▁that ▁a ired ▁on ▁The ▁Foot y ▁Show . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁signed ▁Martin ▁and ▁his ▁Tig ers ▁entered ▁the ▁final s ▁in ▁a ▁top - four ▁match - up ▁with ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁M CG . ▁It ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁first ▁final s ▁win , ▁turning ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 8 ▁dispos al ▁and ▁arg u ably ▁best - on - ground ▁performance ▁to ▁see ▁Richmond ▁through ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁pre lim inary ▁final ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁put ▁in ▁another ▁strong ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁for going ▁mid field ▁minutes ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁time ▁up ▁forward ▁where ▁he ▁k icked ▁three ▁goals ▁in ▁his ▁side ' s ▁ 3 6 - point ▁win ▁over ▁. ▁Before ▁he ▁could ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁grand ▁final ▁however , ▁Martin ▁was ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁spot light ▁off - field ▁at ▁the ▁Brown low ▁Medal ▁count ▁to ▁award ▁the ▁league ' s ▁best ▁and ▁fair est ▁player ▁that ▁season . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁night ▁as ▁an ▁almost ▁un back able ▁favour ite ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁award ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁ten ▁matches ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁favour ite ▁to ▁poll ▁the ▁maximum ▁three ▁votes . ▁He ▁ultimately ▁recorded ▁the ▁maximum ▁three ▁votes ▁on ▁a ▁record - bre aking ▁ 1 1 ▁matches ▁and ▁best ed ▁Patrick ▁D anger field ' s ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁sum ▁to ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁record ▁with ▁ 3 6 ▁total ▁votes ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁award . ▁D anger field