Martin's monster game earns him Clive Churchill Medal

Panthers back-rower Liam Martin has capped a superb season by taking home the Clive Churchill Medal as the player of the grand final.

Martin came up with a crucial try and made 46 tackles as he carried his State of Origin form into the biggest game of the season.

A constant menace to the Storm in attack and defence, Martin summed up his feelings at the post-match presentation with a simple "Oh, wow!"

"It's so surreal, I love you boys. Just shows the character we have to dig deep," Martin said.

"I was gone there but to have you boys there to drag me along... and to all the fans, we do it for you, we do it for Penrith."

At 27 years of age and 126 games into his career, Martin is now a four-time premiership winner.