Richmond veteran Shaun Grigg has full faith in his teammate Dustin Martin to bounce back from a poor start to the season.
Martin has been unable to reach his explosive form that saw him win the Brownlow in 2017, and has now been suspended for two weeks following a high hit on GWS’ Matt De Boer.
Grigg knows Martin is struggling with the tag, but expects him to go and work on his game behind closed doors for the next two weeks.
“He is frustrated,” Grigg told The Oval Office.
“It’s not something new that he’s faced, he’s obviously a superstar and he’s been tagged for a couple of years and obviously played well.
“He’s just like a normal player, he wants to play better.
“Dustin had a bit of a down day on Saturday, so did our whole team.
“He works hard, he’ll work on his game in the next couple of weeks now that he’s out and he’ll bounce back.”
Carlton defender Dale Thomas also has faith in Martin to rebound from a bout of poor form, but believes his teammates need to help him out in doing so.
“The teammates have the greatest responsibility obviously,” Thomas said.
“If the umpires aren’t going to jump in and intervene if there’s untoward behaviour going on… I think as a teammate you have some sort of duty to try and help him out.
“In Dustin’s case, it’s probably give him the ball and let him do what he does best.”
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"He works hard, he'll work on his game the next couple of weeks."@Richmond_FC's @ShaunGrigg6 tells @sam_mcclure of teammate @DustinMartin4's reaction to his suspension and poor start to the year.
— The Oval Office (@OvalOfficeAFL) April 8, 2019
Richmond fans, do you think Dusty cares enough about winning?#TheOvalOffice pic.twitter.com/dYFa8bGzdP
"As a teammate you have some sort of duty to help him out."@CarltonFC's Daisy Thomas puts the responsibility on @DustinMartin4's @Richmond_FC teammates to help him through the niggle.
— The Oval Office (@OvalOfficeAFL) April 8, 2019
Tigers fans, what do you think of the extra attention on Dusty?#TheOvalOffice #AFL pic.twitter.com/9tFHhzNDrC
