s ▁first ▁pre - season ▁match ▁that ▁same ▁week end ▁but ▁returned ▁in ▁fine ▁form ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁practice ▁match ▁against ▁ ▁a ▁week ▁later . ▁Despite ▁an ▁un inter rupted ▁pre - season , ▁the ▁rapid ▁pro gression ▁of ▁the ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic ▁into ▁Australia ▁by ▁mid - M arch ▁saw ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁doubt , ▁including ▁Martin ▁and ▁' s ▁premi ership ▁defense . ▁The ▁A FL ▁commission ▁eventually ▁announced ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁would ▁proceed ▁as ▁scheduled , ▁but ▁without ▁fans ▁in ▁attend ance ▁due ▁to ▁public ▁health ▁prohib itions ▁on ▁group ▁gather ings . ▁With ▁the ▁expectation ▁that ▁a ▁significant ▁break ▁would ▁be ▁necessary ▁mid - season , ▁the ▁league ▁also ▁announced ▁the ▁season ▁would ▁be ▁completed ▁with ▁a ▁modified ▁ 1 7 - round ▁fi xture ▁and ▁with ▁quarter ▁lengths ▁reduced ▁by ▁one ▁fifth ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁load ▁on ▁players ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁expected ▁to ▁play ▁multiple ▁matches ▁with ▁short ▁breaks ▁in ▁the ▁back ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁Under ▁those ▁conditions , ▁Martin ▁contributed ▁ 2 4 ▁dispos als ▁and ▁a ▁goal ▁in ▁a ▁round ▁ 1 ▁win ▁over ▁. ▁Just ▁three ▁days ▁later ▁however , ▁the ▁A FL ▁commission ▁susp ended ▁the ▁season ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁weeks ▁after ▁multiple ▁states ▁enfor ced ▁quar antine ▁conditions ▁on ▁their ▁borders ▁that ▁effectively ▁ruled ▁out ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁continu ing ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁planned . ▁ ▁Player ▁profile ▁Martin ▁plays ▁as ▁a ▁mid f iel