Nic Martin is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a product of the Trinity College football program. He joined the club as a rookie prior to the 2022 season. He made his senior debut for Essendon against Geelong in round 1, scoring 5 goals and having 27 disposals, earning him a rising star nomination for that round.
At the conclusion of the 2023 season Martin was voted the runner up in the AFL Coaches Association Best Young Player award behind Collingwood’s Nick Daicos.
Martin finished the 2024 season runner up in the Essendon best and fairest award, and also equaled the most disposals by an Essendon player in a single game, amassing 44 disposals in the Round 3 win over St Kilda.
In the 2025 season, Martin won the Yiooken award, being the best on ground in the dreamtime match. He also suffered an ACL injury in the Round 18 loss to Richmond.
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2025 season.
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2022 | Essendon | 37 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 225 | 193 | 418 | 123 | 35 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 19.9 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2023 | Essendon | 37 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 290 | 216 | 506 | 124 | 50 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.6 | 9.4 | 22.0 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2024 | Essendon | 37 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 418 | 232 | 650 | 153 | 54 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 10.1 | 28.3 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 15 |
| 2025 | Essendon | 37 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 224 | 165 | 389 | 111 | 42 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 24.3 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Career | 83 | 62 | 33 | 1157 | 806 | 1963 | 511 | 181 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 13.9 | 9.7 | 23.7 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 33 | ||
