The large name Anthony Seibold has to make in coming weeks is the place to play his marquee man Tom Trbojevic.
Turbo has been fullback nearly all his profession on the Sea Eagles however there are calls to lighten his workload and protect his physique by shifting him to the centres.
Manly have an excellent younger participant in Lehi Hopoate who might step into the No.1 jersey full time, which supplies Seibold lots to think about.
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Trbojevic has starred for NSW at Origin degree within the centres and his strike energy out extensive will take a look at even one of the best defences within the NRL.
Tom Trbojevic. Getty
Will probably be very a lot a brand new look Manly workforce after the disappointments of 2025, with Daly Cherry-Evans, Lachlan Croker, Josh Aloiai, Gordon Chan Kum Tong, Michael Chee-Kam, Matt Lodge, Toafofoa Sipley, Tommy Talau and Jazz Tevaga all shifting on.
All eyes might be new halfback Jamal Fogarty, who joins from the Raiders and might be tasked with filling the massive sneakers of membership legend Cherry-Evans.
The artful No.7 led Canberra to the minor premiership final season and has an important kicking recreation and the imaginative and prescient to set Manly’s pacy backline alight.
The opposite key purchase for the membership is premiership-winning ahead Kobe Hetherington, who brings big-match expertise and a tough edge from the Broncos.
Regardless of a series of injuries, Hetherington was the one Broncos participant to characteristic in each recreation final season – a transparent signal of his psychological and bodily toughness.
Kobe Hetherington at Manly coaching. Manly Sea Eagles/Twitter
However with Manly’s pack established, Hetherington might have to start out from the bench – a spot he did properly in for Brisbane of their premiership 12 months.
Promising halfback Joey Walsh will struggle with recruit Zach Dockar-Clay for the bench utility function, whereas increase teenager Onitoni Massive will begin the 12 months within the NSW Cup however will get his probability within the NRL at some stage and is a participant with an enormous future.
Manly Sea Eagles finest 17
1. Lehi Hopoate 2. Reuben Garrick 3. Tom Trbojevic 4. Tolutau Koula 5. Jason Saab 6. Luke Brooks 7. Jamal Fogarty 8. Siosiua Taukeiaho 9. Jake Simpkin 10. Taniela Paseka 11. Ben Trbojevic 12. Haumole Olakau’atu 13. Jake Trbojevic 14. Zach Dockar-Clay 15. Nathan Brown 16. Kobe Hetherington 17. Ethan Bullemor
