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This time last year, the ‘Turbo’ would have backed itself to run down the Mustang Flyer. To be fair, Terbojevic’s preseason was cut short by a hamstring injury. He sat out last week with a strained groin. He did arrange a final attempt for his brother Ben.
TV pundits pointed this out in reports that Terbojevic looked “depressed” throughout the night.
Terbojevich even looked disgruntled when cameras caught his injured brother Jack talking to him in the shed and laying down the law on breaks.
Who knows if Trbojevic will be a good fit for Origin I later this month. Coach Brad Fittler has some big decisions to make.
Seibold and Manly will no doubt want Trbojevic back to full health, as their season suddenly went into free fall.
“I feel really good on the pitch, I’m obviously not playing the football I want to be playing right now, which is disappointing, but no injuries are holding me back,” Trbojevic said.
Payne Haas is in charge of Brisbane.Credit: getty
“I know there’s a lot of speculation in the media about it, but my body feels really good and I just need to find some form.”
A win against the Titans last weekend would have propelled Manley to second place on the NRL ladder. But consecutive losses put them on the verge of falling out of the top eight.
Daly Cherry-Evans gave it his all, especially in the second half when the “home” team started to break their plate.
They trailed 20-0 at halftime, mostly because they were only 50 percent done.
Cherry-Evans launched a 55m kick and chased hard to push Cobbo back into his own goal, forcing him to retire. But any fight back was over when Adam Reynolds managed to generate a short dropout.
It didn’t stop Cherry-Evans from trying to break the Broncos’ defense.
After being humiliated by South Sydney, Brisbane breathed a sigh of relief and got back into the winners’ circle.
Payne Haas was strong in his return from suspension, while Rhys Walsh was busy early on, setting up two tries for Cobb.
Coach Kevin Walters, who underwent several COVID tests in order to play, was happy to rise from his hospital bed to watch his unit live.
Jesse Arthars put his name on the score sheet.Credit: getty
Some of the Broncos were clearly not feeling well, and Walsh was caught throwing up in a trash can before taking to the field.
Manley later lost Brad Parker to a potential knee injury and will need to pull together over the next few weeks, with Cronulla and Canberra waiting.
Jack will miss some time with a calf injury. Manly badly needs his little brother back in good shape – and looking happy.
