On top of a now downgraded suspension for a striking charge, Richmond star Dustin Martin has been fined $2,500 for obscene gestures during Richmond’s game against the Greater Western Sydney Giants last weekend.
The forward was picked up by the television cameras showing his middle finger across the ground towards a Giants player, then seemingly imitating snorting drugs.
According to AFL.com.au, Martin has been fined $7,500, with $5,000 of that suspended until the end of 2020.
Allegedly, the gestures were made to Giants player Shane Mumford, who was playing his first match back in the AFL after serving a two-game suspension, following a video showing him snorting a white powder surfaced at the end of last year.
Martin took to Twitter on Wednesday afternoon to apologise for his actions during the match, stating he knew it wasn’t a good look for the game.
It’s unclear whether Martin’s tweet is part of an AFL direction, or whether he made the decision to apologise himself.
It was a rough weekend on many fronts for Martin and the Tigers, who fell to the Giants by 49 points.
The 27-year-old with 200 games of experience for the Tigers will be forced to sit out of this week’s clash against the Port Adelaide Power after he was pinged for striking Giants forward Adam Kennedy during the match.
Originally set down to be a two-week ban from action, Martin won his challenge at the AFL tribunal on Tuesday night, with the contact brought from a medium to low-level offence, allowing the suspension to be dropped from two weeks to one.
It means Martin will now be available to face the Sydney Swans the following week as Richmond deal with an injury crisis which has already sidelined Alex Rance, Jack Riewoldt and captain Trent Cotchin.
Aligee
Roar Rookie
Shouldn’t have to apologise for the bird or the sniff sign, bar a elbow which was forceful but he could have hit him much much harder had he wanted.
Aligee
Roar Rookie
Pity it wasn’t radio BIRDMAN who wrote suburban boy!!. Same era
Grand-Dag
Roar Rookie
Especially in Perth at the time these lyrics were penned. Much better now, gender balance has been improved with a lot more homeless girls living in the CBD.
Birdman
Roar Rookie
Calling it now - Post of the Year No doubt.
Yattuzzi
Roar Rookie
so he apologised for the hand signals but not the elbow to the head.
Don Freo
Roar Rookie
I guarantee JOHN ALLAN did not mean that Dave Warner.
J.T. Delacroix
Guest
That takes me back, Peter. I could never understand the ‘city’ reference though. I couldn’t quite imagine boys living in the CBD.
Doc Disnick
Roar Guru
Lunch money for Dusty.
Peter Warrington
Guest
I wake up every morning with no-one beside me I wake up every morning my mother will chide me I'm just a Suburban Boy, just a Suburban Boy Saturday night, no subway station Saturday night just changing TV stations I'm just a Suburban Boy, just a Suburban Boy And I know what it's like To be rejected every night And I'm sure it must be, easier for boys from the city I go to the football and I cheer for my team I go to the football just to hear myself scream I'm just a Suburban Boy, just a Suburban Boy Sunday Session – I'm down at the hotel Staring at girls that I don't know, well I'm just a Suburban Boy, just a Suburban Boy And I know what it's like To be rejected every night And I'm sure it must be, easier for boys from the city I wake up every morning with no-one beside me I wake up every morning my mother will chide me I'm just a Suburban Boy, just a Suburban Boy Saturday night, no subway station Saturday night just changing TV stations I'm just a Suburban Boy, just a Suburban Boy And I know what it's like I've been rejected every night And I'm sure that it must be Easier for boys from the city
JOHN ALLAN
Guest
Who is his speech writer? Dave Warner.
Larry1950
Guest
Yep, heartfelt apology. Sorry I got caught.
Paul D
Roar Guru
Fair enough. I like the suspended component of the fine too. Should be more of that sort of thing, as it incentivises good behaviour going forward.