Dustin Martin will play his 300th in front of the Tigers faithful this weekend, after he was rested from having to do it in Adelaide.
At 32, the Tigers superstar is not getting any younger and a five-day break, coupled with interstate travel, is no walk in the park.
So was this a case of coaching cat-and-mouse to allow the notoriously big-game player an appropriate stage upon which to shine, or, as Yze put it, a "silver lining" to a fixturing conundrum?For one, the roaring Tiger Army will be happy for a chance to celebrate the milestone, and perhaps, send off their champ.
In fact, of the active players to hit a major milestone match, just three of 10 have played their match at their home ground. That figure jumps to five when considering a club's home state.enjoyed a victory in his 300th match in 2017 in front of his then home crowd on the Gold Coast.It means of the three matches where a club has chosen to give a player a week off before a milestone match, holding that game in front of a home crowd resulted in a win twice.
This week he posed for photo with fellow 300+ game Tigers Jack Riewoldt, Trent Cotchin, Shane Edwards, Francis Bourke and Kevin Bartlett.Whether it's the last time Tiger fans will see him in yellow and black, well, only Dusty knows that.SportAriarne Titmus smashes 200m world record in stunning head-to-head with Mollie O'Callaghan
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