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Where are Dustin Martin’s 2009 Bendigo Pioneers Under 18 teammates 15 years on?

Dustin Martin may have called time on his AFL career, but a number of the teammates who were there at the start are still going strong at local level.

BENDIGO, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Martin Kelly of the Pioneers kicks out of the pack during the round three TAC Cup match between the Bendigo Pioneers and the Murray Bushrangers at Queen Elizabeth Oval on April 10, 2010 in Bendigo, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
BENDIGO, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Martin Kelly of the Pioneers kicks out of the pack during the round three TAC Cup match between the Bendigo Pioneers and the Murray Bushrangers at Queen Elizabeth Oval on April 10, 2010 in Bendigo, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Dustin Martin’s retirement this week brings to an end one of the most celebrated and credentialed AFL careers in recent memory.

302 games, three premierships, three Norm Smith Medals and a Brownlow is a record that won’t be matched for a long time.

Dustin Martin. Round one TAC Cup match between Bendigo Pioneers and Geelong Falcons on April 4, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Prezioso/Getty Images
Dustin Martin. Round one TAC Cup match between Bendigo Pioneers and Geelong Falcons on April 4, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Prezioso/Getty Images

Martin also retires as a one-club player having been recruited by Richmond with the third pick in the 2009 National Draft.

But before that, he was a kid from Campbell’s Creek just out of Castlemaine who became a star with the Bendigo Pioneers in the then TAC Cup.

15 years on from that Under 18 season, where are Dusty’s Pioneers teammates now?

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