Trbojevic fumes over 'frustrating' feud rumours

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Frustrated Manly prima Jake Trbojevic has admitted rumours surrounding a feud betwixt helium and nine skipper Daly Cherry-Evans made things "awkward" for the pair.

Trbojevic, who is presently successful England with the Kangaroos squad astatine the Rugby League World Cup, acceptable the grounds consecutive connected a fig of rumours surrounding the Sea Eagles aft a tumultuous extremity to the season.

He called rumours of a feud betwixt helium and Cherry-Evans "silly", revealing the brace had spoken astir it successful the aftermath.

"That was frustrating to hear," helium said.

"You don't similar seeing that, and I'm truly bully friends with Daly. It's pugnacious to spot and I honestly effort not to deliberation astir it, it's ridiculous.

"Yeah, it (the speech with Cherry-Evans) was fine. It's conscionable radical making it awkward for us."

Trbojevic besides poured h2o connected immoderate suggestions that helium and his member Tom were readying exits from Manly.

"That didn't travel from us," helium said.

"I evidently emotion Manly. We grew up successful Manly and I deliberation we've got different 4 years connected our contracts. It's evidently rather hard sometimes seeing your loyalty get questioned."

A once-promising play ended successful infamy for Manly, with the squad losing 7 consecutive games aft the pride jersey controversy. The fearfulness ending to the twelvemonth ultimately outgo manager Des Hasler his job, and Trbojevic said helium "felt truly sorry" for his aged coach.

Hasler sacked arsenic Sea Eagles coach

Despite the pridefulness jersey having specified a immense interaction successful the turmoil surrounding the club, Trbojevic is adamant helium holds nary ill-will towards the 7 teammates that sat retired of the now-infamous circular 20 clash against the Roosters.

"Their biggest happening is religion and my biggest happening is footy, that's the mode it was astatine the start," helium said.

"They (the 7 players) explained it and I wholly moved on. The information that we mislaid 7 (games successful a row) aft it has made radical support talking astir it. But connected my behalf it's virtually fine.

"It is what it is. Why americium I going to dwell connected it and fto that 1 crippled impact america moving forward? I don't privation to suffer 7 successful a enactment again, it sucks."

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