Kyle Martin (footballer)

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.

Kyle Martin
Personal information
Full name Kyle Martin
Nickname(s) Marty
Date of birth (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990
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
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2014 Collingwood 6 (7)
Career highlights
  • Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy 2013, 2014
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

References
  1. Amy, Paul (11 December 2012). "The rise and rise of Kyle Martin". Herald Sun.
  2. "Martin claims Best & Fairest in debut year". Fox Sports. 22 September 2012.
  3. "Running express from Noble Park to Collingwood". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond. 8 October 2013.
  4. Cherny, Daniel (4 October 2014). "Likely departures Dayne Beams and Heritier Lumumba finish top four in the Copeland Trophy". The Age.
  5. Landsberger, Sam; Amy, Paul (4 October 2014). "Kyle Martin shocks Collingwood, quits AFL to resume local footy career with Noble Park". Herald Sun.
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