With one week to go, spots in the top eight are still on the line, after yet another weekend with surprising results across the board, including one big blowout of a top-four side by another. Here are my NRL talking points from Round 24. Manly will not win the premiership without Tom Trbojevic When Tom Trbojevic left the field during the second half of Manly’s embarrassing loss to the Storm on Saturday night at home, Brookvale Oval held its collective breath. And while scan results are not back at the time of writing, the signs don’t appear great for Trbojevic and the Manly camp, with Des Hasler stating to the press after fulltime that he had likely ruptured a pec. That would rub him out for the remainder of the season and finals campaign, and even if it’s not as bad as it seems, he is still unlikely to take part in Manly’s first finals game. Basically, it’s the worst result the Sea Eagles could have imagined at this time of year – get absolutely thrown out the back door by the Storm in a beatdown at home, and lose your best player to a likely long-term injury which, at… Read full this story
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