5 , ▁the ▁best ▁result ▁of ▁any ▁T iger ▁that ▁year . ▁He ▁posted ▁a ▁then - care er ▁best ▁ 2 1 ▁votes , ▁despite ▁not ▁pol ling ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁seven ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Martin ▁was ▁again ▁nominated ▁to ▁the ▁All - Austral ian ▁squad ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁players ▁but ▁would ▁fail ▁to ▁make ▁final ▁selection ▁for ▁the ▁second - stra ight ▁season . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁After ▁seeing ▁his ▁reputation ▁dimin ished ▁by ▁a ▁tum ult uous ▁off - season ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁came ▁under ▁police ▁investigation , ▁Martin ▁focused ▁on ▁making ▁contin ual ▁on - field ▁improvements . ▁He ▁remained ▁highly ▁r ated ▁in ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁his ▁pe ers ▁though , ▁placing ▁ 2 0 th ▁in ▁a ▁poll ▁ ▁of ▁all ▁A FL ▁players ▁held ▁to ▁judge ▁the ▁best ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁Martin ▁further ▁im pressed ▁club ▁officials ▁by ▁mid ▁February , ▁st arring ▁in ▁an ▁int ra club ▁practice ▁match . ▁As ▁his ▁club ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 – 6 ▁on ▁the ▁wins ▁table , ▁Martin ▁too ▁looked ▁less ▁than ▁his ▁best . ▁This ▁despite ▁ 3 0 - plus ▁dispos al ▁matches ▁( each ▁with ▁a ▁goal ▁too ) ▁in ▁r ounds ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 6 . ▁Richmond ▁would ▁find ▁a ▁patch ▁of ▁form ▁beginning ▁in ▁round ▁ 8 ▁however , ▁as ▁Martin ▁turned ▁in ▁ 2 8 ▁dispos als ▁and ▁a ▁goal ▁in ▁an ▁after - the - s ir en ▁win ▁over ▁.