Jake Trbojevic is known for his relentless work ethic, extreme likeability, and signature thumbs up. But does he have what it takes to be the Blues captain?
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At the time, Sea Eagles captain Daly Cherry-Evans said he was glad to have completed one of the notorious camps “but if there’s another one I might retire”. That is retrospectively enlightening, given Cherry-Evans is widely accepted as Queensland’s established State of Origin captain while the rugby league world appeared so perplexed over Trbojevic’s appointment as his club teammate’s NSW counterpart.
There’s also the desired direction of the coach to consider. “Someone like Jake, he represents where I want to start on our journey with the team,” Maguire said on Monday, hours after dropping his captaincy bombshell. “Sometimes his competitiveness probably gets lost because he is such a good person when people meet him or interview him or see him around the community,” Seibold says.“He’s a very humble guy, but he’s one of the most fierce competitors that I’ve coached. I put him in the bracket along with guys like Sam Burgess for how hard they compete, and you underestimate him at your peril.”
He is, at least calm. If he played rugby for the All Blacks, Trbojevic would be a “blue head”. New Zealand’s national team define a “blue head” state as one in which a player can maintain control of emotions, clarity of consciousness and situational awareness, and thus avoid poor decision-making in high-pressure situations. They define a “red head” state as being tight, anxious, panicked and desperate.
It is difficult not to think about Trbojevic when reading the seven common traits: extreme doggedness and focus in competition; aggressive play that tests the limits of the rules; a willingness to do thankless jobs in the shadows; a low-key, practical, and democratic communication style; motivates others with passionate nonverbal displays; strong convictions and the courage to stand apart; ironclad emotional control.
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