Tom Trbojevic says things between he and his brother Jake aren’t “awkward” following Manly’s announcement that the fullback will captain the Sea Eagles in 2026.
When Daly Cherry-Evans departed the club for the Roosters, most would’ve thought it’d be Jake Trbojevic who would don the ‘C’ going forward, given he was the club’s vice-captain under Cherry-Evans.
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However, the club elected to bestow the honour to the Tom, who said that while his brother would ultimately be “disappointed”, he knows he’s proud of him.
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“I wouldn’t say it’s awkward by any means,” Trbojevic said.
“I think with Jake, that would have been something that he probably would have liked to do if you talked to him and he’s likely going to be disappointed about that.
“He’s really happy for me and happy that I get to do it, and then he gets to be alongside me while I do it.”
Trbojevic said that Cherry-Evans reached out to him aftet the captaining announcement was made by Manly.
He also revealed what his on-field captaining style will look like, with the laconic and easygoing Trbojevic stating he will give his teammates if need be.
“He (Cherry-Evans) just said it’s obviously a great honour and there’s nothing better than running out to a packed hill,” Trbojevic said.
“I’ll have a laugh and I’m 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’ve done a lot of that.”
Manly locked down Trbojevic for one more season late last month, meaning the fullback is under contract until the end of 2027.
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