{"id":280876,"date":"2023-03-25T19:05:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=280876"},"modified":"2023-03-25T20:58:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T20:58:36","slug":"tigers-coach-lifts-lid-on-unusual-dusty-benching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=280876","title":{"rendered":"Tigers coach lifts lid on 'unusual' Dusty benching"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richmond<\/a> coach Damien Hardwick<\/a> has kept his cards close to his chest regarding Dustin Martin<\/a>'s injury status after mysteriously subbing his star man in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Hardwick's side survived a furious Adelaide comeback to run out \ufeff32-point winners, steadying the ship after the home side had come from a massive half-time hole to get within a kick.<\/p>\n

With the Crows breathing down his team's neck, Hardwick raised eyebrows when he pulled Martin from the game with just over 12 minutes left in the final term.<\/p>\n

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The 2017 Brownlow Medal winner was replaced by young forward Rhyan Mansell, and the move provided instant dividends for the Tigers, with Mansell \ufeffkicking a goal within a minute of coming onto the ground.<\/p>\n

Hardwick was asked about hooking Martin after the game and said the move was made "from a management point of view".<\/p>\n

\"Observers<\/p>\n

"\ufeffW\ufeffe had a couple of boys that we were sort of talking about with regard to what does it look like," he said.<\/p>\n

"His (benching) was just from a management point of view. We'll see how that pans out.<\/p>\n

"Obviously we've got a short break like Collingwood, but we'll work our way through those."<\/p>\n

Martin's benching was a move that was described as "unusual" by Brisbane Lions great Jonathan Brown.<\/p>\n

"\ufeffIt would be unusual that he'd be subbed out as a resting mechanism," Brown said on Fox Footy's coverage.<\/p>\n

Hardwick's Tigers face a six-day turnaround before a round three blockbuster against the ladder-leading Magpies at the MCG next Friday night.<\/p>\n

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