▁He ▁produced ▁a ▁significantly ▁reduced ▁output , ▁finishing ▁the ▁match ▁with ▁just ▁ 1 9 ▁dispos als , ▁six ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁k icks ▁and ▁represented ▁his ▁lowest ▁kick ing ▁t ally ▁since ▁round ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁final s ▁series , ▁Martin ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁Her ald ▁Sun ' s ▁chief ▁football ▁writer ▁Mark ▁Robinson ▁as ▁the ▁league ' s ▁second ▁best ▁mid f iel der ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁best ▁player ▁overall , ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁season . ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁award ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁seasons , ▁Martin ▁placed ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁best ▁and ▁fair est ▁count ▁behind ▁only ▁K ane ▁Lam bert ▁and ▁event ual ▁winner ▁Jack ▁R iew old t . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁season ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁media ▁reports ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁off - season , ▁Martin ▁was ▁to ▁captain ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁franch ise - style ▁A FL X ▁teams ▁in ▁an ▁up coming ▁pre - season ▁tournament ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Martin ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁the ▁reported ▁line - up ▁by ▁team mate ▁Jack ▁R iew old t ▁after ▁seem ingly ▁removing ▁himself ▁from ▁avail ability ▁before ▁the ▁tournament ▁concept ▁was ▁confirmed . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁football ing ▁appearance ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁Richmond ' s ▁two ▁pre - season ▁matches ▁in ▁early ▁March .