An emotional Jake Trbojevic has paid tribute to his brother Tom after the Sea Eagles fullback made a profitable return from an extended lay off with harm.
Tom was instrumental in Manly’s 31-6 opening spherical win over the Bulldogs, scoring the primary strive of the sport and commonly posing a menace to the Bulldogs defence.
Speaking after full time, Jake mirrored on his brother’s run of accidents, the newest of which noticed him sidelined with a hamstring tear.
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Sea Eagles Press Conference | 04:45
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“I just hope for some luck for him,” he stated.
“He’s the hardest worker I think I’ve ever seen, he’s just been unlucky.
“It’s great for not only me to see him out there but for the fans here today as well as the NRL in general so yeah, it’s just nice that he’s out there.
“It was a really exciting day for the family. Playing on a Saturday in front of a good crowd on a sunny day.
“We had all three brothers play today as well which is really special.
”Having our youthful brother Ben within the aspect with us is simply so particular, I simply can’t clarify.”
After solely enjoying seven video games in 2022, and simply 32 in his final three seasons, Tom suffered a shoulder harm which sidelined him for the rest of the season, earlier than sustaining a separate hamstring tear throughout a coaching session late final yr.
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Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans, who scored a hat-trick on Saturday afternoon, additionally stated the Sea Eagles are a “better team” with Trbojevic on the again.
“Like any fullback in the NRL, they’re an integral part of the team so when he’s out there we are definitely a better team,” Cherry-Evans stated.
“Tom’s just one player and one that does make a massive impact but we’ve certainly spoken about making sure we’re a complete team this year.
“Never taking away from the fact of how good he is, but we do want to make sure that we’re playing a style of footy that no matter who’s there that we’re doing a good job.
“Today was a good starting point, I thought Tom had a great start to the year.”
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