Dustin Martin Gold Coast Suns, Damien Hardwick, Todd Goldstein Essendon
The hypothesis round Dustin Martin future is ready to kick into overdrive after he was noticed assembly with incoming Suns coach Damien Hardwick on the Gold Coast.
Plus the Bombers are making one other participant for a Kangaroos participant.
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DUSTY’S POST-SEASON TRIP SPARKS MORE SUNS CHATTER
After his aspect’s 2023 marketing campaign led to Spherical 24, Richmond famous person Dustin Martin has ventured to the Gold Coast … for a vacation.
And it seems the journey is about greater than leisure after he was photographed assembly with incoming coach Damien Hardwick.
7NEWS posted photographs of the pair assembly with Mitch Cleary saying the catch-up occurred on Thursday afternoon.
“An attention-grabbing subplot (to the finals) as Dusty weighs up what comes subsequent for him,” Cleary mentioned.
“It’s seen by the Suns that he’ll keep at Richmond however one to look at because the foolish season begins to warmth up on the again of the finals collection.”
Trent Cotchin – the person who captained Martin and the Tigers to a few premierships in 4 years – mentioned it will be superior to see the triple Norm Smith Medallist end his profession in yellow and black.
Martin stays contracted till the top of 2024, however Gold Coast’s appointment of Martin’s former coach Hardwick, in addition to the retirements of Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt, has accomplished little to douse commerce hypothesis Martin might be part of the Suns.
Veteran journalist Caroline Wilson reported on Channel 9’s Footy Categorised on Monday night time that Richmond sources consider Martin nonetheless desires to succeed in the 300-game milestone on the Tigers and nobody else. However she added Martin was “a bit disenchanted” in the meanwhile contemplating Cotchin and Riewoldt’s retirements, in addition to the actual fact he nonetheless doesn’t know who Richmond’s coach will likely be in 2024.
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Wilson added: “He hasn’t fairly made up his thoughts … different golf equipment consider there’s a dialog available.”
Requested on Channel 7’s Speaking Finals program if there was any probability Martin might reunite with Hardwick on the Suns, Cotchin mentioned: “(Martin is) up on the Gold Coast in the meanwhile having a bit of vacation. I don’t assume there’s something extra to it than that,” Cotchin mentioned on Channel 7.
“It’d be nice to see him as a 300-plus sport participant for the Tigers within the yellow and black. Is it some pre-retirement enjoyable to go up there (to the Gold Coast) and benefit from the sunshine on the very finish of his profession? I’m undecided (however) I do know that one in all his values is loyalty.”
NORTH VETERAN ASSESSING HIS OPTIONS
North Melbourne ruck Todd Goldstein is ready to play on in 2024 — however whether or not his 315-game profession continues on the Kangaroos stays unsure.
Regardless of Goldstein’s stable 2023 marketing campaign, the Kangaroos are within the midst of a heavy rebuild below Alastair Clarkson — and Goldstein, who turned 35 in July, stays out of contract.
The Herald Solar, AFL Media and 7 Information Melbourne all reported on Wednesday that Goldstein was weighing up his choices, with the latter two shops stating Essendon had proven curiosity in Goldstein, who was an All-Australian and North greatest and fairest winner in 2015.
7 Information Melbourne reporter Tom Browne indicated Bombers coach Brad Scott — who used to teach Goldstein at North Melbourne — had “sounded out” Goldstein about the potential for becoming a member of Essendon to supply ruck depth for Sam Draper and Nick Bryan.
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It comes after the Bombers additionally tried to lure Tarryn Thomas out of Arden St, just for the top-10 draftee to tell North final weekend he was eager to honour the ultimate 12 months of his contract.
In the meantime senior AFL reporter Damien Barrett mentioned he might see golf equipment like Port Adelaide and Sydney making a play for Goldstein short-term.
“I increase that as a result of he’s 35, going to be 36 in the course of the 2024 season and he’ll be on an AFL record subsequent 12 months,” Barrett instructed AFL Each day.
“In my eyes, it (Goldstein) received’t be at North Melbourne, and it could possibly be a kind of two groups I discussed. However extra probably the Sydney Swans in the event that they don’t get Brodie Grundy.
“That may be my early commerce kind of dialog at this stage of September.”
