▁day ▁before ▁a ▁Richmond - im posed ▁decision ▁dead line ▁was ▁to ▁exp ire , ▁Martin ▁met ▁with ▁ ▁officials ▁and ▁coach es ▁to ▁discuss ▁a ▁potential ▁move . ▁Despite ▁the ▁meeting , ▁Martin ▁would ▁ultimately ▁make ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁Richmond , ▁signing ▁a ▁new ▁two - year ▁deal ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season ▁Despite ▁the ▁contract ▁st ous h ▁the ▁year ▁previous , ▁Martin ▁was ▁wel com ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁with ▁open ▁arms ▁by ▁coach ▁Hard wick , ▁who ▁l ament ed ▁the ▁public ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁contract ▁dispute ▁but ▁said ▁Martin ▁was ▁" going ▁to ▁learn ▁from ▁his ▁mistakes " ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁" real ise ▁that ▁( the ▁club ) ▁is ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁he ▁always ▁wanted ▁to ▁be ." ▁Though ▁the ▁club ▁started ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁, ▁round ▁ 2 ' s ▁victory ▁over ▁Carl ton ▁at ▁the ▁M CG ▁saw ▁Martin ▁kick ▁two ▁goals ▁and ▁add ▁ 2 1 ▁dispos als . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁reported ▁for ▁striking ▁the ▁Blues ' ▁Simon ▁White ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁but ▁was ▁ultimately ▁cleared ▁due ▁to ▁what ▁the ▁A FL ' s ▁Match ▁Review ▁P anel ▁label led ▁ins u fficient ▁use ▁of ▁force . ▁In ▁round ▁ 5 ▁Martin ▁k icked ▁three ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁. ▁Despite ▁his ▁impact ▁and ▁the ▁club ' s ▁recent ▁scoring ▁troubles , ▁Hard wick ▁ruled ▁out ▁a ▁full - time ▁move ▁forward