Matt
Years ago
Dustin Martin:
Does he have the potential to surpass Wayne Carey/Gary Ablett jr/Leigh Matthews by time he's retired? Has he even overtaken them now eg norm smith medal/Brownlow/premiership all in one year. Lee Matthews said it was best year he'd seen from a player ever... Plus the great full forwards he might end up be greater than to..
Shouldn't have got the norm Smith.
His don't argues were high yesterday but never gave away any frees.
Good played but not in the greatest category yet.
Awesome player for sure but yeah I agree he shouldn't have got the Norm Smith
LV
Years ago
He'll need to put in a few more elite years before he's in the conversation with Wayne Carey, both Gary Abletts, Buddy Franklin, Judd as true modern day AFL era greats. He's 26 so it's quite possible he'll get there by the end of his career.
lookingforward
Years ago
the game was already won before Dusty had any influence.
Houli kept the tigers in it in the 1st half when they were under pressure
Hogwash
Years ago
Great season yes.
No where near all time greats ....yet.
Half a dozen Tigers could've won Norm Smith
Kingpodge
Years ago
Houli prob would have got it if he didn't spray his last kick.
Martin's got a long way to go to get into that Warwick Capper, GOAT zone, but damn if he didn't just have an amazing season.
I just hope the off-field stuff that got in the way of his game early on don't pop up again.
Manu Fieldel
Years ago
Norm is decided early in the fourth.
You can't just call Dusty the GOAT adter a couple of great seasons -- one really excellent season.
Only a few years ago he was a pisshead and had no focus. Didn't do much, relatively speaking, for the first handful of years
AshT
Years ago
He was smart, knowing Adelaide were ready for don't-argue's he'd simply set-up free players. 21 of his 29 touches were contested. Highly influential and was my pick.
Houli did his role to play loose and creative very well but I just about would have gone for Nankervis as second best - I know what your thinking but it was the work he did between the restarts that impressed.
One great season does not make a GOAT thread, tied Woewodin in brownlough medals.
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