year ▁contract ▁extension ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁eight ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁current ▁deal ▁was ▁to ▁exp ire . ▁Also ▁prior ▁to ▁round ▁ 1 , ▁Martin ▁was ▁issued ▁a ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁coach ▁Hard wick , ▁to ▁util ise ▁his ▁improved ▁running ▁capacity ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁majority ▁mid field ▁role ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁impro ving ▁his ▁cont ested ▁ball ▁winning ▁and ▁tack ling ▁in ▁the ▁m ould ▁of ▁ ▁captain ▁J obe ▁Watson . ▁He ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁slow ▁start ▁however , ▁kept ▁to ▁just ▁ 1 3 ▁dispos als ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁def ensive ▁tag ▁by ▁his ▁ ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁round ▁ 1 . ▁Martin ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁dominant ▁best ▁by ▁round ▁ 2 ▁though , ▁gather ing ▁ 3 1 ▁dispos als ▁against ▁the ▁. ▁He ▁achieved ▁the ▁ 3 0 - plus ▁mark ▁on ▁two ▁more ▁occasions ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁weeks . ▁In ▁round ▁ 1 0 ▁Martin ▁was ▁best - af ield ▁in ▁Richmond ' s ▁fourth ▁straight ▁win , ▁recording ▁ 3 4 ▁dispos als , ▁five ▁tack les ▁and ▁a ▁goal ▁against ▁ ▁at ▁Domain ▁Stadium . ▁After ▁that ▁match ▁which ▁marked ▁the ▁mid point ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Martin ▁was ▁in ▁significant ▁form ▁and ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁top - five ▁Richmond ▁players ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁major ▁statistical ▁categories ▁including ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁both ▁total ▁dispos als ▁and ▁total ▁inside ▁ 5 0 s . ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁lifted ▁his ▁cont ested ▁possession ▁( 9