.Veteran Richmond manager Neil Balme mentions the Tigers continue to be "fairly certain" Dustin Martin as well as Liam Cook will continue to be at Punting Street next season.Balme pointed out Martin was not likely to go for a chance at yet another club if he decided on to play on in 2025 as well as it will be the "inappropriate" stage of his career for an opponent to bring in the three-time Norm Johnson medallist.Martin, thirty three, has actually overlooked five video games via accident this season and his supply for Saturday night's away clash against Slot Adelaide is actually clouded.Watch every activity of every round this Toyota AFL Premiership Season cope with no ad-breaks during the course of play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free test today > Sphere 19WHAT'S GAMING REALLY PRICED AT YOU? Prepare a deposit limit.He did not teach recently as he combats a back problem that the group mentioned first surfaced when he was actually subbed away from the sphere 16 reduction to Carlton with back spasms.Neil Balme is actually self-assured Richmond superstar Dustin Martin are going to continue to be at the Tigers if he chooses to use. Picture: Michael KleinSource: Updates Corp Australia" Every 2nd week there is actually a Messy tale that he is actually going somewhere, however I am actually incredibly confident that if he participates in, he'll keep playing for us," Balme informed SEN on Tuesday." It would additionally be possibly wrong for an additional club to hire him considering that he's not at the stage where he is actually heading to be his absolute best and also he's never heading to be the bloke that stands and also performs all the media for you either." That is actually the obstacle of being a strong club-- there is an opportunity you might lose your gamers at some phase, yet we are actually fairly positive that will not take place." Balme acknowledged there was a "large draw" for Cook to return to his home condition after earlier conveying the wish to settle down in Western Australia observing his playing career.West Australian Liam Baker, that is out of deal at the end of the period, has actually been actually linked firmly to West Coast. Photo: Robert Cianflone/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesBut the senior Richmond agent mentioned he still presumed the 26-year-old was extremely unlikely to ask for a profession to West Shoreline or even Fremantle at the season's end." Our company are actually much more familiar with the necessities of the gamers than our experts used to be," Balme mentioned." Our team utilized to simply say, 'take a seat and also stop talking, you are actually ours, perform what our company inform you'. However I think we take all of them in to profile extra, so there's always much more possibility of that taking place (gamers leaving behind)." I believe our company have actually obtained a decent setting. It would be quite unusual for our blokes to leave behind." Definitely, there's a large draw for (Cook) to return. We are actually fairly positive that he will not go, however he could possibly properly perform ... if he performs, at that point we'll merely must handle it.".