Manly accounted for Parramatta on Sunday,but Daly Cherry-Evans was still lamenting a difficult week.
Daly Cherry-Evans’ decision to leave the Sea Eagles after 15 years was met with understanding and appreciation,not the vitriol usually synonymous with sport.
The spin that there are no issues between club and player is difficult to swallow,given two incidents where the skipper was sledged in public by a significant Manly figure.
Onitoni Large has enjoyed a schoolboy football career every bit as decorated as that of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii. That’s why Manly feel their future is bright despite the departure of Daly Cherry-Evans.
Anthony Seibold confirmed he has known since December his skipper was planning to leave Manly at the end of the season. But what he will do next is a mystery even to the Sea Eagles coach.
A premiership? His family? The pay cheque? These questions shape the Manly skipper’s thinking as he ponders his next move.
Manly has no doubt Tom Trbojevic could follow Darren Lockyer,Cameron Munster and Greg Inglis in successfully transitioning to five-eighth.
Success with South Sydney,quitting in Brisbane and now dealing with the DCE fall-out. The Sea Eagles coach has experienced all the highs and lows the game has to offer.
All aspects of the NRL salary cap are about to go under the microscope – and one big issue will be how to reward one-club players like Daly Cherry-Evans.
Daly Cherry-Evans has thought about what it would be like to play against Manly. One of his teammates will never do it.