With Origin I now under two months away and some players having had better starts to the year than others, we have decided to have a look at which players are in danger of missing out on selection for Origin I. With the reasons ranging from injury to suspension, to just plain bad form.

4. Tom Trbojevic

This one particularly hurts for NSW fans. After a brilliant 2018 in which he cemented himself as one of the game's premier outside backs on both the Origin and international stage, the younger Trbojevic brother was set to once again take the competition by storm in 2019.

After missing rounds one and two due to a hamstring issue, Turbo made a dynamic return to the Sea Eagles' number one jersey against the Warriors, inspiring his team to a win with an incredible two try, and two try-assist performance.

However, sadly for Manly and NSW fans, Trbojevic would once again tweak his hamstring only 40 minutes into his second game back, tearing it badly in an innocuous kick return.

Trbojevic has been informed by the Sea Eagles' physiotherapy team that he could miss between six to nine weeks of NRL, and with the team being picked in a month and a half the Mona Vale junior is in a race against the clock.

Blues coach Brad Fittler told The Sunday Footy Show that he was prepared to give his winger as much time as possible in order to regain his spot on the flank, "It’s 59 days until Origin, 49 days until you pick the team... That gives him about eight weeks. You could see by the way he played against the Warriors — he would have been picked on that performance.”

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 11: Tom Trbojevic of the Blues runs the ball during game three of the State of Origin series between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues at Suncorp Stadium on July 11, 2018 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

10 COMMENTS

  1. I’d include Nathan Cleary in the list. To be fair, a couple on that list have been out injured, rather than form related.

  2. James Roberts Doesn’t deserve 2 play 4 the Broncos ever again without playing 4 the blues. He’s real butt plug that one.
    To be honest he did absolutely nothing last year 4 New South Wales alot like what he dose 4 Brisbane , scores a try then gose to sleep and thinks he’s jobs done.

  3. De Belin – Gone!!! (Grub)
    Roberts – Gone!!! (Grub)
    Turbo – Safe, Hope he makes a recovery in time.
    Maloney – Not Safe, Needs to improve, I can see Keary in the #6
    Peachy – Safe, Needs to improve but I think he’ll be there again.

  5. None of those 5 would be that great a loss and can be easily replaced.
    Any forward for De Belend.
    Leilua, Crocker, Aitken, Bird – Any one of these guys offers more than Roberts.
    Trbojevic – While he is a class fullback there are better wingers in the NRL – Ferguson, Cotric, Graham, Mansour.
    Maloney is a world class grub and should have retired at the end of last year. No way he gets in ahead of Keary or Walker.
    Peachy I would swap for Radley.
    I would also swap Cleary for Reynolds who is playing really well and has a far superior kicking game to Cleary.
    The only other change I would make is Crichton out as he is way overrated and replace him with Murray or Finucane.

  6. Kelby ,Only Queensland coachers pick the same team , freddy wouldn’t be able 2 help himself he’s already co#ky and the blues haven’t won anything yet. Qld 9years the blues have a long way 2 go yet.
    There will be more changers this year with Qld I think the forwards, not great sofar but the half’s r going pretty good Munster, Morgan, Dce, Norman, Hunt and Ponga R ripping in 4 there clubs and 4 of them blokes can play fullback if needed.

  8. Pick red hot form players only. Daley’s mistake was getting to close to the players and playing favourites. Its a 3 game series not a full season. Coaches for a three game series do not have to show any loyalty for a representative team. Pick the best in form 17 in position and win the tournament. If the players are good enough next season then pick them again. If not pick the form players that are. Its not rocket science🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱🎱

  9. Fittler comes across as a very decent and fair person. As good as Trbojevic has been and as good as Pangai Jr was in one game and poor in the rest, I’d back de Belin over both of them for a starting spot if he is cleared to play.

  10. Really…+1 to all of that?
    Mansour shouldn’t have been re signed by the club, let alone be chosen in any rep games. He’s way to slow & not doing anything, other than being run around.

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