Trbojevic in doubt for NSW Blues with shoulder injury
The State of Origin campaign of Brydens Lawyers NSW Blues star centre Tom Trbojevic is in doubt after he dislocated his left shoulder during Manly Warringah Sea Eagles’ 22-20 loss to Parramatta Eels at CommBank Stadium tonight.
Trbojevic suffered the injury in the second half after chasing down a kick in his own in-goal area to stop an Eels try. He grimaced in pain on the ground as clutched his left arm and had to be assisted from the field using his jersey as a makeshift sling.
Manly coach Des Hasler confirmed after the game that the Sea Eagles fullback would require scans to determine the extent of the damage. It continues a tough season for Trbojevic who only recently returned from a knee injury that sidelined him for a month.
“He’ll be bitterly disappointed, he takes it very hard,” Hasler said.
“He blames himself a lot but he’s just having one of those runs at the moment. He’ll bounce back.”
The loss of Trbojevic continues a wretched run of injuries for the Blues who have already lost South Sydney duo Latrell Mitchell (hamstring) and lock Cameron Murray (shoulder) for the opening game of the series at Accor Stadium on 8 June.