Richmond legend Dustin Martin may reunite with Damien Hardwick on the Gold Coast after the Suns confirmed the three-time premiership participant has spoken with the membership.
Martin introduced his retirement final month however has commonly been linked to a transfer to the Suns, the place he may once more be part of forces with Hardwick.
The pair have been central figures in Richmond’s golden period, with three-time Norm Smith medallist Martin the star within the 2017, 2019 and 2020 premiership-winning groups coached by Hardwick.
Suns normal supervisor of soccer efficiency Wayne Campbell mentioned Martin had spoken to the membership.
“We are able to verify that Dustin has had a dialog with the membership and we are going to each be partaking in additional conversations to work out whether or not it is a good match for the Gold Coast Suns and for Dustin,” Campbell mentioned.
Martin performed 302 matches for the Tigers, together with his ultimate look coming in spherical 21 towards North Melbourne.
He introduced his retirement simply days later.
Martin managed simply 13 matches this 12 months and Gold Coast must contemplate the 33-year-old’s degree of motivation to increase his profession right into a sixteenth season.
Arguably the most important title in soccer, Martin can be unlikely to obtain any more money as an AFL ambassador in Queensland.
Hardwick stepped down as Richmond coach in Could final 12 months earlier than accepting a six-year deal to educate Gold Coast simply three months later.
In July, Hardwick confirmed a degree of curiosity in luring Martin to the Suns.
“He is a very, actually good participant, there is not any doubt about that, and each single membership can be loopy in the event that they did not sit there and at some stage make an evaluation,” Hardwick mentioned.
“Like 17 different golf equipment, we’re all the time in search of good gamers.
“Gold Coast is not any totally different. These checklist administration calls will get made on the back-end of the 12 months.”
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