Trbojevic hurt as Manly dig deep
TOM Trbojevic’s troublesome hamstring has let him down again, with the Dally M Medal leader limping from the field in Manly’s gutsy 14-6 NRL win over Canberra.
Trbojevic and Dylan Walker were two of three Sea Eagles injured in the win, as the fullback limped from Campbelltown Stadium yesterday in the 52nd minute.
Trbojevic injured the same hamstring twice last year, once in the pre-season and in the early rounds, which led to him missing half of the 2019 campaign. Early diagnosis from the Sea Eagles suggested their star fullback would spend around six weeks on the sidelines with the latest blow.
His injury headlined a hard afternoon for Manly on the injury front, with Trbojevic having a hand in both Sea Eagles’ tries in the first half.
It came, though, in one of the gutsiest wins in Manly’s history, after they had just two on the bench from the fourth minute and one for most of the second half. Already without Martin Taupau, Moses Suli and Jorge Taufua before the match, they lost Walker to an ankle injury and Brad Parker to concussion in the opening stages.
Walker’s injury appeared to be a high ankle sprain, which will also likely result in him spending some time on the sidelines.
Lachlan Croker also played on and impressed after a head clash, making a tackle on his own line from the next play with blood spurting out of his eye socket.
And after leading 12-0 at the break, they still had to fight off the Raiders in the second half with two second-rowers defending in the centres to finish the match.