Liam Martin admits he was ‘stunned’ by Cameron Munster’s claims of Kangaroos rift – after the Storm five-eighth lit a fuse forward of the NRL Grand Remaining

Liam Martin has admitted he was greatly surprised by Cameron Munster’s claims the pair didn’t get alongside, claiming he thought the pair have been by no means on dangerous phrases.

Munster lit a fuse forward of the grand remaining between Penrith and Melbourne, when he admitted he and Martin didn’t get alongside as Kangaroos teammates in 2022.

The pair first had points within the 2021 State of Origin collection, when Munster was fined for kicking Martin within the abdomen whereas the NSW second-rower was inclined on the bottom.

Martin has additionally beforehand put a goal on Munster because the opposing playmaker on his aspect of the sector and made no secret of his need to go after him once more within the grand remaining.

However Martin mentioned he had no document of there ever being beef between he and the Storm five-eighth.

‘I used to be fairly stunned by that, I believed we have been high-quality,’ Martin instructed AAP.

‘But when he’s feeling like that, it would not actually matter. It will not change the way in which I am going to go about issues on Sunday. I’m fairly stunned, nevertheless it would not actually matter.

‘It will not fear me in any respect. I will not change my sport plan round it, it’s what it’s I reckon.’

Martin will act as Nathan Cleary’s bodyguard in Sunday’s decider, with former Panther Shawn Blore to run visitors on the injured No.7’s shoulder.

However Martin has additionally made no secret of the very fact he meant to attempt to make Munster’s life hell on the Storm’s left edge at Accor Stadium.

‘I’ll should,’ Martin mentioned.

‘He is such a high quality participant and I like arising in opposition to him within the battles that we’ve so this can be no completely different.’

It was these feedback that sparked Munster’s shocking response on Monday.

‘It is humorous, wanting again on it, we in all probability did not like one another in Aussie camps though we get alongside fairly properly for the time being,’ Munster mentioned.

‘I am certain that can be slightly bit completely different on Sunday so I am wanting ahead to the battle.

‘We have all the time had an amazing rivalry and wished to be aggressive and get one over one another. He’ll need to take my head off and vice versa.

‘He is a high quality participant, very robust and really aggressive … I do know he is coming so I am simply going to go on the market and play the footy that I can play.

‘He is tried to get below my pores and skin and it labored just a few instances so I’ve obtained to go on the market and never get frazzled.’