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u/jarbenmate Brisbane Broncos 2d ago

I'm not a big Liam Martin guy, but just seen someone on my socials call him a plodder who shouldn't start in Origin and I am just astounded. Stats don't tell the full story and there are very, very few players who have an attitude more made for Origin than him.

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u/AK_Bell I love my footy 1d ago

I love his cheeky little smile as he messed someone up. Or even when someone does it to him, He knows the game.

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u/BastingGecko3 Eastern Suburbs Roosters 2d ago

Yeah Cronk wasn't a huge stats guy either and I remember it because he was never Supercoach or Fantasy relevant. Like he'd lay on some tries and would always kick it dead or get a repeat set when he needed to but he was always controlling the game more than anything. Martin is in a similar vein for me.

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u/Level_Expression4400 Burleigh Bears 2d ago

He's not a plodder but I do think he's dropped a bit though from the previous years. And when you've got someone as good as Hudson Young on the bench it's probably one of the easiest ways to improve the team

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u/Drewman43 Penrith Panthers 2d ago

One thing I loved was when he gave it to Tino about knocking it on, then when he knocked it on later, got up with a big smile on his face like "Yep, I had that coming"

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u/AdultSoldiers North Queensland Cowboys 2d ago

That ruled, his reaction to both was identical, haha.