Richmond champion midfielder Dustin Martin maintained his incredible recent dominance over Essendon in last Saturday night’s Dreamtime in Darwin clash at TIO Stadium.
Martin, who went into the match having racked up 15 of a possible 18 Brownlow Medal votes in his previous six encounters with the Dons, yet again feasted on them.
He had a team-high 30 disposals, including a game-high 17 contested possessions, game-high nine inside-50s, team-high seven clearances, along with a game-high 651 metres gained in the Tigers’ 12-point victory.
Although Martin’s brilliant young teammate Shai Bolton won the Yiokeen Award for his superb display through the midfield, it wouldn’t be surprising if the 2017 Brownlow Medallist received the three votes from the field umpires.
Martin’s dynamic Dreamtime in Darwin display against the Dons earned him nine votes in the AFL Coaches’ Association Champion Player of the Year award for Round 13.
He’s now jumped up into 11th place in the prestigious award with a total of 37 votes.
Bolton also picked up nine votes for his excellent exhibition under the TIO Stadium lights.
The full voting details for the Round 13 Richmond v Essendon match are:
9 – Dustin Martin (Richmond)
9 – Shai Bolton (Richmond)
5 – Jack Graham (Richmond)
4 – Zach Merrett (Essendon)
2 – Liam Baker (Richmond)
1 – Jordan Ridley (Essendon)
Here’s a statistical snapshot of Martin’s magnificence against Essendon during the past five seasons:
Round 10, 2016
38 disposals, 15 contested possessions, seven clearances, six inside-50s, 10 marks, 263 metres gained, three Brownlow Medal votes.
Round 17, 2016
43 disposals, 22 contested possessions, 14 clearances, six inside-50s, six marks, four tackles, two goals, 584 metres gained, three Brownlow votes.
Round 10, 2017
30 disposals, 13 contested possessions, six clearances, five inside-50s, five marks, seven tackles, one goal, 356 metres gained, three Brownlow votes.
Round 11, 2018
28 disposals, 13 contested possessions, seven clearances, four inside-50s, five marks, one goal, 385 metres gained, one Brownlow vote.
Round 22, 2018
26 disposals, 10 contested possessions, six inside-50s, three clearances, 10 marks, four goals, 445 metres gained, three Brownlow votes.
Round 10, 2019
35 disposals, 10 contested possessions, eight clearances, eight inside-50s, seven marks, 707 metres gained, one Brownlow vote.
Round 13, 2020
30 disposals, 17 contested possessions, nine inside-50s, seven clearances, one goal, 651 metres gained.
