- Tom Trbojevic’s try celebration was a message for a sick young man
- Mona Vale Raiders junior player Beau battling stage 4 cancer
- Trbojevic said that if he scored he would give Beau the nod
The heartbreaking reason behind celebrating Tom Trbojevic’s “that’s gold” pass attempt for Manly has been revealed in a new social media post.
The Manly Sea Eagles handed the Titans a painful 34-30 defeat at the CBUS Super Stadium on Saturday night.
Tom Trbojevic had an excellent game with a brace in the first half, which could have been a hat trick if not for a forward pass.
Trbojevic, who claimed an Origin shirt, celebrated his second try with a “that’s gold” thumbs-up gesture, which has since been explained as a special tribute to a brave young footballer battling cancer.
Mona Vale Raiders football club posted a thank you to Tom Trbojevic for his celebratory gesture towards ill junior member Beau, who is battling cancer.
“Great to see Tom give Beau the thumbs up, just like he told Beau he would,” the Mona Vale Raiders football club wrote on their Instagram page.
“Keep up the good fight and fight cancer, Beau.”
Beau, who plays at Under 12 level, recently received the devastating news that he had stage 4 cancer and is now undergoing chemotherapy.
“Beau is a very talented footballer, a great teammate, an incredible friend and a huge fan of the Manly Sea Eagles,” the club said.
‘His father Scott is always training and playing and often looking after the barbecue at the oval.
Two weeks ago, Beau was training and played in our trial match just a few weeks ago. Watching this guy play football, you would never know what his body is going through inside.”
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up to help the family in any way possible.
While Manly looked dangerous in attack, their defense against the lowest scoring team in the competition could use some improvement.
Beau, who plays at Under 12 level for Mona Vale, recently received the devastating news that he had stage 4 cancer and is now undergoing chemotherapy.
Tom Trbojevic had an excellent game with two tries in the first half
“I think Manly have always been a team that knows they can always pick up points, but in terms of having to win a game 34-30 against a team at the bottom of the table, that’s not a good sign for Manly,” Cooper Cronk said. in the Fox League.
“You can’t do that against teams in the top four.”
Manly captain Daly Cherry-Evans shared a similar view to Cronk.
“There’s not much to be proud of as far as our performance goes, but we’ll just take the two points and head back to Brookvale,” he said.