Kyle Martin (born 17 September 1990) is an Australian rules football player who was recruited by the Collingwood Football Club of the Australian Football League (AFL) with draft pick #13 in the 2013 Rookie Draft after winning the 2012 best & fairest award for Frankston in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He made his AFL debut in Round 10, 2013, against Brisbane Lions at the Gabba.
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Full name | Kyle Martin | ||
Nickname(s) | Marty | ||
Date of birth | (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 (age 31) | ||
Original team(s) | Frankston (VFL) / Noble Park | ||
Draft | No. 13, 2013 Rookie Draft, Collingwood | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2013–2014 | Collingwood | 6 (7) | |
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In 2009, at the age of 19, Martin caught the attention of recruiters following a breakout year playing in Melbourne's Eastern Football League for the Noble Park Football Club[1] where he won the club's best & fairest award. Martin spent a further two seasons at Noble Park before joining Frankston in 2012, going on to win the club champion trophy in his first season.[2]
In his first season at Collingwood, Martin played 4 senior games, scoring 6 goals, and also won the Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy as the best and fairest of Collingwood's VFL side.[3] He repeated the feat in 2014, claiming a second consecutive Joseph Wren award after managing just two games for the senior side that season.[4]
On 4 October 2014, Martin announced his departure from Collingwood and the AFL to return to the Noble Park Football Club in 2015 after deciding the full-time demands of professional sport were not for him.[5]
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