▁captain ▁Sh ane ▁Edwards ▁saw ▁Martin ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁captain ▁Richmond ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁performed ▁well ▁with ▁ 3 2 ▁dispos als , ▁nine ▁marks ▁and ▁two ▁goals , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁club - best ▁three ▁coach es ▁votes ▁despite ▁an ▁event ual ▁loss ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁that ▁match , ▁the ▁last ▁before ▁the ▁club ' s ▁mid - season ▁by e . ▁At ▁that ▁point ▁he ▁held ▁aver ages ▁of ▁ 2 5 . 3 ▁dispos als ▁and ▁ 1 . 1 ▁goals ▁per ▁game ▁and ▁was ▁label led ▁by ▁A FL ▁Media ▁as ▁a ▁mid - season ▁cont ender ▁for ▁a ▁fourth - stra ight ▁All - Austral ian ▁selection . ▁Martin ▁was ▁exception al ▁again ▁following ▁the ▁by e , ▁ear ning ▁three ▁Brown low ▁votes ▁and ▁the ▁Ian ▁Stewart ▁Medal ▁for ▁best - on - ground ▁with ▁a ▁game - high ▁ 3 6 ▁dispos als ▁and ▁six ▁clear ances ▁against ▁ ▁in ▁round ▁ 1 5 . ▁Martin ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁A FL ▁Media ' s ▁Team ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁in ▁r ounds ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 ▁after ▁recording ▁a ▁personal ▁season - high ▁ 3 8 ▁dispos als ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁those ▁two ▁matches . ▁His ▁seven ▁coach es ▁award ▁votes ▁also ▁saw ▁him ▁move ▁into ▁ 1 8 th ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁award ' s ▁leader board . ▁He ▁best ed ▁that ▁mark ▁with ▁nine ▁votes ▁as ▁best ▁af ield ▁with ▁ 3 4 ▁dispos als