Richmond’s Dustin Martin did not do enough to influence last night’s Round 2 clash with Collingwood, according to veteran journalist Mike Sheahan.
The 2017 Brownlow and Norm Smith Medallist had just 19 disposals, two inside 50s and zero tackles in the 44-point defeat to the Magpies at the MCG.
Levi Greenwood did a great job of negating Martin’s impact but the Tigers superstar could have done more to get himself into the game says Sheahan.
“I think Dustin Martin’s off,” he said on SEN Breakfast.
“He’s the bloke who turns the game more than anyone else in the competition and he’s not doing it.
“When you are the best player in the competition, you live with that (close attention).
“Dustin didn’t work hard enough.
“There are high standards expected of blokes who are the best players in the comp and he’s on $1.2 million a year.
“I’m not being picky on him. I’m just saying, when you are that good, you have to fight through that situation.”
