Jack Martin has seemingly been given a best 22 spot at Geelong for the short term in a half back flank position, one filled most recently by Mitch Duncan and also by Max Holmes at times. Martin's arrival has meant Holmes has been used in midfield more in recent weeks, where his talents are more damaging on the scoreboard. Martin's problem has never been quality but quantity has eluded him in previous forward roles at other clubs, so receiving from a solidly-structured defence solves most of those problems. A roleplayer whose short-term fantasy stocks are rising.
Jack Martin has seemingly been given a best 22 spot at Geelong for the short term in a half back flank position, one filled most recently by Mitch Duncan and also by Max Holmes at times. Martin's arrival has meant Holmes has been used in midfield more in recent weeks, where his talents are more damaging on the scoreboard. Martin's problem has never been quality but quantity has eluded him in previous forward roles at other clubs, so receiving from a solidly-structured defence solves most of those problems. A roleplayer whose short-term fantasy stocks are rising.
Jack Martin has not yet hit his straps across two years at Carlton after establishing quite a high bar in his time at Gold Coast, in a variety of positions at all parts of the ground at times. The Blues seem to want to use him as a forward rotating in midfield, which maximises his quality inside 50 delivery, but a combination of injury and form has seen him underperform thus far. As a fantasy keeper league prospect his best is very much startable, but we haven't seen it in the navy blue as yet and he's probably sitting in your free agent pool.
Martin, the fresh Princes
As a walk-up fantasy starter since 2016, Jack Martin has excelled as a forward pushing up to the middle, then a half back sweeper, then a central midfielder in his years at Gold Coast. Both of his last two campaigns have ended early with calf injuries, though perhaps he had one foot out the door already at the back end of 2019. Martin can have an immediate impact at Princes Park, able to play anywhere and scoring at about the same rate whichever role he is asked to play. With the trade controversy behind him, Martin seems set for a half forward role to make use of his silky delivery skills. Take him in the middle rounds.
Jack Martin played his third game of the season last week, and 14th overall, and posted a gargantuan stat line that announced to all and sundry that here was a potential 200-game player. Fantasy coaches surely noticed, and he will make his way into a lot of daily fantasy squads this week if not draft and even salary cap comps. Can he back it up, though? He has the quality, the question mark still hangs over his endurance, and we should have the rest of the season to judge him on that.
Got the moves like Jedda
After four years of steady improvement, Jack Martin's fantasy average stalled out in the mid-80s last season, before a calf injury ended it early. He started most often at half forward with a licence to follow the footy, though he booted 12 goals pre-bye and only two after as the Suns fell away. An increase in tackles put a nice floor on his scores despite a fall in marks, particularly in the second half. Martin is the sort of weathervane player who will turn south when a cold wind is blowing. It is pleasing from a fantasy coach's perspective that he can contribute with plus-fours when his team is denied the footy. He is the classiest player on the Suns list, and they will hope that there is still some upside in him as they need him to be as industrious as the departed Aaron Hall. As it is, he's a middle-round pick.
