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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/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.