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Penrith Panthers<\/a> will be without one of their primary enforcers for an extended period, with the Sydney Morning Herald reporting he will be sidelined with an MCL injury for 6-8 weeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n Martin couldn’t finish the game in his side’s loss to the Bulldogs on Thursday night, being brought to the sidelines with suspected medial ligament damage in his left knee.<\/p>\n MARTO LATEST: @PenrithPanthers<\/a> medicos confirm Liam Martin suffered high-grade MCL injury \u2014 facing 6-8 weeks on sidelines. Blow for Pennies AND NSW. Scans in coming days will give clearer idea about return\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\ude22\ud83d\ude22<\/p>\n \u2014 christian nicolussi (@mrchrisnico) April 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n It comes as an enormous blow not only for the Panthers, but for the NSW Blues<\/a>.<\/p>\n The injury all but rules him out of contention for a gig in the back row ranks for the Blues<\/a>, with plenty of competition for spots including Hudson Young<\/a>, Jacob Preston<\/a> and Haumole Olakau’atu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n It comes at a poor time for the Panthers, who suffered their first loss of the year, and now, to add insult to injury, will be without their chief enforcer for an extended period.<\/p>\n