▁Sydney ▁Sw ans ▁junior ▁a cademy , ▁but ▁found ▁himself ▁in el ig ible ▁due ▁to ▁having ▁not ▁lived ▁in ▁Sydney ▁for ▁the ▁required ▁minimum ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Martin ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Victoria ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁mother ▁by ▁late ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁school ▁however , ▁instead ▁working ▁three ▁days ▁a ▁week ▁for ▁a ▁local ▁elect rical ▁contract or ▁before ▁a ▁short ▁st int ▁as ▁st on em ason . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁ ▁some ▁time ▁playing ▁cr icket ▁as ▁a ▁fast ▁bow ler ▁for ▁Gu ild ford , ▁Martin ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁goal ▁of ▁playing ▁A FL ▁football . ▁He ▁trained ▁with ▁Castle ma ine ’ s ▁senior ▁side ▁over ▁his ▁first ▁summer ▁back ▁and ▁within ▁four ▁matches ▁had ▁im pressed ▁enough ▁to ▁be ▁asked ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁B end igo ▁P ione er ' s ▁junior ▁program . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Castle ma ine ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁winning ▁the ▁B end igo ▁Football ▁League ’ s ▁rising ▁star ▁award ▁that ▁year . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁four ▁matches ▁for ▁the ▁P ione ers ▁ ▁T AC ▁Cup ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁month ▁that ▁began ▁to ▁ear n ▁him ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁A FL ▁rec ruit ers . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁P ione ers ▁side ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁stand - out ▁player . ▁Ac ross ▁ 1 1 ▁games ▁with ▁B end igo , ▁Martin ▁would ▁average ▁