It’s been a horror begin for New South Wales and Manly followers with Tom Trbojevic leaving the sphere early and dominated out of Game II at Suncorp Stadium with a pectoral damage.
Trbojevic regarded in apparent ache instantly after making an attempt a sort out on the Maroons’ Reece Walsh as Queensland have been attacking the New South Wales line.
The Blues would thwart the primary Maroons raid of the sport, however the celebration rapidly soured when Trbojevic walked off the sphere with a staff coach.
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“Well, a sensation in the first three minutes. A visibly upset Tom Trbojevic comes from the field,” Matt Thompson mentioned on Channel 9.
Channel 9’s Andrew Johns speculated it may very well be a shoulder damage however after watching the replay, opined that Trbojevic “tore a pec”.
“Tom Trbojevic holding a shoulder by the look of it. Now, he has had shoulder problems before,” Johns mentioned.
“He will be gone for the game Tom. Oh, it happened so easily, or has he tore a pec? The way his arm hyperextends, it looks like he has torn a pec.”
Nine’s sideline reporter Danika Mason rapidly confirmed Trbojevic’s plight.
“I just had confirmation from the NSW team of a pec injury for Tom Trbojevic and that means his night is over, he will not be returning to the action. A huge blow to the Blues,” Mason mentioned.
After Trbojevic left the sphere, reserve hooker Damian Cook entered the sport as left centre, with Stephen Crichton shifting over to the appropriate facet.
Blues coach Brad Fittler was requested for a response to the reshuffle in mild of the Trbojevic damage, the place he praised Cook’s versatility.
“Watching Cook in the centres, he is doing a good job out there and Stephen Crichton also. He pretty much can do anything, so we’re in the game,” Fittler mentioned.
Source: www.foxsports.com.au