The Kangaroos are hopeful of luring Kelly and Martin to Arden Street next season saying their war chest remains one of the most generous in the competition following the forced retirements last year of Brent Harvey,Drew Petrie,Nick Dal Santo and Michael Firrito.
Martin's manager Ralph Carr refused to confirm or deny whether North had yet officially made the offer although it is known he has held specific discussions with the Kangaroos football bosses."I'm not going to answer that question,"Carr told Fairfax Media."We will be making our decision at the end of the year and that's final."
Carr also angrily denied he had been shopping his No.1 client to rival clubs although he has spoken at the very least with North,the Giants and St Kilda and indicated those clubs should put forward their offers should they wish to remain in the market for Martin,Richmond's reigning club champion and a Brownlow favourite.
St Kilda is also understood to have shown significant interest in Martin while the Giants have not.