Martin contract talks beginrichmondfc.com.au
By Nat Edwards 1:34 PM Fri 28 May, 2010RICHMOND coach Damien Hardwick has confirmed the Tigers are in contract negotiations with rising star Dustin Martin.
The talks come in the wake of speculation earlier this week that Martin had been offered a lucrative three-year deal by Greater Western Sydney to join the club in 2012.
GWS coach Kevin Sheedy recently fuelled speculation when he wrote a column in a Melbourne newspaper revealing the club’s plans to target Richmond’s promising youngsters, including Martin, who’s contracted with the Tigers until the end of 2011.
Hardwick says he is confident that the club’s first-round draft pick from 2009 will stay at Richmond.
“We’re very confident that he’ll stay and be a very good player for our footy club,” Hardwick said on Friday morning.
“Dustin’s not going anywhere we don’t think. He’s very happy here, and we’re in negotiations at the moment.”
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