After two Origin games, it’s getting harder to see exactly what playing role Michael Maguire has in mind for his captain. But would the Blues coach be game to leave Jake Trbojevic out for the decider? Inconceivable.
You like Jake, we all like Jake. I like Jake so much his replica budgie smugglers are an essential component of my wardrobe.Anyone who watches all of Jake’s games knows he was a curious choice as Origin captain. Manly’s director of football is Daly Cherry-Evans. Jake is there to stand in the circle and shout incoherently when they’ve scored a try or given up a soft one. He thinks about rugby league from dawn until he tucks in for an early night.
Jake is the guy for an 80-minute arm-wrestle - or he was when he was at his peak, before he turned 30. In 2022, Jake was left out of the NSW team for the first Origin game, which they lost. He came back for the second game and was their best player. They lost that one too. Brad Fittler was criticised and Jake was marked ‘never to be dropped again’. When he played 80 minutes he was always the best player in a losing team.And that’s why we love him.
, and have been amply displayed before. It’s not that ‘character’ isn’t important, of course; it’s that there can be more to it than meets the eye.It’s easier to assess Jake’s ‘character’ because every bit of it meets the eye. Maybe Jake has too much character for the 31 minutes he is permitted to play, and all that excess passion needs to go somewhere, so he’s been made captain to give him an outlet.
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