Te Maire Martin

Te Maire Martin (born 2 October 1995) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played as a five-eighth and fullback for the North Queensland Cowboys and Penrith Panthers in the NRL and New Zealand at international level.

Te Maire Martin
Personal information
Born (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995
Tokoroa, New Zealand
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Penrith Panthers 13 4 0 1 17
2017–19 North Qld Cowboys 49 12 0 0 48
Total 62 16 0 1 65
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–18 New Zealand 4 3 0 0 12
As of 24 July 2019
Source: [1]

Background

Martin was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, and is of Māori descent, specifically Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Waikato Tainui Iwi (tribe).

Martin played his junior football for Turangawaewae before moving to the Gold Coast, Australia and attended Keebra Park State High School on a scholarship.

Playing career
Martin playing for the Wests Tigers

Early career

Martin was signed by the Wests Tigers and played in their Holden Cup team in 2014 and 2015, where he played in 40 matches and scored 15 tries.[2] In both seasons of his Holden Cup career, Martin was named as the five-eighth in the Holden Cup Team of the Year.[3] On 18 October 2014, Martin played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos, playing at five-eighth and kicked the game-winning field goal, giving the Kiwis the 15-14 victory at Mt Smart Stadium.[4] On 2 May 2015, Martin again played for the Junior Kiwis at five-eighth against the Junior Kangaroos, scoring a try in the 22-20 loss at Cbus Super Stadium.[5]

On 24 September 2015, Martin was named in the New Zealand national rugby league team training squad for their tour of Great Britain, but did not make the final squad.[6]

2016

Martin signed with the Penrith Panthers for the 2016 NRL season and played in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines tournament. In Round 3 Martin made his NRL debut playing at five-eighth against the Brisbane Broncos. He scored a try and kicked the match winning field goal in the Panthers 23-22 win at Penrith Stadium.[7][8] After playing just 6 games in the NRL, he suffered a season ending shoulder injury in Round 8 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[9] He finished off the season playing 6 games, scoring 2 tries and 1 field goal.

On 11 November, Martin made his Test debut for New Zealand, coming off the interchange in their 18-all draw with Scotland.

2017

After starting the season with the Panthers and playing seven first grade games, Martin moved to the North Queensland Cowboys mid-season on a three-year deal. In Round 17, he made his debut for the Cowboys, starting at five-eighth against the Canberra Raiders, scoring 2 tries in his club debut.[10] On 1 October, Martin started at five-eighth in the Cowboys' 2017 NRL Grand Final loss to the Melbourne Storm, scoring the side's only try.

On 5 October, Martin was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[11]

2018

Martin started at five-eighth in Round 1 of the 2018 NRL season, filling in for the injured Michael Morgan and playing alongside Johnathan Thurston for the first time.[12] When Morgan returned in Round 3, Martin played of the interchange for a number of games. In June, he started at five-eighth for New Zealand in their 36-18 loss to England at Mile High Stadium in Denver.[13]

Later in the season, Martin shifted to fullback when Morgan was ruled out for the season, playing five games in the position.[14]

2019

Martin started the 2019 season at five-eighth before moving to fullback in Round 3.[15] On 1 May, the Cowboys announced that Martin would be sidelined indefinitely with a small bleed on his brain.[16] On 9 July, Martin returned to training but missed the rest of the season.[17] Martin's contract expired following the 2019 season but he remained at the Cowboys, undertaking pre-season training in the hope of being cleared to play rugby league again.[18]

2020

On 12 January 2020, Martin announced his immediate retirement from rugby league. He revealed that he could not get cleared for contact training, effectively ending his career.[19]

Statistics

NRL
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season[20]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2016 Penrith 620—19
2017 Penrith 720—08
2017 North Queensland 1260—024
2018 North Queensland 2310—04
2019 North Queensland 7300.0%012
Career totals 55 14 0 0.0% 1 57

International
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
2016 New Zealand 100—00
2017 New Zealand 230—00
2018 New Zealand 100—00
Career totals 4 3 0 — 0 12

References
  1. "Te Maire Martin - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 2 October 1995. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. "Te Maire Martin secures future".
  3. "2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com.
  4. "Kiwi kids cause Kangaroos upset". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com.
  5. DAVID LONG (2 May 2015). "Junior Kangaroos edge Junior Kiwis by two in thriller on Gold Coast". Stuff.
  6. "Five more added to Kiwis training squad". sports.yahoo.com. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  7. "Fatigue put Martin in right place". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com.
  8. STEVE ZEMEK (19 March 2016). "Former Junior Kiwi Te Maire Martin boots Penrith Panthers to win on debut". Stuff.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. NRL Digital Media. "Martin signed on multi-year deal". Cowboys. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  11. Media, NRL Digital. "[RLWC2017] Trio picked for Kiwis".
  12. https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/martin-relishing-his-cowboys-roller-coaster-ride/news-story/b2e620a29823e0bc0324a60a97c84e66
  13. https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/cowboys/north-queensland-to-assess-te-maire-martin-after-gruelling-flight-back-from-denver-test/news-story/8962c6917346f2bcae9bb08b26b46a78
  14. https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/teams/cowboys/te-maire-martin-says-he-can-be-north-queenslands-fullback-of-the-future/news-story/ec5800c85c0def7e3b99c835736e6e6a
  15. https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/04/05/green-challenges-te-maire-martin-to-make-no.1-his-own/
  16. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2019/05/01/update-on-te-maire-martin/
  17. https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/sport/nrl/cowboys/injured-cowboys-utility-te-maire-martin-has-returned-to-training-as-he-fights-back-from-a-brain-bleed/news-story/73a62463515c6ff04bb0255cb4842563
  18. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/118340471/kiwi-te-maire-martin-trains-with-cowboys-ahead-of-meeting-with-brain-specialist
  19. https://www.cowboys.com.au/news/2020/01/12/martin-announces-immediate-retirement/
  20. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/te-maire-martin/summary.html
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