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Sickening online abuse revealed by Blues star after Origin II
SEN • June 19th, 2025 12:55 pm
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NSW Blues star Liam Martin has taken to social media to expose the horrific abuse he was subjected to after his side’s two-point defeat to Queensland in Origin Game 2.
In the aftermath of the nail-biter in Perth, the 28-year-old posted to his Instagram stories a screenshot of a private message sent to him with the caption “don’t be like Beau”.
Much of the abuse is so vile SEN has chosen not to repeat it but the user accuses Martin of being “the biggest grub to ever hit NSW”.
He then attacks the forward’s appearance saying: “You look like you don’t wash your hair. You you [sic] are disgrace to rugby league And should never ever touch the football again.”
Martin is the latest NRL star to go public with the level of abuse that they cop.
Days ago NSW police charged a man for sending death threats to Knights winger James Schiller.
Disgusted by the comments, Knights coach Adam O'Brien said the club's welfare department had stepped in to care for Schiller and said it was not an isolated incident.
"That’s worrying," he said of the death threats. "For him to go through that over a couple of errors, it’s a game of footy. He has a family.
"We’ve definitely talked to him about that ad the team has got around him.
"It’s a society problem it's not just football players that go through this stuff. At the moment it’s in the hands of authorities to try and help.
"Ultimately, we have to be able to stop people from doing it.
"We have a strong welfare department that specialises in this and they’re vital in this circumstance.
"I understand people’s frustrations but there’s a right way of doing it. Some of the threats and the language used, these are human beings our players."
