.Professional Richmond supervisor Neil Balme says the Tigers continue to be "quite positive" Dustin Martin as well as Liam Cook will definitely stay at Punting Street next season.Balme pointed out Martin was actually improbable to pursue a possibility at yet another club if he picked to play on in 2025 as well as it would certainly be actually the "wrong" stage set of his profession for a rival to produce the three-time Standard Johnson medallist.Martin, thirty three, has skipped five activities by means of accident this period as well as his schedule for Saturday evening's away clash versus Port Adelaide is actually clouded.Watch every game of every round this Toyota AFL Premiership Time deal with no ad-breaks throughout play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge test today > Sphere 19WHAT'S BETTING REALLY COSTING YOU? Establish a down payment limit.He performed not educate last week as he combats a back problem that the club pointed out very first developed when he was actually subbed away from the round 16 loss to Carlton along with back spasms.Neil Balme is self-assured Richmond super star Dustin Martin are going to remain at the Tigers if he chooses to play on. Image: Michael KleinSource: News Corporation Australia" Every second week there's a Messy tale that he is actually going somewhere, yet I am actually incredibly positive that if he plays, he'll keep betting our team," Balme told SEN on Tuesday." It will likewise be actually most likely incorrect for yet another nightclub to recruit him since he's certainly not at the stage where he is actually going to be his finest and also he is actually not ever mosting likely to be the chap that rises and also does all the media for you either." That's the challenge of being a tough club-- there is an opportunity you could drop your gamers at some stage, yet our team are actually fairly confident that won't happen." Balme acknowledged there was actually a "big draw" for Cook to return to his home state after previously revealing the need to settle down in Western Australia following his playing career.West Australian Liam Cook, who runs out arrangement in the end of the period, has been actually connected definitely to West Coast. Image: Robert Cianflone/ Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesBut the elderly Richmond agent claimed he still presumed the 26-year-old was unexpected to ask for a field to West Coast or Fremantle at the period's edge." We're far more knowledgeable about the demands of the gamers than we used to become," Balme pointed out." Our company made use of to only claim, 'sit down and stop talking, you're ours, do what our company tell you'. Yet I assume we take them into profile even more, therefore there's always even more opportunity of that taking place (players leaving behind)." I assume our team have actually acquired a good atmosphere. It would be actually rather uncommon for our gents to leave behind." Undoubtedly, there's a major draw for (Cook) to go back. Our team're fairly certain that he won't go, yet he could properly carry out ... if he performs, then our experts'll merely must manage it.".