Dustin Martin stays beneath a heavy cloud of hypothesis following his three hundredth sport for Richmond on the weekend.
The Tigers famous person discovered himself within the thick of retirement rumours within the construct as much as the milestone sport, however he squashed any suggestion he might instantly name it quits from the AFL following the match.
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Martin, 32, is ready to play out the rest of the 2024 season with studies now rising a number of golf equipment are chasing his signature for subsequent season.
The three-time premiership hero may very well be a sizzling commodity on the commerce market together with his contract set to expire following the 2024 season and the Herald Solar noting a number of golf equipment have proven curiosity in luring him away from Richmond.
Martin’s supervisor Ralph Carr confirmed the studies when he was requested about it throughout an look on 3AW.
“Sure, various them,” Carr mentioned in reference to groups asking about Martin’s 2025 plans.
Carr remained hopeful the star participant would proceed on subsequent season with talks on maintain till the season was achieved and dusted.
“I hope so. We frequently have these discussions on the finish of the 12 months and we don’t like to speak about it throughout the 12 months so it’s a kind of issues,” Carr mentioned.
Whereas no golf equipment have been formally named, Martin has been linked with a transfer to the Gold Coast Suns to reunite with former coach Damien Hardwick.
The notoriously reclusive Martin denied numerous media requests in latest weeks within the build-up to his milestone match, which lastly arrived within the 14.13 (97) to six.13 (49) defeat to the Hawks on the MCG.
Martin grew to become the seventh Tiger and 104th participant in VFL/AFL historical past to convey up the 300-game milestone and the champion Tiger ignited the massive crowd by kicking the primary purpose simply minutes into the opening time period.
The 32-year-old was comparatively quiet from there, ending the day with 13 touches, two marks and a clearance, but it surely mattered little to the gang as Martin was rightly celebrated by all in attendance.
He additionally lastly talked about all of it, in a post-game interview together with his long-time teammate Jack Riewoldt.
“It’s superb,” Martin mentioned. “Disappointing end result for the membership however I really like the Tiger Military a lot. I really like the membership a lot.
“It means absolutely the world to me and all of the love I acquired this week has meant the world to me. I felt so liked this week. I admire it.”
Martin then gave the gang and people watching on a solution many had been hoping for.
When Riewoldt mentioned: “Stay up for seeing you in two weeks in opposition to Freo?”
Martin replied: “Yeah mate, clean up from the bye and see how we go,” as the gang went nuts.
Martin’s future will little doubt stay within the highlight because the AFL season continues with Richmond languishing in second final place on the ladder.
