a "learning experience")
Brodie Holland - was charged with assaulting two women out the front of a Melbourne nightclub ($2,500 fine, no suspension - Collingwood "disappointed")

And there is the hypocritical truth of the politically correct, sycophantic, do-gooding, people that live in glass houses who are oh so vocal in damning Dusty to the gallows.  Maybe he shouldn't have tatts hey?

[Smokey]

Big Benny needs to make a stand for his player and Club and stop sucking up to the AFL where he missed the main gig.

There is the real truth in all of this.

[Smokey]

Adrian Bayley is entitled to legal aid to get some convictions quashed. Bugger me.

Seems convicted murderers have more rights than the lets say a drunk footballer.

Dusty is a moron but if the ponies aren't involved why the circus?

He should not have said what he said nor should anyone for that matter but I digress.......

This is no longer gladitorial sport but political correctness gone mad.

One day one of these footy players will commit suicide from all this unnecessary and over the top attention. Who will be responsible?

Time for Benny and the club to stand by their man and not throw him under the bus for the sake of appeasing the media circus.

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[bojangles17]

Absolutely Benny gale needs to make a stand , an extended time out would be an injustice. This is not a case of violence against woman , there was no physical harm. There was no assault, thankfully the situation stopped short of that.
this is  a disagreement with an inebriated person that escalated .
Putting himself in this situation needs to be dealt with. Given that he has no priors with this kinda aggressive behavior , it was completely out of character. Don't let the tats fool u, he s never ever been booked for striking , a two week spell with 4 week suspended would be about right

[Stalin]

RFC
Gutless fairy flogs

[WA Tiger]

Adrian Bayley is entitled to legal aid to get some convictions quashed. Bugger me.

Seems convicted murderers have more rights than the lets say a drunk footballer.

Dusty is a moron but if the ponies aren't involved why the circus?

He should not have said what he said nor should anyone for that matter but I digress.......

This is no longer gladitorial sport but political correctness gone mad.

One day one of these footy players will commit suicide from all this unnecessary and over the top attention. Who will be responsible?

Time for Benny and the club to stand by their man and not throw him under the bus for the sake of appeasing the media circus.

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X3 underlined. Said it before and many ridiculed me, the media are judge, jury and executioner. Same when it comes to coaches. I'm sick to death of the constant poo that is AFL these days. It seems all that is talked about is everything other the game and how they can all stuff it up is the focus.

I don't think I will be following it in another 5 years, that's how bad it's getting.

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I would have felt the time was when it happened

[tony_montana]

Well spoken, Pope.
Check this..

Luke Hodge - captain of the club gets caught drink driving (no suspension, $450 fine)
Michael Hurley - gets extremely intoxicated, tries to evade cab fare, kicks the cab driver in the groin and punches him after being approached for not paying the fare (NAB challenge & 3 weeks, no fine)
Taylor Adams - pleads guilty to affray and recklessly causing injury where one man ends up with a broken jaw (1 week, $3,347 fine)
Liam Jurrah - charged with a machete attack causing serious head injuries to a man (no suspension or fine - Melbourne said they would "stand by Jurrah")
Alan Didak - has a car ride with an accused murderer who starts firing shots out of his window, continues to drink with bikies at a club house after in Campbellfield (no suspension or fine)
Nathan Bock - assaulted girlfriend in public and caused property damage (1 week, $5,000 fine)
Daniel Kerr - charged twice with assault in 2007 (no suspension or fine)
Steve Johnson - is caught speeding almost 80km over the speed limit (no suspension or fine - Geelong officials dismiss it as a "brain spasm")
Jeff Farmer - pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner by hitting her several times in the head (no suspension, $2,000 fine)
Ben Cousins & Michael Gardner - questioned by police over telephone calls they allegedly received in Melbourne that were made following a brawl and shooting at a Perth nightclub. Police believed they had conversations with at least one of the two men charged with disposing of the gun after the brawl (no suspension or fine)
Collin Sylvia - allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and threatened to kill a passerby who intervened. It is believed he was intoxicated at the time (no suspension or fine - Melbourne say they're "disappointed Collin didn't advise us of the matter")
Simon Goodwin - assaulted a photographer before threatening to "f***ing kill" him after running amok at an Adelaide pub at 11am (no suspension or fine - Adelaide call it a "learning experience")
Brodie Holland - was charged with assaulting two women out the front of a Melbourne nightclub ($2,500 fine, no suspension - Collingwood "disappointed")

What a bunch of stuffing hypocrites, I want to stab KB and Ralphy in the head with some chopsticks

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stuffn afl have got too much clout and I stuffn hate it.

Their kangaroo courts take precedent over the stuffn justice system.

The woman should be charged with entrapment.
The afl with conspiring wih a cow to pervert the course of justice in a kangaroo court
that recently made idiots of themselves with the handling of illegal drug use.

If the club had any balls they'd say "press charges or stuff off"
Weak dogs they are

[one-eyed]

Dusty’s talents will rescue him again

WHEN it comes to Richmond punishing Dustin Martin for his behaviour towards a woman at a Melbourne restaurant, the potency of the player becomes a key issue.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/dustin-martin-decision-could-hurt-richmonds-2016-flag-aspirations/news-story/7b77e2f14a344df6e09a33a2daacd0fb

[one-eyed]

Dustin Martin summoned before Richmond leadership group as he awaits punishment

JON RALPH
Herald Sun
December 10, 2015


DUSTIN Martin was summoned before the Richmond leadership group on Wednesday as the club’s investigation dragged into a third day.

The Tigers and the AFL’s integrity department will now sift through the evidence before Richmond hands down its punishment as early as today.

The club is determined not to rule on Martin’s abusive behaviour until it has a full version of his behaviour on Saturday.

That includes his conduct at the Stereosonic music concert and the exact version of events from all parties at Mr Miyagi on Saturday night.

Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale continues to consult with the AFL but the Tigers are adamant they will control Martin’s future.

Martin spent the day at the club and trained with the Richmond squad but is certain to be suspended for a period of home-and-away games by the Tigers.

A woman has alleged he stood over her and verbally abused her, threatening to stab her with a chopstick from the restaurant.

Martin has told friends he drunk only alcohol during the day but clearly lost control of his drinking after downing a number of shots.

The previous night he had dined with close friends and told them he was enjoying his football more than ever.

But after a Saturday morning run he again ignited controversy when he threatened to stab a woman in the face with a chopstick.

He yelled at her: ‘Don’t tell me how to live my life’ and ‘I’ll f------ kill you’,” before being pulled away by close friends.

Martin seems destined for a lengthy suspension even if the woman refuses to press charges against the Tigers’ star midfielder.

The Tigers have repeatedly counselled and educated Martin about his professionalism and social habits and had hoped they were turning a corner.

Now they are aware the football world wants them to hand Martin a meaningful sanction that does not demean efforts to minimise violence against women.

Richmond chief executive Brendon Gale is one of the foundation members of the Male Champions of Change group which tackles gender inequity in sport.

The mantra of that group is: ‘We need more decent, powerful men to step up beside women in building a gender equal world”.

Gale made it clear this week the Tigers had a duty to set a message about how clubs responded in situations involving threats to women.

The Tigers have been roundly criticised for their initial response to the incident, including football boss Dan Richardson’s response that the incident was a “hiccup”.

The club’s defence is that he was asked if Martin had a drinking problem and said he didn’t apart from the latest “hiccup”.

Martin is contracted to Richmond for two more seasons, with Richmond adamant it must change his behaviour as well as punish him for the incident.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/dustin-martin-summoned-before-richmond-leadership-group-as-he-awaits-punishment/news-story/297f10c120de270dcea5be33325bcf33

[Mr Magic]

The club is dealing with it well IMO. Collating all the information before making any decision and not bowing to social/media pressure.
I will support any decision they make knowing that they have thoroughly investigated the incident. Deal in facts not speculation.

[cub]

With brackets, press charges or fo