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Richmond certain Dustin Martin will definitely keep if he plays on, Neil Balme, Liam Cook, latest news

.Pro Richmond administrator Neil Balme says the Tigers remain "quite positive" Dustin Martin and also Liam Cook will certainly continue to be at Punt Roadway next season.Balme claimed Martin was extremely unlikely to go for a possibility at another nightclub if he opted for to use in 2025 and also it would be the "wrong" stage set of his job for a competitor to produce the three-time Norm Johnson medallist.Martin, 33, has actually skipped five activities with personal injury this season and his supply for Sunday evening's away clash against Port Adelaide is clouded.Watch every activity of every sphere this Toyota AFL Premiership Time deal with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge trial today &gt Sphere 19WHAT'S BETTING REALLY PRICING YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.He did certainly not educate last week as he fights a back problem that the club mentioned 1st emerged when he was actually subbed out of the sphere 16 loss to Carlton along with back spasms.Neil Balme is self-assured Richmond celebrity Dustin Martin will certainly continue to be at the Tigers if he opts for to play on. Picture: Michael KleinSource: News Corporation Australia" Every 2nd full week there is actually a Dusty story that he's going somewhere, yet I am actually really certain that if he plays, he'll maintain playing for our team," Balme said to SEN on Tuesday." It will likewise be most likely wrong for another nightclub to enlist him due to the fact that he is actually certainly not at the stage where he is actually going to be his absolute best as well as he's not ever heading to be actually the bloke who stands and also performs all the media for you either." That's the obstacle of being actually a tough club-- there is a chance you can drop your gamers at some stage, however our team're pretty positive that will not happen." Balme yielded there was a "major draw" for Cook to return to his home state after previously conveying the desire to settle down in Western Australia observing his playing career.West Australian Liam Baker, that is out of deal in the end of the season, has been actually linked strongly to West Coast. Picture: Robert Cianflone/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesBut the elderly Richmond adviser stated he still assumed the 26-year-old was unexpected to request a business to West Coast or even Fremantle at the time's end." We're much more knowledgeable about the demands of the gamers than our experts utilized to become," Balme stated." We used to only claim, 'sit down and also shut up, you are actually ours, perform what our company inform you'. However I think our experts take all of them into account more, thus there's regularly more odds of that taking place (players leaving)." I assume our company have actually got a respectable atmosphere. It will be fairly unique for our chaps to leave behind." Obviously, there's a large draw for (Baker) to get back. Our team're quite self-assured that he won't go, yet he could effectively do ... if he performs, after that we'll only have to take care of it.".