Dustin Martin

RICHMOND superstar Dustin Martin is taking time away from the club and is in doubt for Sunday's match at the MCG against Greater Western Sydney. It adds to a growing number of headaches for the Tigers, who are coming off a rare round one loss to ...

"The one thing we like to do, after a disappointing performance, we generally like to look for a response from those guys," he said. "It led to three goals and the game was decided by four." "The worst thing as a coach - you hate getting beaten by what you know," Hardwick said of the loss to Carlton. Hardwick is confident of a response from his midfielders and doubts there will be many unforced changes to the line-up. "He's so important to the fabric of our footy club, we just want to make sure he's OK and he's getting what he needs." It adds to a growing number of headaches for the Tigers, who are coming off a rare round one loss to Carlton.

The three-time Norm Smith Medal winner hasn't been sighted at Punt Road since Monday and missed the club's last two training sessions in the build-up to their ...

He's so important to the fabric of our footy club, we just want to make sure he's OK and he's getting what he needs." "We'll give him his time. "We won't close the door, but we just want to make sure that Dustin's OK ... we are a football club, and it is important to win games but the health and wellbeing of our players is our No.1 priority.

Richmond champion Dustin Martin may miss the match against the Giants as he deals with a personal issue.

Hardwick said the club had addressed the ill-discipline from the clash against Carlton when they gave away eight 50-metre penalties. Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter. Shai Bolton had a light week on the track but will play. Hardwick said the club was in contact with Martin and confident time away was the right call. His father Shane died in New Zealand in December. Tigers coach Damien Hardwick revealed Martin did not train on Tuesday as the club granted the 30-year-old time away to deal with personal issues, and he would not train on Thursday.