Penrith enforcer Liam Martin admits he will be tempted to put Viliame Kikau’s fractured eye socket under further duress if he gets the chance during Sunday’s semi-final clash with Canterbury at Accor Stadium.

Kikau is expected to line up for his third consecutive game while carrying a facial injury he has reportedly refused to have X-rayed.

The towering Fijian was sporting a swollen right eye after last week’s loss to Melbourne in the opening round of the play-offs, having copped another knock to the area he initially damaged playing against Cronulla in the last round of the regular season.

Martin is great mates with Kikau, who was his back-row partner in Penrith’s 2021 and 2022 grand final triumphs before the latter joined Canterbury in 2023. But when asked if Kikau’s battered head c

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