Dustin Martin retires

[bornadog]

Heeney did more media after a 1 week suspension than Dusty did over the course of 302 games and 15 years.

so true

[Grantysghost]

Heeney did more media after a 1 week suspension than Dusty did over the course of 302 games and 15 years.

I thought doing it at Bondi in his budgie smugglers was a little over the top even for I to the Saac.

Speaking of Isaac I manage a guy who played underage footy with him in Sydney. He said he just ran around everyone like they weren't there.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

It was a joy to watch Dusty at full flight and I echo Sedat's thoughts on his ability to deny Geelong 2 flags. That alone immortalises him in my eyes.

Is it weird that I literally watched highlights of him from the 2020 GF just a few days ago?

The guy was incredible in big games and virtually unstoppable in 1-v-1s.

[Happy Days]

Heeney did more media after a 1 week suspension than Dusty did over the course of 302 games and 15 years.

Exact moment they fell off btw.

[Sedat]

Exact moment they fell off btw.

Yep, don't think I've seen a bigger media douche move by a player/club in years. Toby Greene mocking this was absolutely brilliant.

Martin's (non)media strategy is proof that less often leads to more. He has forged an extremely lucrative career outside of footy and he gave absolutely nothing to the media during that time. Often when you are too available and too open as an elite professional sportsman, your commercial brand becomes diminished.