Martin happy to learn off Brown

Lions forward Stefan Martin is happy to have champion Jonathan Brown by his side. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun

STEFAN Martin can still remember his first AFL game clearly the burning legs and bursting lungs.

It was round 14, 2008, when he was plucked from Sandringham in the VFL by Melbourne to play on Jonathan Brown at the MCG.

The Demons won a thriller by a point that day  but all Martin remembers is the shock, quickly followed by the pain of having to try to keep up with the Lions captain.

"I was on Browny for a bit. I was a defender at that point, and he just went on this long run, I was blown up in about 30 seconds and I was thinking, I really hope I can get a change here,'' he said.

"It was a pretty intimidating welcome to AFL footy, to be on Browny.''

These days the 198cm, 103kg key position player is thrilled to be standing alongside Brown in Brisbane's forward line.

He wil be a key figure for the Lions this season, and in Friday's NAB Cup Grand Final against Carlton, as he provides coach Michael Voss with the long-sought-after answer to the dilemma of who plays as the back-up ruckman and second forward.

Martin is a latecomer to footy, having spent his teenage years as a basketballer, and his first game of football did not come until he was 19 years old in the Melbourne Amateurs.

He demonstrated his physical attributes over five seasons and 57 games with the Demons, but he expects to take his game to a new level under the watchful eye of Brown.

"I'm so happy that he's such a great teacher as well,'' he said. "He can express the finer details of playing as a forward. Not only can he do it, he can tell us how to do it. That's going to be really valuable.''

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