Not Dusty after all

IN an ominous sign for the rest of the AFL competition, Richmond superstar Dustin Martin has roared back to his brilliant best in a 36-point win over an injury-depleted Hawthorn at the MCG.

The Brownlow Medal winner was influential, finishing with 37 possessions and two goals in a 14.11 (95) to 8.11 (59) win in front of 64,936 fans.

Martin hasn’t exactly been in poor form over the first eight rounds of the season, but he looked to have returned to the stellar heights of his recordbreaking 2017 campaign against the Hawks.

“I think his last three weeks have been pretty solid, but Dusty when you look back at the history of him, he probably starts the season a little bit slower,” Damien Hardwick said.