Dustin Martin is seen at the pub with footy bad boy Dane Swan in a rare public outing - as the Tigers star tries to hide something under the table

Three-time premiership winner Dustin Martin is rarely seen out enjoying himself in public - but he made an exception recently with his mate, former Collingwood star Dane Swan.

The superstar has been snapped with mates enjoying the UFC on the weekend - and he was caught out trying to hide his beer under the table. 

The photo Swan posted to Instagram was also liked by St Kilda star Brad Hill, former Richmond premiership winner Jack Riewoldt and Brooke Warne, daughter of cricket great Shane Warne. 

While Martin's mates, including the likes of Swan, Harlan Camilleri - the son of Australian music icon Joe Camilleri - and hospitality mogul Steven Hiles were happy to pose for a photo with beers in hand, Dusty tried to hide his under the table.

Unfortunately for him, eagle-eyed fans noticed the fresh beer rings on the table in front of him and the gig was up.

'Haha dusty has 3 fresh beer glass rings in front of him there,' one follower commented.

'And a pint in his hands under the table, good on him,' added another.

'Dusty trying to be sneaky we see it king, enjoy it,' posted another. 

Others questioned why he was trying to hide the beer at all.

'Why does he even try to hold it under the table?' one asked.

'It’s a sad state of affairs when a young bloke can’t go out to have a few drinks with mates,' lamented another.

'Looks like someone is having the week off. Shame for us Adelaide supporters. Enjoy the well deserved celebrations,' posted another fans. 

It comes amid speculation that Martin will either retire at the end of the season or - as footy great Brendan Fevola predicted - leave the Tigers to reunite with coach Damien Hardwick on the Gold Coast.

Martin appears set to be rested for Richmond's trip to the Adelaide Oval on Thursday night to face the Crows so he can reach a major milestone at the club's home ground.

Martin is only one match away from becoming the seventh Richmond player to reach 300 games.

The triple Norm Smith medallist will almost certainly bring up the mark the following week at the G against Hawthorn.

'It won't be around that [the milestone], it will be because we're going into a five-day break,' Tigers coach Adam Yze said.

'We'll probably have three or four players in that category based on their age and workload that might be high risk to play Adelaide no matter what.

'We're about performance.

'He'll want to play, but if it means it's too high a risk based on the five-day break and the travel; we'll make that decision later in the week.'