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Perth Now
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Manly suffer double Trbojevic blow for Broncos clash
Tom Trbojevic will be rested from Manly's clash with Brisbane after aggravating his corked thigh, while his brother Jake will also delay his return from a concussion. The Sea Eagles confirmed on Tuesday their star fullback had aggravated the cork in last week's loss to Parramatta, after battling the issue for the past month. Officials insisted they were taking a "conservative" approach by resting the No.1, and that the issue was not a serious one. Trbojevic remains one of the most dangerous fullbacks in the game when fully fit, but has struggled to have a fully healthy body this year. After starting the season with a bang against North Queensland, he suffered hamstring tightness in Auckland the following week. He missed one game and then suffered a knee injury on his return in round four, ruling him out for another month. Trbojevic returned for Manly's round-eight win over Penrith, but then suffered a serious cork in that match that has limited his movement ever since. NSW coach Laurie Daley listed the fullback's fitness as a chief concern when opting not to name him in the Blues' team for State of Origin I. The decision to rest Jake Trbojevic another week comes after he suffered a concussion in Manly's round-11 win over the Cowboys. The head knock was the lock's second in the space of a month, prompting Manly to play it safe with the man who captained NSW to an Origin series win in 2024. Manly have also lost prop Siosiua Taukeiaho to a calf injury for the match against Brisbane at Brookvale, but he is only expected to miss one week. The Broncos are yet to decide whether their star front-rower Payne Haas will back up from Origin I, after he was cleared of a quad tear to play in the match. Teams with Origin players are able to name extended squads for this weekend's matches, in order to cover for injuries. Penrith are expected to have all five of their NSW Origin stars back up against Parramatta on Sunday, with the four-day turnaround coming as the Panthers fight to salvage their season.
Sydney Morning Herald
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
NRL 2025 LIVE: Trbojevic with point to prove as Sea Eagles face Eels
Latest posts Pinned post from 7.28pm Your say – Parramatta or Manly? 7.27pm Tonight's line-ups Eels 1. Isaiah Iongi 2. Sean Russell 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Jordan Samrani 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Dylan Brown 7. Dean Hawkins 8. Jack Williams 9. Ryley Smith 10. Junior Paulo 15. Luca Moretti 12. Kitione Kautoga 13. J'maine Hopgood. Bench: 11. Kelma Tuilagi 14. Dylan Walker 16. Ryan Matterson 18. Joash Papali'i Dean Hawkins starts at halfback for Parramatta with Mitch Moses on Origin duty, while Jordan Samrani replaces Zac Lomax in the backline. Exciting youngster Joash Papali'i is a late inclusion on the bench. Sea Eagles 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Lehi Hopoate 6. Luke Brooks 7. Jakob Arthur 8. Ethan Bullemor 9. Jake Simpkin 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 15. Corey Waddell 13. Jazz Tevaga. Bench: 14. Lachlan Croker 16. Nathan Brown 17. Matthew Lodge 22. Caleb Navale Tom Trbojevic will captain the Sea Eagles for just the second time with brother Jake out with concussion and Daly Cherry-Evans on Maroons duty. Jake Arthur replaces Cherry-Evans at halfback while Jazz Tevaga starts at lock for Jake Trbojevic with Jake Simpkin at hooker. Corey Waddell starts for Ben Trbojevic (illness) in the back row, Lachlan Croker returns from injury via the bench and Caleb Navale joins the interchange. 7.27pm Welcome Hello and welcome to our coverage of Friday night football, with an all-Sydney battle between the Parramatta Eels and the Manly Sea Eagles. We're just a few days out from State of Origin I, meaning big names like rival halfbacks Mitchell Moses and Daly Cherry-Evans are out of action tonight, but one superstar who will line up for Manly is fullback Tom Trbojevic. Trbojevic has a bit of a point to prove after being overlooked by Blues coach Laurie Daley, and will be the attacking spearhead of a still strong-looking Sea Eagles backline. Parramatta have also lost Zac Lomax to NSW duty, while Manly's Jake Trbojevic is out injured. Eels five-eighth Dylan Brown gets the chance to show he can step up in the absence of Moses, after struggling as the team's key playmaker in the early part of the season. Stay tuned to follow all the action.
The Age
23-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
NRL 2025 LIVE: Trbojevic with point to prove as Sea Eagles face Eels
Latest posts Pinned post from 7.28pm Your say – Parramatta or Manly? 7.27pm Tonight's line-ups Eels 1. Isaiah Iongi 2. Sean Russell 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Jordan Samrani 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Dylan Brown 7. Dean Hawkins 8. Jack Williams 9. Ryley Smith 10. Junior Paulo 15. Luca Moretti 12. Kitione Kautoga 13. J'maine Hopgood. Bench: 11. Kelma Tuilagi 14. Dylan Walker 16. Ryan Matterson 18. Joash Papali'i Dean Hawkins starts at halfback for Parramatta with Mitch Moses on Origin duty, while Jordan Samrani replaces Zac Lomax in the backline. Exciting youngster Joash Papali'i is a late inclusion on the bench. Sea Eagles 1. Tom Trbojevic 2. Jason Saab 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Lehi Hopoate 6. Luke Brooks 7. Jakob Arthur 8. Ethan Bullemor 9. Jake Simpkin 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Haumole Olakau'atu 15. Corey Waddell 13. Jazz Tevaga. Bench: 14. Lachlan Croker 16. Nathan Brown 17. Matthew Lodge 22. Caleb Navale Tom Trbojevic will captain the Sea Eagles for just the second time with brother Jake out with concussion and Daly Cherry-Evans on Maroons duty. Jake Arthur replaces Cherry-Evans at halfback while Jazz Tevaga starts at lock for Jake Trbojevic with Jake Simpkin at hooker. Corey Waddell starts for Ben Trbojevic (illness) in the back row, Lachlan Croker returns from injury via the bench and Caleb Navale joins the interchange. 7.27pm Welcome Hello and welcome to our coverage of Friday night football, with an all-Sydney battle between the Parramatta Eels and the Manly Sea Eagles. We're just a few days out from State of Origin I, meaning big names like rival halfbacks Mitchell Moses and Daly Cherry-Evans are out of action tonight, but one superstar who will line up for Manly is fullback Tom Trbojevic. Trbojevic has a bit of a point to prove after being overlooked by Blues coach Laurie Daley, and will be the attacking spearhead of a still strong-looking Sea Eagles backline. Parramatta have also lost Zac Lomax to NSW duty, while Manly's Jake Trbojevic is out injured. Eels five-eighth Dylan Brown gets the chance to show he can step up in the absence of Moses, after struggling as the team's key playmaker in the early part of the season. Stay tuned to follow all the action.
The Advertiser
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Back three give Blues big advantage over Queensland
NSW are set to carry a significant yardage advantage into State of Origin I, with the Blues' back three boasting a buffer of more than 110 metres a game over their Queensland rivals. The Blues ramped up preparations for the series opener on Wednesday, hitting a wet and sloshy Blue Mountains Grammar training field for the first time. Powerhouse prop Payne Haas was the only player to be left in cotton wool, instead donning a hoodie and joggers while watching on from the sideline. NSW are taking a cautious approach with the Brisbane star, while still confident he will play after scans this week showed a minor tear in his left quad. Haas will loom as crucial in the Blues' bid to win the territorial battle at Suncorp Stadium next Wednesday, giving halves Mitch Moses and Nathan Cleary good ball to attack with. But so too will the Blues' back three of Dylan Edwards, Brian To'o and Zac Lomax. NRL data shows the Blues trio have averaged a combined 582 metres per game this year, with Lomax No.1 in the league in that category. All three of the Blues average better than any Maroons back, with Kalyn Ponga, Xavier Coates and Valentine Holmes totalling 466 metres between them. NSW won the yardage battle in all three Origins last year, with more than two-thirds of the game played in Queensland's defensive half in the series-deciding win. "That's what we're going to be priding ourselves on, myself and Bizza being able to do that and give us a bit of go-forward," Lomax said. "I just know it's our mindset, and I have no doubt they are going to be trying to come after us as a back three. "But that's the role we need to play for the team. "Obviously it gets a little harder in Origin, but that's what we're required to do, and we have to go out and do it." To'o has helped lead the NRL's back-five revolution, given a decade ago the success of wingers was determined by tries scored rather than metres. "I've noticed that massively," Lomax said. "Look at the most successful teams, their back three are really good at that. "Or they have the balance with someone that takes a lot of yardage carries or play-two carries and have a bit of speed on the other edge. "That's the strength of mine and Bizza's, and that's what we need to do and what we're going to be willing to do in the first game." The other facet for the Blues is their pack leader, Haas. The 25-year-old stood up and owned an Origin series for the first time last year, with Lomax on Wednesday labelling him the best prop in the world. NSW train again on Thursday and Saturday, before flying to Brisbane on Sunday ahead of the Suncorp Stadium series opener. Haas is expected to be given until as late as possible to prove his fitness, while the Blues have Melbourne prop Stefano Utoikamanu training in his spot. "I am pretty sure he is a year younger than me, but he is just built different that guy," To'o said of Haas. "His mindset and his attitude towards making sure he is doing everything he can to ... be ready for the team next week, it's pretty cool to see." NSW have called Adam Doueihi, Cody Ramsey, Hamish Stewart and Jacob Preston into camp as extra training bodies. Preston was considered a back-row option before copping a four-match suspension that ruled the Canterbury forward out of the first two games of the series. BACK-THREE METRES PER GAME IN 2025: NEW SOUTH WALES Dylan Edwards: 189.5 Zac Lomax: 205.5 Brian To'o: 186.6 Total: 581.6 QUEENSLAND Kalyn Ponga: 161.2 Xavier Coates: 150 Valentine Holmes: 154.9 Total: 466.1 NSW are set to carry a significant yardage advantage into State of Origin I, with the Blues' back three boasting a buffer of more than 110 metres a game over their Queensland rivals. The Blues ramped up preparations for the series opener on Wednesday, hitting a wet and sloshy Blue Mountains Grammar training field for the first time. Powerhouse prop Payne Haas was the only player to be left in cotton wool, instead donning a hoodie and joggers while watching on from the sideline. NSW are taking a cautious approach with the Brisbane star, while still confident he will play after scans this week showed a minor tear in his left quad. Haas will loom as crucial in the Blues' bid to win the territorial battle at Suncorp Stadium next Wednesday, giving halves Mitch Moses and Nathan Cleary good ball to attack with. But so too will the Blues' back three of Dylan Edwards, Brian To'o and Zac Lomax. NRL data shows the Blues trio have averaged a combined 582 metres per game this year, with Lomax No.1 in the league in that category. All three of the Blues average better than any Maroons back, with Kalyn Ponga, Xavier Coates and Valentine Holmes totalling 466 metres between them. NSW won the yardage battle in all three Origins last year, with more than two-thirds of the game played in Queensland's defensive half in the series-deciding win. "That's what we're going to be priding ourselves on, myself and Bizza being able to do that and give us a bit of go-forward," Lomax said. "I just know it's our mindset, and I have no doubt they are going to be trying to come after us as a back three. "But that's the role we need to play for the team. "Obviously it gets a little harder in Origin, but that's what we're required to do, and we have to go out and do it." To'o has helped lead the NRL's back-five revolution, given a decade ago the success of wingers was determined by tries scored rather than metres. "I've noticed that massively," Lomax said. "Look at the most successful teams, their back three are really good at that. "Or they have the balance with someone that takes a lot of yardage carries or play-two carries and have a bit of speed on the other edge. "That's the strength of mine and Bizza's, and that's what we need to do and what we're going to be willing to do in the first game." The other facet for the Blues is their pack leader, Haas. The 25-year-old stood up and owned an Origin series for the first time last year, with Lomax on Wednesday labelling him the best prop in the world. NSW train again on Thursday and Saturday, before flying to Brisbane on Sunday ahead of the Suncorp Stadium series opener. Haas is expected to be given until as late as possible to prove his fitness, while the Blues have Melbourne prop Stefano Utoikamanu training in his spot. "I am pretty sure he is a year younger than me, but he is just built different that guy," To'o said of Haas. "His mindset and his attitude towards making sure he is doing everything he can to ... be ready for the team next week, it's pretty cool to see." NSW have called Adam Doueihi, Cody Ramsey, Hamish Stewart and Jacob Preston into camp as extra training bodies. Preston was considered a back-row option before copping a four-match suspension that ruled the Canterbury forward out of the first two games of the series. BACK-THREE METRES PER GAME IN 2025: NEW SOUTH WALES Dylan Edwards: 189.5 Zac Lomax: 205.5 Brian To'o: 186.6 Total: 581.6 QUEENSLAND Kalyn Ponga: 161.2 Xavier Coates: 150 Valentine Holmes: 154.9 Total: 466.1 NSW are set to carry a significant yardage advantage into State of Origin I, with the Blues' back three boasting a buffer of more than 110 metres a game over their Queensland rivals. The Blues ramped up preparations for the series opener on Wednesday, hitting a wet and sloshy Blue Mountains Grammar training field for the first time. Powerhouse prop Payne Haas was the only player to be left in cotton wool, instead donning a hoodie and joggers while watching on from the sideline. NSW are taking a cautious approach with the Brisbane star, while still confident he will play after scans this week showed a minor tear in his left quad. Haas will loom as crucial in the Blues' bid to win the territorial battle at Suncorp Stadium next Wednesday, giving halves Mitch Moses and Nathan Cleary good ball to attack with. But so too will the Blues' back three of Dylan Edwards, Brian To'o and Zac Lomax. NRL data shows the Blues trio have averaged a combined 582 metres per game this year, with Lomax No.1 in the league in that category. All three of the Blues average better than any Maroons back, with Kalyn Ponga, Xavier Coates and Valentine Holmes totalling 466 metres between them. NSW won the yardage battle in all three Origins last year, with more than two-thirds of the game played in Queensland's defensive half in the series-deciding win. "That's what we're going to be priding ourselves on, myself and Bizza being able to do that and give us a bit of go-forward," Lomax said. "I just know it's our mindset, and I have no doubt they are going to be trying to come after us as a back three. "But that's the role we need to play for the team. "Obviously it gets a little harder in Origin, but that's what we're required to do, and we have to go out and do it." To'o has helped lead the NRL's back-five revolution, given a decade ago the success of wingers was determined by tries scored rather than metres. "I've noticed that massively," Lomax said. "Look at the most successful teams, their back three are really good at that. "Or they have the balance with someone that takes a lot of yardage carries or play-two carries and have a bit of speed on the other edge. "That's the strength of mine and Bizza's, and that's what we need to do and what we're going to be willing to do in the first game." The other facet for the Blues is their pack leader, Haas. The 25-year-old stood up and owned an Origin series for the first time last year, with Lomax on Wednesday labelling him the best prop in the world. NSW train again on Thursday and Saturday, before flying to Brisbane on Sunday ahead of the Suncorp Stadium series opener. Haas is expected to be given until as late as possible to prove his fitness, while the Blues have Melbourne prop Stefano Utoikamanu training in his spot. "I am pretty sure he is a year younger than me, but he is just built different that guy," To'o said of Haas. "His mindset and his attitude towards making sure he is doing everything he can to ... be ready for the team next week, it's pretty cool to see." NSW have called Adam Doueihi, Cody Ramsey, Hamish Stewart and Jacob Preston into camp as extra training bodies. Preston was considered a back-row option before copping a four-match suspension that ruled the Canterbury forward out of the first two games of the series. BACK-THREE METRES PER GAME IN 2025: NEW SOUTH WALES Dylan Edwards: 189.5 Zac Lomax: 205.5 Brian To'o: 186.6 Total: 581.6 QUEENSLAND Kalyn Ponga: 161.2 Xavier Coates: 150 Valentine Holmes: 154.9 Total: 466.1
The Advertiser
21-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Star forward sits out as Blues train for first time
Payne Haas has sat out NSW's first full training session, with the Blues managing the powerhouse prop's quad injury ahead of State of Origin I. While centre Stephen Crichton (groin) ran on Wednesday, Haas watched on from the sideline as NSW had their first session at Blue Mountains Grammar. The session took place in wet and miserable conditions, placing even greater concerns on players carrying leg problems. Brisbane prop Haas had always been expected to have a monitored workload after aggravating his quad in the Broncos' loss to St George Illawarra on Sunday. Scans on Monday only showed a minor tear in the front-rower's left quad, leaving Blues officials confident the 25-year-old would play next Wednesday. NSW train again on Thursday and Saturday, before flying to Brisbane on Sunday ahead of the Suncorp Stadium series opener. Haas is expected to be given until as late as possible to prove his fitness, while the Blues do have Melbourne prop Stefano Utoikamanu training in his spot. NSW have also called Adam Doueihi, Cody Ramsey, Hamish Stewart and Jacob Preston into Blues camp as extra training bodies. Preston was considered a back-row option before copping a four-match suspension that ruled the Canterbury forward out of the first two games of the series. He will remain with the team into the weekend, with reserve second-rower Haumole Olakau'atu to be released and play for Manly on Friday night. Payne Haas has sat out NSW's first full training session, with the Blues managing the powerhouse prop's quad injury ahead of State of Origin I. While centre Stephen Crichton (groin) ran on Wednesday, Haas watched on from the sideline as NSW had their first session at Blue Mountains Grammar. The session took place in wet and miserable conditions, placing even greater concerns on players carrying leg problems. Brisbane prop Haas had always been expected to have a monitored workload after aggravating his quad in the Broncos' loss to St George Illawarra on Sunday. Scans on Monday only showed a minor tear in the front-rower's left quad, leaving Blues officials confident the 25-year-old would play next Wednesday. NSW train again on Thursday and Saturday, before flying to Brisbane on Sunday ahead of the Suncorp Stadium series opener. Haas is expected to be given until as late as possible to prove his fitness, while the Blues do have Melbourne prop Stefano Utoikamanu training in his spot. NSW have also called Adam Doueihi, Cody Ramsey, Hamish Stewart and Jacob Preston into Blues camp as extra training bodies. Preston was considered a back-row option before copping a four-match suspension that ruled the Canterbury forward out of the first two games of the series. He will remain with the team into the weekend, with reserve second-rower Haumole Olakau'atu to be released and play for Manly on Friday night. Payne Haas has sat out NSW's first full training session, with the Blues managing the powerhouse prop's quad injury ahead of State of Origin I. While centre Stephen Crichton (groin) ran on Wednesday, Haas watched on from the sideline as NSW had their first session at Blue Mountains Grammar. The session took place in wet and miserable conditions, placing even greater concerns on players carrying leg problems. Brisbane prop Haas had always been expected to have a monitored workload after aggravating his quad in the Broncos' loss to St George Illawarra on Sunday. Scans on Monday only showed a minor tear in the front-rower's left quad, leaving Blues officials confident the 25-year-old would play next Wednesday. NSW train again on Thursday and Saturday, before flying to Brisbane on Sunday ahead of the Suncorp Stadium series opener. Haas is expected to be given until as late as possible to prove his fitness, while the Blues do have Melbourne prop Stefano Utoikamanu training in his spot. NSW have also called Adam Doueihi, Cody Ramsey, Hamish Stewart and Jacob Preston into Blues camp as extra training bodies. Preston was considered a back-row option before copping a four-match suspension that ruled the Canterbury forward out of the first two games of the series. He will remain with the team into the weekend, with reserve second-rower Haumole Olakau'atu to be released and play for Manly on Friday night.
