1. Jake Trbojevic was named captain of the New South Wales team in May 2024 to lead them to victory of the 2024 state of origin.
27 Facts About Jake Trbojevic
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Jake Trbojevic was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia.
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Jake Trbojevic played his junior rugby league for Mona Vale Raiders in the Mona Vale rugby league, before being signed by the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
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Jake Trbojevic has played for the New South Wales U16's and U18's teams.
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On 7 March 2012, Jake Trbojevic re-signed with the Sea Eagles on a 2-year contract.
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Jake Trbojevic played for the Sea Eagles NYC team in 2013.
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On 27 August 2013, Jake Trbojevic was named at prop in the 2013 NYC Team of the Year.
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Jake Trbojevic only played 1 match for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the 2013 NRL season.
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Jake Trbojevic played no matches for the Sea Eagles in the 2014 NRL season after suffering a broken leg and dislocated ankle in a NSW Cup match.
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On 28 April 2015 Jake Trbojevic re-signed with the Sea Eagles on a 2-year contract.
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Jake Trbojevic played 23 games for Manly in 2015, scoring 3 tries, making 601 tackles, 2,559 metres and 247 hit ups.
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On 1 February, Jake Trbojevic was named as captain of the Sea Eagles' 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
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Jake Trbojevic finished the year with 23 games and 9 tries.
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Jake Trbojevic was injured in the first game of the World Cup and did not play for the rest of the tournament.
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Jake Trbojevic played all three games for the New South Wales Blues on the Bench.
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Jake Trbojevic was a shining light in an otherwise rocky season at the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
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Jake Trbojevic was selected by New South Wales to play in the 2019 State of Origin series after a good start to the season.
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Jake Trbojevic made 25 appearances for Manly in the 2019 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals after finishing in sixth place.
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Jake Trbojevic played in the club's elimination final victory over Cronulla and featured in Manly's elimination final loss against South Sydney where he was controversially sent to the sin bin for allegedly pushing a Souths player in the second half of the match.
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Jake Trbojevic played 20 games for Manly in the 2020 NRL season.
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Jake Trbojevic was selected by New South Wales for the 2020 State of Origin series.
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Jake Trbojevic played 23 games for Manly in the 2021 NRL season including the club's preliminary final loss against South Sydney.
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Jake Trbojevic played 20 games for Manly in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished 11th.
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In October, Jake Trbojevic was named in the Australia squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
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Jake Trbojevic played 18 matches for Manly in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 12th on the table and missed the finals.
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On 26 May, Jake Trbojevic was named as the new captain for New South Wales ahead of the 2024 State of Origin series.
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Jake Trbojevic played 24 games with Manly in the 2024 NRL season as they finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals.