▁to ▁final s ▁cont enders , ▁a ▁ham string ▁stra in ▁saw ▁Martin ▁miss ▁the ▁club ' s ▁must - win ▁match ▁against ▁ ▁in ▁round ▁ 2 2 , ▁his ▁first ▁miss ▁through ▁injury ▁of ▁his ▁entire ▁career ▁to ▁date . ▁The ▁club ▁managed ▁a ▁win ▁despite ▁his ▁absence ▁and ▁Martin ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁round ▁ 2 3 ▁win ▁over ▁ ▁that ▁saw ▁Richmond ▁into ▁the ▁final s ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁straight ▁season . ▁A ▁road ▁trip ▁elim ination ▁final ▁against ▁ ▁would ▁prove ▁too ▁much ▁for ▁his ▁side ▁however , ▁as ▁Martin ▁recorded ▁ 2 9 ▁dispos als ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁ 5 7 - point ▁loss . ▁After ▁playing ▁ 2 2 ▁matches ▁that ▁season ▁Martin ▁set ▁a ▁career - best ▁mark ▁for ▁dispos als ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁running ▁and ▁finished ▁second ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁for ▁inside ▁ 5 0 s . ▁Though ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁final ▁team , ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁nom ination ▁to ▁the ▁All - Austral ian ▁squad ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁players ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁club ' s ▁best ▁and ▁fair est ▁count ▁as ▁favour ite ▁to ▁win . ▁He ▁ultimately ▁received ▁the ▁Maur ie ▁F lem ing ▁medal ▁by ▁placing ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁award ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁recording ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁Brown low ▁Medal ▁votes ▁of ▁any ▁player ▁at ▁Richmond ▁that ▁year . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season ▁Martin ▁avoided ▁the ▁contract ▁intr igue ▁that ▁surrounded ▁him ▁two ▁years ▁earlier ▁by ▁signing ▁a ▁new ▁two -