Tom Trbojevic‘s horrible history with injuries has continued after he was forced to leave the field against North Queensland with a hamstring injury.

Thirteen minutes into the Thursday night clash in Townsville, Trbojevic raced around the short side and went at full speed into the defence.

The Manly fullback was tackled and then grabbed at his left hamstring while on the ground.

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“It’s always scary when he reaches down at the back of that hamstring, isn’t it?” Phil Gould said on Nine.

Trbojevic hobbled off the field and took a quick look into the night sky.

Tom Trbojevic looks up to the sky. Nine

“That’s the face of frustration,” Gould added when Trbojevic was walking off.

Nine’s Danika Mason confirmed he had suffered a hamstring injury.

“When it occurred a silence fell across the stadium,” she said.

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Trbojevic’s injury comes on the same day Andrew Johns predicted the fullback’s form was so good he may just play in the No.1 jumper for NSW this year.

Ethan Bullemor consoles Tom Trbojevic as he walks off. NRL Imagery

“I think this might be the year he wears the No.1 for NSW if he keeps going,” he said on Wide World of Sports’ Immortal Behaviour.

“It’s sad, I find it really sad that a once-in-a-generation player has never played this position [in State of Origin].”

The 29-year-old has a long history of injuries having missed a month of football last season with an MCL problem. In 2024, he injured his hamstring after constant issues previously from 2019 to 2021.

At the time of Trbojevic’s departure in Townsville, Manly was leading 4-0.

The fullback’s injury didn’t hurt the Sea Eagles on the scoreboard, with the score 22-6 at half-time following a double from Lehi Hopoate and tries to Ben Trbojevic and Brandon Wakeham.

In the second half, Trbojevic was spotted in the coaches’ box next to his old teammate Kieran Foran.

Manly finished 38-6 winners.

“A really professional performance,” Gould said.