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Richmond certain Dustin Martin will stay if he plays on, Neil Balme, Liam Baker, most recent updates

.Pro Richmond manager Neil Balme mentions the Tigers continue to be "pretty positive" Dustin Martin as well as Liam Cook will definitely stay at Punt Street next season.Balme pointed out Martin was actually improbable to pursue a chance at one more club if he chose to use in 2025 and it would be the "incorrect" stage of his profession for a rival to generate the three-time Standard Johnson medallist.Martin, 33, has actually skipped 5 video games through injury this time and also his availability for Sunday evening's away clash against Port Adelaide is actually clouded.Watch every video game of every sphere this Toyota AFL Premiership Period deal with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your complimentary test today &gt Sphere 19WHAT'S GAMING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a deposit limit.He carried out not train recently as he fights a back concern that the group pointed out first emerged when he was actually subbed away from the round 16 loss to Carlton along with back spasms.Neil Balme is actually confident Richmond super star Dustin Martin are going to stay at the Tigers if he picks to use. Photo: Michael KleinSource: Information Corporation Australia" Every second full week there's a Messy account that he is actually going someplace, however I'm quite certain that if he plays, he'll maintain betting us," Balme said to SEN on Tuesday." It would certainly also be possibly incorrect for another nightclub to hire him due to the fact that he's certainly not at show business where he is actually visiting be his greatest and he's not mosting likely to be actually the bloke that stands up and also performs all the media for you either." That's the problem of being actually a tough club-- there is an opportunity you could shed your gamers at some stage, but our team are actually rather certain that will not take place." Balme yielded there was a "significant draw" for Cook to return to his home condition after previously showing the wish to settle down in Western Australia following his playing career.West Australian Liam Baker, that runs out contract at the end of the season, has actually been connected highly to West Shore. Photo: Robert Cianflone/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesBut the elderly Richmond consultant said he still presumed the 26-year-old was actually unexpected to request a business to West Coast or even Fremantle at the season's end." Our team're a lot more familiar with the requirements of the players than our company used to become," Balme pointed out." Our experts used to only say, 'take a seat as well as stop talking, you're ours, perform what our company tell you'. Yet I assume our team take them into profile a lot more, therefore there is actually regularly more chance of that happening (players leaving behind)." I believe our company've obtained a pretty good environment. It would certainly be fairly uncommon for our gents to leave." Definitely, there is actually a major draw for (Cook) to get back. We're pretty positive that he will not go, but he could well do ... if he performs, after that our company'll just must handle it.".