Richmond coach Damien Hardwick says there’s some doubt concerning the output of Dustin Martin when he returns from sickness for Saturday’s AFL conflict in opposition to Geelong.
The Tiger ace missed final week’s win in opposition to Carlton due to a foul bout of ‘flu which Hardwick says knocked Martin round.
“How he comes out, we’re not too sure,” Hardwick advised reporters on Wednesday.
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“But we’re pretty confident it (Martin’s best) is not too far away.
“What we have now acquired to realise, the extent of expectation on Dustin is extremely excessive.
“The way he plays the game even at 60 per cent is far above probably most, to be fair.
“He has been enjoying his function. We’ve got been profitable video games with him enjoying that rol. Simply him being within the facet is a bonus for us.”
Key defender Robbie Tarrant is also a chance to front against the Cats despite a hand injury suffered in last Thursday’s win over the Blues.
“He is a tricky bugger,” Hardwick stated of Tarrant.
“He did that harm within the first three to 4 minutes and acquired an injection, had a plate inserted on the Friday or Saturday.
“He is looking likely at the moment.”
Hardwick stated a range name on Tarrant can be left to the final doable second.
“It’s not the best thing to look at, to be fair, his hand at the moment,” he stated.
“But obviously with the plates in there it does make it stronger.
“He has simply acquired to really feel comfy sufficient to play and if he’s, we’ll choose him.
“He’s a guy with great experience, has been around these sorts of things before, so he will have a better understanding than most about what is required to get the job done.”
