▁both ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁u ph old ▁team ▁standards ▁and ▁Martin ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁two ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁incident . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Con n ors , ▁who ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁final ▁warning ▁for ▁ind is cret ions ▁under ▁coach ▁Hard wick , ▁was ▁s ack ed . ▁Martin ▁returned ▁to ▁A FL ▁football ▁in ▁round ▁ 1 7 ▁after ▁con cluding ▁what ▁captain ▁Chris ▁New man ▁label led ▁a ▁" min i - pre - season " ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁completed ▁multiple ▁dawn ▁training ▁sessions . ▁Martin ▁played ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁club ' s ▁seven ▁remaining ▁matches ▁that ▁season ▁and ▁recorded ▁ 2 0 ▁more ▁dispos als ▁in ▁five ▁of ▁those ▁matches . ▁Martin ▁placed ▁t enth ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁best ▁and ▁fair est ▁count ▁that ▁year , ▁his ▁lowest ▁finish ▁to ▁date . ▁He ▁ranked ▁sixth ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁for ▁cont ested ▁poss essions ▁and ▁dispos als ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fifth ▁in ▁clear ances . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁ ▁Rum ours ▁concerning ▁possible ▁off - field ▁mis con duct ▁circul ated ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁pre - season ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁they ▁became ▁the ▁dominant ▁talking - point ▁for ▁Richmond ▁players ▁and ▁staff ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁Form er ▁captain ▁Chris ▁New man ▁refused ▁to ▁address ▁questions ▁concerning ▁the ▁negative ▁rum ours , ▁while ▁coach ▁Hard wick ▁and ▁new ▁captain ▁Tr ent ▁Cot chin ▁re iter ated ▁Martin ' s ▁strong ▁on - field ▁pre - season ▁prepar ations . ▁In