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Richmond self-assured Dustin Martin are going to keep if he plays on, Neil Balme, Liam Baker, most up-to-date headlines

.Expert Richmond manager Neil Balme states the Tigers stay "rather positive" Dustin Martin and Liam Cook will stay at Punt Roadway next season.Balme mentioned Martin was unexpected to go for an option at one more nightclub if he decided on to play on in 2025 and it would be the "inappropriate" stage set of his occupation for a rival to introduce the three-time Standard Johnson medallist.Martin, 33, has missed five activities by means of accident this period and also his supply for Saturday night's away clash versus Slot Adelaide is clouded.Watch every game of every sphere this Toyota AFL Premiership Time cope with no ad-breaks in the course of use Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free of charge trial today &gt Round 19WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Establish a deposit limit.He performed certainly not teach last week as he fights a back problem that the group said initial arised when he was actually subbed away from the around 16 reduction to Carlton with back spasms.Neil Balme is actually certain Richmond superstar Dustin Martin will certainly remain at the Tigers if he picks to use. Picture: Michael KleinSource: Updates Corporation Australia" Every 2nd full week there's a Messy account that he's going someplace, but I am actually incredibly self-assured that if he plays, he'll always keep betting our company," Balme told SEN on Tuesday." It would certainly likewise be possibly incorrect for an additional club to recruit him given that he's certainly not at show business where he is actually visiting be his ideal as well as he is actually never mosting likely to be the bloke who stands and also performs all the media for you either." That's the problem of being a solid club-- there is actually a possibility you could drop your gamers at some stage, yet our company are actually pretty confident that will not occur." Balme conceded there was a "major draw" for Baker to come back to his home state after previously sharing the desire to settle in Western Australia following his having fun career.West Australian Liam Baker, that runs out deal in the end of the period, has actually been actually linked firmly to West Coast. Picture: Robert Cianflone/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesBut the elderly Richmond consultant said he still believed the 26-year-old was extremely unlikely to request a trade to West Coast or Fremantle at the season's end." Our team're so much more aware of the necessities of the gamers than we used to become," Balme mentioned." We used to simply say, 'take a seat and shut up, you are actually ours, perform what our team inform you'. But I think our experts take all of them right into profile a lot more, therefore there is actually constantly even more chance of that occurring (gamers leaving behind)." I believe our team have actually acquired a pretty good atmosphere. It would be actually quite uncommon for our gents to leave behind." Clearly, there is actually a major draw for (Cook) to go back. Our experts are actually fairly certain that he will not go, but he could effectively perform ... if he performs, at that point we'll only must manage it.".