MANLY superstar Tom Trbojevic says he and brother Jake will not be walking away from the club over the current coaching drama, but they want a decision as soon as possible.

The Sea Eagles are in limbo as to who will be their coach in 2019 with current mentor Trent Barrett locked in an ongoing legal battle with club hierarchy.

The club are looking for a replacement for Barrett who handed in his resignation mid-season and must remain at the club until July 2019, as per his contract.

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“The club remains in discussions with several experienced and highly qualified candidates with a view to making this key appointment as a priority,” Manly said in a statement last Friday.

While Trbojevic won’t need to report back to pre-season training on day one due to his commitments with the Australian Kangaroos, he said he hoped for a resolution before then.

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Asked on Channel 9 whether there was a possibility of walking out on the club because of the ongoing saga, Trbojevic said: “There’s no chance. We’re signed for another two years so we’ll be playing at Manly for the next couple of years.

“We’re really good friends with ‘Baz’ and we know how good of a coach he is and it’s just sad to see how it’s all ended there. We would’ve loved to have continued to play under Baz.”

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Should the club officially part ways with Barrett, assistant coach John Cartwright looms as the favourite to take over after Michael Maguire knocked them back last week.

Tom Trbojevic wants answers. Source: Getty Images

“I know how smart he is and I know how good he’s been for me as an individual,” Trbojevic told Channel 7 of Cartwright.

“I would hope it’s him.”

But for now, everyone appears to be in the dark about the coaching situation.

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“That’s a great question, I wish I could answer it, I really wish I could,” Trbojevic said when asked who will be the coach next year.

“I hope they can come to a conclusion shortly and hopefully we can move on from what hasn’t been a good year for us.”