Tom Trbojevic

When Tommy Turbo is fit and firing, there is no more devastating sight in rugby league. Tom Trbojevic at full flight — all 192 centimetres of him, striding through a gap that did not exist a moment ago, the ball shifting from one hand to the other as defenders fall away like leaves in a gale — is the closest the NRL comes to a force of nature. His 2021 season, in which he scored 28 tries in 18 matches, is widely regarded as one of the greatest individual campaigns the game has ever seen. Now appointed captain for 2026, Trbojevic leads Manly into a new era, his combination of size, speed and football intelligence making him virtually unstoppable when his body allows him to take the field.

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Through 170 games and 111 tries — a strike rate that ranks among the best for any fullback in the game’s history — Trbojevic has assembled a career that would be even more celebrated were it not for the injuries that have stolen seasons from his prime. When fit, he is the best player in the NRL. In 2026, Captain Trbojevic leads the Sea Eagles with the hope that his body will allow his extraordinary talent to burn bright for an entire season.

EC — Senior features writer, australiafootball.com