Dustin martin biography
- Dustin Martin (born 26 June 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football.
- Martin became the first player to win a Brownlow Medal, premiership and Norm Smith Medal in a single season.
- In 2016 Martin won the Jack Dyer Medal as Richmond's best and fairest player, along with his first All-Australian selection.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: A young Dusty in his own words
In May 2011, Dustin Martin granted a rare one-on-one interview to Callum Twomey for the AFL Record and AFL.com.au. As the Richmond superstar prepares for his 300th game on Saturday, take a look back at Martin's words as a 19-year-old in his second AFL season, just coming to terms with the unrelenting glare of the football spotlight.
IN THE past two weeks, we have seen Dustin Martin, in his inimitable way, dominate games of football like few players are capable of doing. But for all the acclaim - he seems to be everyone's new favourite player - Martin doesn't care for the attention.
"I don't really care about what other people think," he said last week when we met at Richmond's ME Bank Centre. "It's not something I think about too much."
It's an attitude reflected in his football. He isn't intimidated by anyone, nor easily flustered or concerned by how he's viewed.
Martin's football features some of the best elements of the Australian game - aggression, skill, strength and class - flowing through it, but his style
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Dustin Martin
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
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Martin playing for Richmond in 2017 | |||
| Full name | Dustin Martin | ||
| Nickname(s) | Dusty | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Castlemaine, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 3, 2009 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2010, Richmond vs. Carlton, at the MCG | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / forward | ||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010–2024 | Richmond | 302 (338) | |
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020 | Victoria | 1 (2) | |
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The triple premiership superstar again showed his class in 2023. Martin finished second in the best and fairest, the ninth top-three finish of his remarkable and distinguished career. The decorated veteran enters 2024 as the club’s most experienced player and looks set to become just the seventh Tiger to reach 300 games. He qualified for AFL life membership in 2023. Honours: Brownlow Medal 2017; 3rd Brownlow Medal 2016; best and fairest 2016, 2017; 2nd best and fairest 2013, 2015, 2020, 2023; 3rd best and fairest 2011, 2014, 2018; Norm Smith Medal 2017, 2019, 2020; All-Australian 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020; All-Australian nominee 2014, 2015, 2019, 2023; AFLPA MVP 2017; AFLCA Player of the Year 2017; AFL Rising Star nominee 2010; premiership sides 2017, 2019, 2020. Brownlow Medal: 2023 votes 8; career votes 212. Draft history: 2009 NAB AFL Draft 1st round selection (Richmond) No. 3. Total Games- Total Goals- DOB- Debut- Draft- Brownlow Votes0 Recruited From- Copyright ©icythaw.pages.dev 2025 | |||