2 4 . 7 ▁dispos als ▁and ▁ 9 . 7 ▁cont ested ▁poss essions . ▁He ▁also ▁ranked ▁first ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁for ▁dispos als , ▁cont ested ▁poss essions , ▁clear ances , ▁inside ▁ 5 0 s ▁and ▁score ▁ass ists ▁despite ▁playing ▁so ▁few ▁games , ▁and ▁placed ▁second ▁at ▁the ▁club ’ s ▁best ▁and ▁fair est ▁awards ▁night . ▁Martin ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁at ▁centre ▁in ▁the ▁T AC ▁Cup ’ s ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁At ▁an ▁earlier ▁age ▁Martin ▁was ▁over look ed ▁for ▁state ▁representative ▁football , ▁missing ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁under ▁ 1 6 ▁national ▁champion ships ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁under ▁ 1 8 ▁car n ival ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁Martin ▁did ▁however ▁play ▁for ▁Victoria ▁Country ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁A FL ▁Under ▁ 1 8 ▁Championships , ▁aver aging ▁ 2 1 . 4 ▁touch es , ▁ 7 . 2 ▁cont ested ▁poss essions ▁and ▁ 0 . 8 ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁five ▁games ▁he ▁played . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁competition , ▁he ▁recorded ▁twenty - e ight ▁dispos als ▁and ▁five ▁clear ances ▁against ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁He ▁was ▁reward ed ▁for ▁his ▁efforts ▁at ▁the ▁champion ships ▁with ▁a ▁selection ▁at ▁centre ▁in ▁the ▁tournament ' s ▁All - Austral ian ▁team . ▁ ▁Martin ▁gained ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁A FL ▁sc outs ▁from ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 2 0