But after failing to play up to expectations last season, the immediate focus is to return to finals football. Can Trbojevic, one of the most softly spoken of the game\u2019s stars, be able to rip into his teammates when a spray is required? What will be his captaincy style?<\/p>\n
\u201cDictator,\u201d Trbojevic quipped, before adding he chipped his teammates \u201cmore than you think\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m quite easygoing, but some things you pick up as a fullback you kind of need to be quite direct.\u2019<\/p>\n
Tom Trbojevic<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll have a laugh and I\u2019m quite easygoing, but some things you pick up as a fullback you kind of need to be quite direct with some of the things you say, so I\u2019ve done a lot of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Trbojevic\u2019s immediate future has been resolved, that of Jake is less certain. The former NSW captain suffered a spate of head knocks in quick succession last season, raising concerns about his longevity in the game.<\/p>\n
Off contract at the end of next year, Sea Eagles officials have parked extension negotiations with Jake until they witness how he returns.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way he finished last year with his head was a little bit disappointing for him and it\u2019s something that I guess he\u2019s had to manage, but [that is] in the past, whatever it\u2019s been,\u201d Trbojevic said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he feels good, he\u2019s gonna obviously put it back into training, see where he\u2019s at. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s made a decision on what he\u2019s going to do post next year, but I feel like he\u2019s got time to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The focus has now shifted to the future of several high-profile teammates. Reuben Garrick, off contract beyond next season, has attracted interest from several clubs including the Roosters, while Tolu Koula has an option in his favour for 2027.<\/p>\n
In taking a pay cut, Trbojevic has made it easier for the club to retain the duo, although it\u2019s unclear whether they will leave. \u201cI\u2019m not telling anyone to [take pay cuts as well],\u201d Trbojevic said.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u2019m not so sure where they\u2019re both at, but they\u2019re both integral players and parts of our team, and we\u2019d love to have them both here.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for Cherry-Evans, the veteran Roosters halfback will play against his former club for the first time in round four. \u201cIt just looked weird,\u201d Trbojevic said of the sight of \u201cDCE\u201d in Roosters attire.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019ll probably be hyped-up week [when we clash], everyone will be talking about it, but this happens in the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"But after failing to play up to expectations last season, the immediate focus is to return to finals…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-309268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}