Manly were left licking their wounds in more ways than one after champions Daly Cherry-Evans and Tom Trbojevic were injured in Friday night’s 36-16 hammering from the Warriors at Mount Smart Stadium.
A series of mismatches prompted commentators to question the depth of talent in the game,but there was another factor at play in the opening matches.
Tom Trbojevic was excellent at centre when he returned for Australia on Friday night,and he knows that’s where he could end up at Manly – sooner rather than later – because of the rise of Lehi Hopoate.
In 16 seconds and after the ball passed through seven sets of hands,Manly scored one of the best finals tries of the NRL era. Here’s how a shoeless Tolu Koula broke Bulldogs hearts.
Brett Stewart won two NRL premierships on the Northern Beaches with some of the toughest to play the game,but he says he’s never seen anything like Tom Trbojevic.
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Manly’s win over Canterbury has come at a cost with a bloodied Tom Trbojevic leaving the field with a shoulder injury.
One of the competition’s best attacks,and the league’s best defence,go head-to-head when Canterbury meet the Sea Eagles on Friday night.
Manly superstar volunteered to take a pay cut as a goodwill gesture after his latest injury,but his teammates say his value to the team can’t be measured in dollars.
Burdened by guilt after playing just 28 games in three seasons for Manly due to injury,their star fullback proposed to take a hefty pay cut.