Interim Richmond coach Andrew McQualter has strongly pushed the case for Dustin Martin’s inclusion in the 2023 All-Australian line-up following a superb finish to the season by the champion Tiger.

Martin was brilliant in Richmond’s Round 24 loss to Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, finishing the match with an equal game-high 33 disposals, equal game-high 14 contested possessions, game-high seven inside-50s, four clearances, one goal, a game-high 12 score involvements, four intercepts, an equal team-high five tackles and 408 metres gained.

In the 2023 season, he averaged 23.6 disposals, 9.8 contested possessions, 4.7 marks, 2.9 clearances, 5.0 inside-50s, 1.2 goals (25 in total), 7.7 score involvements and 372.5 metres gained per match.

“If he’s not in serious contention for the All-Australian team, I think it’s absurd,” McQualter said at his post-game press conference yesterday.

“What he’s been able to produce this year, playing as a forward, is just quite extraordinary.”

Martin is a four-time All-Australian representative, having received a blazer in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020.