Kiwi Te Maire Martin ready for the bright lights of NRL grand final stage

Martin has gone from Panthers cast-ff to grand final lynchpin. Credit: Image - Getty; Video - Sky Sports/Newshub.

The Cowboys' hopes of glory in this weekend's NRL Grand Final could once again rest on the shoulders of a number six.

But it won't be Johnathan Thurston they'll look to, but instead 21-year-old New Zealander Te Maire Martin.

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