Two males on the centre of a whirring Manly hearsay mill have taken motion in a bid to kill the whispers.
Amid experiences of Daly Cherry-Evans‘ teammates wanting a brand new captain, coach Des Hasler contemplating quitting and two of the Trbojevic brothers — Tom and Jake — heading for the exit doorways, Cherry-Evans and Tom Trbojevic have spoken out.
Cherry-Evans and Trbojevic sat down collectively to talk with 9News’ Danny Weidler within the aftermath of Manly’s final match of the season, which noticed the Sea Eagles lose to the Bulldogs 21-20 at Sydney Olympic Park on Friday evening.
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“Under no circumstances,” Trbojevic mentioned when requested if he and Jake had been seeking to go away Manly.
“We love this membership, we love enjoying for it, we love residing within the Manly, we all the time have and we all the time will and we undoubtedly need to be right here.”
When Trbojevic was requested about experiences he and Jake would abandon the Sea Eagles if Hasler left, the famous person fullback mentioned they had been “very over-dramatised”.
“Des is our coach subsequent yr so far as I am involved, and I would like him to be there as a result of I do know he can lead us out of the outlet we’re in in the intervening time,” Trbojevic added.
The Sea Eagles sat in eighth on the ladder on the finish of spherical 18, however they misplaced their final seven video games of the season to plummet to an Eleventh-placed end.
Manly’s season was hijacked by the notorious satisfaction jersey saga that broke out forward of spherical 20, wherein seven of its gamers rebelled in opposition to carrying a rainbow jumper attributable to cultural and spiritual beliefs.
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“I’ve clearly been a bit shocked to see all the press come out within the final couple of days,” Cherry-Evans mentioned of experiences he’d misplaced the backing of his teammates.
“Contemplating the conversations I’ve had with among the boys and Des … it’s a bit stunning.
“Clearly when this stuff come to a head you are by no means fairly certain till you hear it out of your teammates … the chats I’ve had with Tom and Jake over the past couple of days (inform me) we’re all singing from the identical e book in the intervening time.
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“I truly do not know the place the narratives are coming from.”
Trbojevic was emphatic when requested if he supported Cherry-Evans as skipper.
“Yeah, for certain, for certain, undoubtedly, everybody is aware of that he is our captain, we would like him as captain and we assist him,” mentioned the reigning Dally M Medallist.
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