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Alex Rance playing for Essendon's VFL team against the Southport Sharks at Fankhauser Reserve on the Gold Coast. MUST CREDIT: Deion Menzies, Highflyer Images.
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Tigers champion makes move to rivals

After playing with Essendon’s VFL team as a fill-in during 2021, a retired Richmond premiership star has made a decision about joining the club officially.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 16: Dustin Martin of the Tigers celebrates a goal during the 2017 AFL round 17 match between the Richmond Tigers and the Brisbane Lions at Etihad Stadium on July 16, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images)

How Dusty’s mega deal happened

DUSTIN Martin has remained loyal to Richmond, turning his back on the richest contract offer in AFL history from North Melbourne to remain at Punt Rd. How did it happen?

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Dustin Martin talks with Sam Newman and Eddie McGuire for the Footy Show

I had too much to drink: Dusty

AN unapologetic Dustin Martin has finally broken his silence on “chopstickgate”, nearly two years after the incident where a woman claimed he threatened her with a chopstick at a Windsor restaurant.

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Dustin Martin talks with Sam Newman and Eddie McGuire for the Footy Show

Why Dusty gave up $2 million to stay

DUSTIN Martin’s manager Ralph Carr says the Richmond star had initially decided to leave the club before loyalty prevailed. The 26-year-old and his father Shane, spoke about the decision last night.

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Dustin Martin arrives back from New Zealand at Tullamarine International. His security guards and Manager (left) flank him as he leaves the terminal.Picture: Jay Town

Why Ralph Carr drives a hard bargain

DUSTIN Martin’s contract stand-off is Travis Cloke all over again: a year-long will he-or-won’t he rollercoaster where rival offers were bigger and better, and the same man was at the centre of both.

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Patrick Dangerfield of the Cats reacts after kicking a goal during the Round 23 AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the GWS Giants at Simonds Stadium in Geelong, Saturday, August 26, 2017. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Who will be this year’s finals hero?

WHO will step up and lead their team to glory? Can Steven Motlop defy the critics? There are so many rich possibilities ahead over the next month, JON RALPH writes so sit back and enjoy the show.

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The 10 scariest men in footy

THROUGHOUT Aussie rules’ history, the mere sight of certain footballers was enough to make a grown man shiver. JON ANDERSON looks away from the scariest men in footy.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 05: Charlie Curnow of the Blues celebrates a goal during the 2017 AFL round 20 match between the Essendon Bombers and the Carlton Blues at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 05, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Can young Blue pinch Rising Star?

HAS Charlie Curnow done enough to top McGrath, Burton and Powell-Pepper for the Rising Star? The Herald Sun’s footy experts predict who will win all the big awards.

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