Manly shall be sweating on the extent of one other hamstring damage to star fullback Tom Trbojevic after a 38-6 thrashing of woeful North Queensland.
The Sea Eagles captain went down clutching his left hamstring within the thirteenth minute of the Thursday night time conflict with the Cowboys in Townsville.
His historical past of comparable accidents is lengthy and the devastation on his face was palpable.
“He is not trying too good in the mean time. We’ll get a scan to evaluate the severity,” Foran mentioned.
“However the boys dealt with it very nicely contemplating the swapping of positions. I am actually pleased with how they dealt with that disruption.”
Manly’s win was the third in a row for Foran, who continued his unbeaten run since taking up from sacked former head mentor Anthony Seibold.
Foran grew to become the primary coach to take over mid-season and win their opening three video games since Brad Fittler when he took over on the Roosters in 2007.
Manly are actually in fourth place and Foran will get his first match as coach at house in opposition to struggling Parramatta subsequent week.
The Cowboys, who had received their earlier 4 matches, made quite a few errors and had been a shadow of the aspect that had such a stellar earlier month.
The Sea Eagles, nice starters this season, opened the scoring by a attempt to winger Lehi Hopoate after slick work from five-eighth Luke Brooks.
Trbojevic exited the world and Hopoate had his second within the seventeenth minute.
The Cowboys hit again by prop Coen Hess, however Manly half Jamal Fogarty then kicked for Ben Trbojevic to chase by and rating.
Cowboys fullback Scott Drinkwater, in his a hundred and fiftieth NRL match, spilled a kick. Hopoate swooped and will have scored himself however handed it off to hooker Brandon Wakeham for a 22-6 lead on the cusp of halftime.
Manly obtained some good damage information simply earlier than the break, with lock Jake Trbojevic passing a category-two HIA.
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The Sea Eagles moved Tolutau Koula to fullback when Tom Trbojevic went off and introduced Clayton Faulalo on at centre.
Within the second half Koula, who did an important job in his new place, made a unbelievable try-saving sort out on winger Brandon Burns, who for some motive was torpid when he appeared sure to attain.
Minutes later prop Taniela Paseka stormed over to seal the win.
Brooks was excellent and was rewarded with a late strive when he adopted half Jamal Fogarty, who strolled by feeble Cowboys defence.
On-fire Manly prop Kobe Hetherington stood up within the absence of his skipper in a carve-up.
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Damage: Tom Trbojevic
The Manly fullback is grabbing at his left hamstring after a run. He grimaced simply earlier than he got here into contact and he’s limping off the sphere. He’s completed for the night time. Clayton Fualalo comes on with Koula going again to fullback. We’ll carry you extra updates as quickly as we’ve them.
2h in the pastThu 16 Apr 2026 at 12:26pm
Signing off
That’ll be it from me, thanks for stopping by for that one.
Make sure you tune in once more tomorrow night time and for each recreation for the remainder of the NRL season – ABC Sport shall be running a blog each single one among them
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2h in the pastThu 16 Apr 2026 at 12:22pm
Manly press convention: Tom Trbojevic replace
Manly coach Kieran Foran is talking now and he has an replace on Tom Trbojevic.
“He is not trying too good in the mean time. We’ll get a scan to evaluate the severity,” Foran mentioned.
“However the boys dealt with it very nicely contemplating the swapping of positions. I am actually pleased with how they dealt with that disruption.
“Our intent was there from the get go. We spoke about beginning quick, to actually go after them by the center and I believed the boys actually did that.
“I believed our middles did a extremely good job on their pack. We ready our boys and requested them to go after that non-public battle they usually actually responded.”
2h in the pastThu 16 Apr 2026 at 12:09pm
Cowboys press convention: “We did not give ourselves an opportunity
North Queensland coach Todd Payten and captain Reuben Cotter are talking now.
“We simply could not give ourselves an opportunity. You possibly can’t give your self an opportunity while you’re dropping that a lot ball,” mentioned Cotter.
“A 49 per cent completion fee within the first half, it catches up on you within the second half.
“I do not suppose we had been complacent-
Payten interrupts to emphasize the purpose. “No, we weren’t.”
They each look extraordinarily annoyed with the outcome.
Fulltime: Manly 38 def North Queensland 6
Fogarty provides two extra after the Cowboys get penalised for a excessive sort out. He’s been glorious tonight as a part of a really dedicated Manly aspect, in stark distinction to a really sloppy Cowboys effort.
3h in the pastThu 16 Apr 2026 at 11:36am
77’ Cowboys hit all-time low
Dearden forces a drop out as he kicks for himself. Cows are chasing a comfort strive.
Taumalolo pops a go out the again, Luke picks it up however Manly get a penalty as a result of Luke was in entrance of the play the ball as soon as the play started. They’ve dedicated each mistake within the e-book at the moment.
69’ Fogarty magic will get Manly’s sixth
Fogarty places a grubber in for himself, he regathers and has Brooks in assist for a wonderful strive. He’s had a blinder, the halfback and Brooks has had some very nice touches as nicely.
As soon as Fogarty converts the scoreline is 36-6, deary me.
65’ Paseka powers over to wrap it up
From the following set Hetherington busts by the center, subsequent play Koula offloads to Simpkin, he turns Paseka inside and the large man rumbles by 4 defenders to attain!
Grounding wasn’t nice however the Bunker says it’s OK. Fogarty converts and it’s a giant lead now at 30-6.
65’ Koula trysaver sums up the night time
Dearden holds up a go for Chester, he places Burns into area and he seems for the nook just for Koula to return throughout and take him over the sideline with a brilliant trysaver. Excellent.
3h in the pastThu 16 Apr 2026 at 11:15am
60’ Manly add two extra
One other error from the Cowboys, this time a hospital ball from Dearden is dropped by Chester 20 metres out from Manly’s line.
The Sea Eagles have performed subject place very nicely, there’s one other strive in them right here.
Purdue will get known as offside and Fogarty takes the 2. Manly lead 24-6.
3h in the pastThu 16 Apr 2026 at 11:06am
52’ Dearden throws it ahead
A penalty in opposition to Waddell and an error from Hopoate places the Cowboys on the assault.
However two performs later Dearden throws a ahead go. Manly off the hook.
3h in the pastThu 16 Apr 2026 at 11:03am
49’ Cowboys practically strike
The Cows go blind on the final, Drinkwater finds Chester and he practically pulls by however is taken down simply in need of the road.
4h in the pastThu 16 Apr 2026 at 10:54am
Second half is underway
And off we go for the second half, the Cowboys have all of it to do.
Halftime: Sea Eagles 22 lead Cowboys 6
Clifford knocks it on round midway, that’s the Cowboys eleventh error of the primary half! Their completion fee is 8/19, goddamn.
Manly have one final likelihood earlier than the break, Fogarty kicks inside for Koula and he very practically will get there because the Cowboys simply stare at one another! Drinkwater simply manages to faucet it useless.
That pulls the curtain on an terrible half for the Cows however a reasonably good one for Manly – the large information, in fact, the damage to Trbojevic.
37’ One other Cows error, one other Manly strive
Drinkwater loses sight of a bomb and knocks it again, Hopoate cleans it up and saunters over the road and passes it to Wakeham who scores.
A charity strive for the Manly hooker as one other error cruels the Cows. Fogarty converts and it’s 22-6 Sea Eagles.
4h in the pastThu 16 Apr 2026 at 10:34am
36’ Mikaele’s drought stretches on
Mikaele surges proper by the center from 20 out and will get over the road!
However they ship it upstairs, he misplaced the ball simply brief. Mikaele’s by no means scored a strive in seven years within the NRL and he’s been denied twice this yr already. Brutal. Manly ball.
4h in the pastThu 16 Apr 2026 at 10:31am
34’ Standard story for Cowboys
Olakau’atu holds up a go and Garrick is penalised for an obstruction. Manly problem and lose. Cowboys on the assault.
They unfold it left however Purdue knocks it on. The Cowboys completion fee is below 50 per cent in the mean time, it’s killing them.
30’ Manly awarded a controversial strive
Manly get a penalty for an escort and are on the assault. Fogarty places a kick by and Ben Trbojevic is there first to attain however I feel he’s offside.
Oh wow, it’s been confirmed! I don’t learn about that one. Controversial one, that.
Fogarty converts and Manly take a 16-6 lead.
23′ Cowboys reply by Hess
A Hetherington error and a Clifford drop out helps the Cowboys construct some strain and Dearden places Hess by a giant hole to attain. The Cowboys are again in it, good stuff from the halfback.
Clifford converts and it is again to 10-6.
18’ Hopoate will get his second
A Purdue error provides Manly the ball on the assault, they double up down the left, Chester will get caught at marker, Brooks goes brief to Fualalo and he lays it on a platter for Hopoate to get his second.
Errors are killing the Cows in the mean time. Fogarty from contact….sure sir! Manly lead 10-0.
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