ated ▁him ▁for ▁being ▁out ▁of ▁shape ▁and ▁not ▁stick ing ▁to ▁his ▁off - season ▁training ▁program . ▁Any ▁ling ering ▁effect ▁had ▁seem ingly ▁worn ▁off ▁by ▁March ▁though , ▁as ▁Martin ▁returned ▁straight ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁club ' s ▁best - 2 2 ▁for ▁the ▁season ' s ▁opening ▁match . ▁In ▁round ▁ 5 ▁the ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁said ▁Martin ▁" single ▁hand edly ▁destroyed " ▁ ▁in ▁his ▁side ' s ▁victory ▁at ▁E ti had ▁Stadium . ▁He ▁k icked ▁four ▁goals ▁and ▁recorded ▁ 3 3 ▁dispos als ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁Richmond ' s ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Though ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁game ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁dispos als ▁to ▁his ▁name , ▁it ▁wasn ' t ▁even ▁his ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁month , ▁with ▁Martin ▁going ▁to ▁record ▁ 3 5 ▁touch es ▁and ▁a ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁ ▁the ▁very ▁next ▁week . ▁By ▁then ▁he ▁had ▁begun ▁receiving ▁compar isons ▁to ▁former ▁ ▁Brown low ▁Med all ist ▁Mark ▁Ric ci uto ▁for ▁his ▁ball ▁winning ▁strength ▁and ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁kick ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁mid f iel der ' s ▁role . ▁Fair f ax ▁Media ’ s ▁J ake ▁Ni all ▁also ▁went ▁so ▁far ▁as ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁Martin ▁should ▁be ▁in ▁consideration ▁for ▁All ▁Australian ▁selection ▁that ▁year , ▁despite ▁it ▁being ▁just ▁his ▁second ▁season ▁at ▁A FL ▁level . ▁On ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁this ▁new found ▁pra ise