Hull FC’s younger winger Lewis Martin had a yr to recollect in 2025 – however he is already targeted on reaching new heights within the new Tremendous League season.
Martin scored a outstanding 25 tries throughout 27 rounds for the Black and Whites which noticed him topped as Tremendous League’s prime attempt scorer for the season and nominated for Younger Participant of the Season.
Regardless of lots of enhancements from the Black and Whites underneath John Cartwright, they narrowly missed out on the play-offs in 2025 as Wakefield clinched sixth spot.
Now, with sides figuring out what Hull FC are all about and a few robust new signings together with James Bell, Sam Lisone, Joe Batchelor, and Jake Arthur, they know this season will include expectation.
That’s the reason, for Martin, being in rivalry to make it to Outdated Trafford come October needs to be an absolute minimal.
“Massively. I think anything but the playoffs will be a failure,” Lewis instructed Sky Sports activities.
“We wish to win it and there isn’t any level taking part in in it when you do not suppose you have acquired an opportunity of profitable. That perception is a part of it as nicely.
“So if we don’t get the playoffs, it will be a failure of the season.
“This yr, it’s concerning the staff and it is all the time concerning the staff but in addition making them play-offs and hopefully taking part in in some finals.
“I think we had a good balance last year and Zak (Hardaker), he probably led us last season as well but I think we have added to that more this year as well.
“It’s good for the younger guys to have the leaders across the pitch however we wish to show ourselves as nicely.”
And after a year of such individual highs, what is Martin aiming for in 2026?
Simply, more of the same but with a longer season as he looks to turn an exceptional season into an exceptional career.
“Initially of final yr, I most likely did not anticipate to play spherical one after which to play each minute of each recreation it was loopy,” he added.
“It is nice to get the tries and to be top at the end of the year but I think it is now about making the playoffs.
“We now have been massive on connection, constructing that connection. We now have acquired various new gamers and I feel that is been a giant, massive a part of it.
“We want to be a tight-knit group and I think we have done that really well.
“I simply wish to get taking part in now. I’m simply taking it season by season. I can not get forward of myself, it was just one yr.
“You don’t make a career off one good season so I have got to keep playing well and improving myself.”
Sky Sports activities will once more present each recreation of the Tremendous League stay this season – together with two matches in every spherical solely stay, with the remaining 5 matches every week proven on Sky Sports activities+
