Richmond superstar midfielder Dustin Martin continued his tremendous recent form against Essendon in last night’s Dreamtime at the ‘G blockbuster.
Martin, who went into the match having racked up 14 of a possible 15 Brownlow Medal votes in his previous five encounters with the Dons, yet again put them to the sword.
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He had 35 disposals, including a team-high eight clearances, eight inside-50s, along with 707 metres gained in the Tigers’ 23-point victory.
Although his teammate Bachar Houli is likely to pick up the three Brownlow votes after winning the Yiokeen Award for a superb display across the backline, there’s every chance Martin will receive two votes from the field umpires.
Here’s a statistical snapshot of Martin’s magnificence against Essendon during the past four seasons . . .
Round 10, 2016
38 disposals, 15 contested possessions, seven clearances, six inside-50s, 10 marks, three Brownlow Medal votes.
Round 17, 2016
43 disposals, 22 contested possessions, 14 clearances, six inside-50s, six marks, four tackles, two goals, three Brownlow votes.
Round 10, 2017
30 disposals, 13 contested possessions, six clearances, five inside-50s, five marks, seven tackles, one goal, three Brownlow votes.
Round 11, 2018
28 disposals, 13 contested possessions, seven clearances, four inside-50s, five marks, one goal, one Brownlow vote.
Round 22, 2018
26 disposals, 10 contested possessions, six inside-50s, three clearances, 10 marks, four goals, three Brownlow votes.
Round 10, 2019
35 disposals, 10 contested possessions, eight clearances, eight inside-50s, seven marks.
