Liam Martin

Liam Martin (born September 18th 2004) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and lock for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. Liam's nickname is “Temora Terrier”.

Liam Martin
Personal information
Full nameLiam Martin
Born (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997
Temora, New South Wales, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Penrith Panthers 70 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0
As of 15 April 2022
Source: [1]

Early life

Martin was born in Temora, New South Wales, Australia. He was educated at West Wyalong High School. He is a cousin of former NRL footballer Trent Barrett.

He played junior rugby league for the Temora Dragons.

Playing career

In Round 3 of the 2019 NRL season, Martin made his NRL debut for Penrith against the Melbourne Storm. Martin scored his first try in the top grade in Round 10 against the New Zealand Warriors which ended in a 30–10 defeat at Penrith Park.[2]

Martin made a total of 16 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed out on the finals for the first time since 2015.[3]

Martin played 21 games for Penrith in the 2020 NRL season as the club won the Minor Premiership and reached the 2020 NRL Grand Final. Martin played in the grand final which Penrith lost 26–20 against Melbourne.[4]

On 30 May 2021, Martin was selected by New South Wales for game one of the 2021 State of Origin series. Martin made his New South Wales debut from the bench in game one of the series as New South Wales defeated Queensland 50–6. Martin played in all three games of the series which New South Wales won 2–1.[5][6][7]

Martin played a total of 27 games for Penrith in the 2021 NRL season including the club's 2021 NRL Grand Final victory over South Sydney.[8]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "New Zealand Warriors streamroll Penrith Panthers". NZ Herald.
  3. "Blame game will not solve Panthers' problems". Western Weekender.
  4. "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  5. "NSW Origin team: Luai gets nod for Freddie's fresh-faced Blues". www.nrl.com.
  6. "NSW Blues win State of Origin series opener 50-6 against Queensland Maroons". ABC. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. "Green's rookie call pays off big time... but questions remain over Origin future". www.foxsports.com.au.
  8. "One of finest NRL grand finals of all time provides cure to difficult season". www.theguardian.com.


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