Parramatta Eels vs. Manly Sea Eagles: Live NRL scores, news & SuperCoach analysis

Tom Trbojevic may have been strapping free, but the Manly star still looked far from his best, as the Parramatta Eels stunned the Sea Eagles. See what we learned from the match.

Tom Trbojevic was strapping free but still struggled to find top gear after captaining the Sea Eagles to a loss to Parramatta on Friday night.NRL Match Day Widget

Fresh from his Origin snubbing after a run of hampered performances, Trbojevic looked more comfortable in his body. Despite running better than he has in recent weeks and ran for 161 metres of which 42 came after contact.

He finished the game with 20 runs, three off-loads and a try assist.

Manly star Tom Trbojevic was strapping free but still struggled to find top gear as the Sea Eagles went down to Parramatta. Picture: Getty Images

Manly coach Anthony Seibold said pre-game that Trbojevic had been struggling with a cork and would be unencumbered. He was right but Trbojevic failed to spark his side to a win.

It was not through a lack of effort but instead minimal opportunities created for the Manly fullback.

He tried hard and had a couple of key moments but was unable to burst through the Parramatta defence despite looking threatening.

He had a hand in Manly’s first two tries in the first half with both four pointers to Lehi Hopoate a near replica of each other.

Trbojevic ran deep into the line before passing to centre Tolutau Koula who threw the final ball for Hopoate’s tries.

He almost scored a try of his own in the first half before being bundled towards the sideline forcing him to throw the ball in field.

Trbojevic’s stand-out moment came in the second half but failed to deliver a try. He threw a well-timed cut out pass to Hopoate who was denied a try after his arm grazed the sideline.

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Originally published as Parramatta Eels vs. Manly Sea Eagles: Live NRL scores, news & SuperCoach analysis