Jan 2nd, 2020

Jan 2nd, 2020

Manly star Jake Trbojevic is pushing back on a recovery timeline in order to be fit to take the field in round 1 of the NRL season.

The Kangaroos lock underwent a shoulder reconstruction in November and was given a return date a few weeks into the 2020 season.

However, on Thursday the 25-year-old said he was pushing his physiotherapy as hard as possible to open the season against Melbourne at Lottoland on March 5.

Manly forward Jake Trbojevic. (Getty)

"I had surgery a couple of months ago so hopefully I will get it right for round 1 but if not it will be earlier in the year, so it's going well," he said.

"You want to try and push for round one, but realistically it might be a little bit later. I'm doing my best and that's all you can do.

"Hopefully I'm there but if not, it's a long season; so if I have to miss a couple of games, that's the way it goes."

The newly re-signed star visited the Australian cricket team on Thursday ahead of their Sydney Test, where he presented team manager Gavin Dovey with a signed Sea Eagles jersey ahead of his 100th Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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