0 8 , ▁with ▁’ s ▁rec ruit ing ▁b oss ▁Kin near ▁Beat son ▁contact ing ▁Martin ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁commit ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁club . ▁This ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁a ▁previous ▁attempt ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁club ’ s ▁junior ▁a cademy ▁program . ▁He ▁was ▁however ▁just ▁two ▁months ▁too ▁young ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁that ▁year ’ s ▁draft ▁and ▁remained ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁Sw ans ’ ▁a cademy ▁program . ▁When ▁his ▁draft ▁year ▁arrived ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Sw ans ▁were ▁again ▁interested ▁in ▁draft ing ▁him , ▁hoping ▁he ▁would ▁fall ▁to ▁their ▁selection ▁at ▁number ▁six . ▁That ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁an ▁impress ive ▁draft ▁camp ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Sport ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁in ▁October ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁He ▁recorded ▁strong ▁results ▁at ▁the ▁camp , ▁finishing ▁equal ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁kick ing ▁efficiency ▁test ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁running ▁the ▁ 2 0   met re ▁s print ▁in ▁ 2 . 8 9 ▁seconds , ▁the ▁second ▁fast est ▁at ▁the ▁camp . ▁He ▁also ▁placed ▁sevent h ▁in ▁the ▁repeat ▁s print s ▁test ▁and ▁scored ▁ 1 4 . 3 ▁on ▁the ▁be ep ▁test ▁despite ▁initial ▁questions ▁over ▁his ▁end urance ▁ability . ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁by ▁The ▁Age ▁draft ▁expert ▁Emma ▁Qu ay le ▁as ▁“ a ▁strong - b od ied , ▁strong - mind ed ▁mid f iel der ▁who ▁keeps