Jake T.
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No surprise for me, if Cleary and Yeo are fit you would have to put the captain next to one of their names..
If all players are fit Jake will have to be at the top of his game to get a jumper.
If all players are fit Jake will have to be at the top of his game to get a jumper.
maxta
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Jake is a great leader for Manly, in fact is often "the glue" that galvanises the team.
But in reality, if this was not a Manly supporter site, I reckon many on here would not pick him if they were selecting the NSW team.
Personally prefer to just see him play his usual wholehearted performances for Manly in 2025
But in reality, if this was not a Manly supporter site, I reckon many on here would not pick him if they were selecting the NSW team.
Personally prefer to just see him play his usual wholehearted performances for Manly in 2025
Lovely click bait title
However, speaking at the NSW Rugby League’s season launch, Daley refused to confirm Trbojevic would remain captain.
“You’ve just got to see who’s in the team first. You can never anticipate anything in this game,” Daley said.
That is reasonable
Then there is this
“I thought Jake did a terrific job (as captain). He’s a very passionate leader, the boys all love him, and they respect him. I’m sure if Jake keeps his form up this year, there’ll be no reason not to pick him.
However, speaking at the NSW Rugby League’s season launch, Daley refused to confirm Trbojevic would remain captain.
“You’ve just got to see who’s in the team first. You can never anticipate anything in this game,” Daley said.
That is reasonable
Then there is this
“I thought Jake did a terrific job (as captain). He’s a very passionate leader, the boys all love him, and they respect him. I’m sure if Jake keeps his form up this year, there’ll be no reason not to pick him.
Rafferty
Mug punter
If Hass is fit, he takes one spot, Lenui gets another almost guaranteed, Yeo will be 13, think Barnett will be lucky to make the side this year, if his form is good enough the bench is an option, Stefphano and Loireo will be in the mix, would think Lindsay Smith will be a walk up, possible starter with Hass, Liam Henry would be my smokey, pending his comeback, really hard to see how Jake gets a run this year, I guess form, injuries and availability will be the big one, but there’s some solid competition for the blues front row this year, then there’s Thompson, form could dictate, Paseka, May and others, Laurie has plenty of options up front.
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
I don’t get the Stefano love… not you personally @Rafferty … I mean the fuss about him generally…
I have not seen anything from him that makes me think he is at Origin-level… May and Lindsay Smith would be well in front of Stefano for mine (and I think Jake gets picked in front of them)… jmo…
The Insomniac
Reserve Grader
I wish Billy Slater would say the same about the Qld captain.
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
You raise an interesting point SER8…The article lost all credibility by suggesting half a dozen players who could take over as NSW captain but forgot to mention the current Australian Test captain, Yeo!
Lots of commentators carrying on like Cleary is the natural choice for NSW captain BUT…
Yeo is his co-captain at the Riff (4 straight premierships),
is the incumbent Aust captain (World Cup winners), and
virtually carried the NSW pack in the last series (when they won from 1-0 down and clinched it AT Suncorp)…
so how the f—- could you pick Cleary over Yeo with a straight face?
Maybe they end up co-Captains or else I reckon Yeo is the natural pick…
Rafferty
Mug punter
Yer I don’t get it with Stephano either, no doubt his a quality player, his name was thrown about last year, I think under Bellamy and the Melbourne system he will take the next step, he’d be very handy off the bench.
Smith’s pretty much a walk up starter and I think May will have a huge year, he’ll be the leader of the Tigers pack, very different situation to the chooks, just feel it will suit him to be away from the expectations and culture at the Rorters.
It might seem like I have no love for Jake, that’s just not true, his a legend and a champion bloke, but the speed of the game is killing him and the quality of players on the verge of rep footy are going to make it very hard for Jake to earn a spot in the origin side this year.
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
No I fully take your point with regards to Jake but I think his defensive impact (particularly in the early stages of games before the forwards start to gas out) is generally underrated…
I too would love to see him find his offload again and I recognise there are faster forwards but Jake is a monster in the centre of the park and I will not be surprised to see him named at starting prop for Game 1…
frank stokes
I discriminate indiscriminately
Did anyone notice the excellent ball service from Jake when he jumped into dummy-half in the first half? Just saying… 😄
Saab just needs to find his groove. He hasn’t train with the team the whole offseason and will take a few weeks to get his eye in. He’ll come good.
Trbojevic’s turbulent form
The form of Origin-winning Blues captain Jake Trbojevic is causing concern among NSW Rugby League power brokers as attention turns towards this year’s series.
Trbojevic is too tough to justifiably be called rugby league’s version of Bambi but in terms of being rugby league’s nicest man, it’s a fair description.
Whether or not to shoot Bambi is the difficult decision new Blues coach Laurie Daley is faced with. It’s his first big call.
It’s easy to forget that Trbojevic led the Blues to their incredible series win last year.
Michael Maguire said Trbojevic was the glue that kept the team together and his leadership off the field was invaluable. He was Maguire’s version of passionate 1980s leader Steve Mortimer.
On top of that, the decision to name Trbojevic as captain was a masterstroke from Maguire
Trbojevic bought into everything Maguire was selling. That included holding a baseball bat in the post-game celebrations as a tribute to the famous Maguire act of taking a baseball bat into the Rabbitohs dressing room.
Trbojevic would know he is not a lock to make the Blues side. He needs a month of strong form to convince Daley and others that he is ready to lead NSW into battle.
There is no more popular team person than Trbojevic, and he’s also a favourite with fans across the game.
But he needs to show more potency in attack. What helped Trbojevic last year was that the Blues had Cameron Murray and Isaah Yeo in their squad. It allowed Trbojevic to spend longer off the field after he’d helped soften up the Queenslanders.
Murray is missing, meaning Yeo will need to play a different role this year. If fit, Yeo is also an easy choice as captain with halfback Nathan Cleary another obvious strong option. Yeo is Australia’s captain and Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga raves about his leadership.
In an ideal world, Trbojevic will hit top form and make Daley’s choice easy. It’s known the Blues coach is a massive fan of the Manly fan favourite. And given NSW are holders of the Origin shield, it will be difficult to dump their captain.
Expect this situation to remain a major storyline leading into Origin.
Danny Weirdler
The form of Origin-winning Blues captain Jake Trbojevic is causing concern among NSW Rugby League power brokers as attention turns towards this year’s series.
Trbojevic is too tough to justifiably be called rugby league’s version of Bambi but in terms of being rugby league’s nicest man, it’s a fair description.
Whether or not to shoot Bambi is the difficult decision new Blues coach Laurie Daley is faced with. It’s his first big call.
It’s easy to forget that Trbojevic led the Blues to their incredible series win last year.
Michael Maguire said Trbojevic was the glue that kept the team together and his leadership off the field was invaluable. He was Maguire’s version of passionate 1980s leader Steve Mortimer.
On top of that, the decision to name Trbojevic as captain was a masterstroke from Maguire
Trbojevic bought into everything Maguire was selling. That included holding a baseball bat in the post-game celebrations as a tribute to the famous Maguire act of taking a baseball bat into the Rabbitohs dressing room.
Trbojevic would know he is not a lock to make the Blues side. He needs a month of strong form to convince Daley and others that he is ready to lead NSW into battle.
There is no more popular team person than Trbojevic, and he’s also a favourite with fans across the game.
But he needs to show more potency in attack. What helped Trbojevic last year was that the Blues had Cameron Murray and Isaah Yeo in their squad. It allowed Trbojevic to spend longer off the field after he’d helped soften up the Queenslanders.
Murray is missing, meaning Yeo will need to play a different role this year. If fit, Yeo is also an easy choice as captain with halfback Nathan Cleary another obvious strong option. Yeo is Australia’s captain and Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga raves about his leadership.
In an ideal world, Trbojevic will hit top form and make Daley’s choice easy. It’s known the Blues coach is a massive fan of the Manly fan favourite. And given NSW are holders of the Origin shield, it will be difficult to dump their captain.
Expect this situation to remain a major storyline leading into Origin.
Danny Weirdler
Nordburg
First Grader
Not sure why it would cause concern given he wasn’t going to be the captain prior to the series last year nor likely this year with Cleary’s return and Yeo’s elevation to Aus captain and the fact NSW barely used him in last year’s series.This is a nothing story and the cynic in me looks at the fact Weidler is firmly in DCE’s camp,but I maybe looking too much into that
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