With the retirements of Dustin Martin and Tom Hawkins the AFL loses two greats of the game who both performed on the biggest stage.
Richmond great Dustin Martin turned to his coach Damien Hardwick as they left the post-match media conference to join teammates celebrating their 2020 premiership at the Gabba.Two greats of the game, adored by their fans, retiring on the same dayLittle did the champion Tiger know the questions about his performance were proving difficult to find after he had just won his third Norm Smith Medal in four seasons, securing him the title of the greatest big-game player the sport had ever seen.
We were eager to know more, about him, about his moods and mysteries, and the mindset that enabled him to always deliver when the team needed him most.He loved the game. All the rest, particularly anything personal, was irrelevant to his wish to perform at a higher level than anyone had managed before him.Credit:That night at the Gabba he won the game for Richmond. His goal just before half-time turned the match. It was the Tigers’ first goal for a half, and he had no right to kick it.
His crumbing handball to Kane Lambert in the 2017 preliminary final, his kick to Marlion Pickett in the 2019 grand final, his crumbing goal as the Tigers roared back after half-time in the 2019 preliminary final and his goal from the boundary in his 200th game – the 2018 qualifying final – are part of Tiger folklore.
They elicited a rock-star roar; a player as in touch with what his fans really wanted as those probing him to know appeared out of touch to him.The big Tomahawk is as adored in Geelong as Dusty is at Tigerland, having overcome doubters early in his career to forge one of the finest careers the game has seen, with three flags and 796 goals, so far.
Tom Hawkins is hoping for a memorable swansong to his brilliant career as the Cats chase another premiership and he tries to return to the team after injury.His ability to kick goals from boundary throw-ins became as signature a move as Dusty’s don’t argue, getting the Cats off to a flier with the first two goals in the 2022 grand final having brought the team home in the 2011 grand final.Keep up to date with the best AFL coverage in the country.
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