AFL’s mystery man Dustin Martin bows out in unique style

When triple premiership-winning Richmond star Dustin Martin called time on his AFL career, he quietly told his teammates, put out a short statement, and then didn’t turn up to his own press conference.

Club chief executive Brendon Gale could only chuckle at the disappointment on the faces of journalists eager to hear what the famously camera-shy footballer had to say after 302 matches, as he fronted the press pack alone.