Here's another angle. What if the players are pissed off with Cherry for being mates (as I am told, and still don't want to believe 😉) with a horrible little germ that is proud of his association with a bunch of wankers known as the EBC, or whatever the stupid name is they gave themselves. A little prick that is willing to sleep with a team mates Wife/Partner, with no respect given to his own family, team mates or morals in general. A selfish little mongrel who made his name at a pack of mongrels, and then finally committed the ultimate DOG act against his "friend", and his own Partner and Child(?).
You can't judge a player by his mates, I know. We have to do what is best for the club, I know. DCE is the future of the club and must be retained to help ensure our future success, I know. But if their mateship is real, and strong, I can't help but feel a little sad or disappointed in DCE. I really hope Cherry doesn't share any of his mates character traits, because if he starts to display them, and we honestly don't know him as well as the Manly players do (maybe they've picked up on something), I would vote for let him go and start again.
My dear old Dad had a saying that rings true every single time, in all aspects of life. He would tell me often, "Water and people are exactly the same, they will always find their own level and mix well together". I hope he is wrong in this case ( sorry Dad 🙁 )
Please note; This post is FULL of assumptions and innuendo (no, not the Italian suppository). I feel I am now ready for a job in print media. 😀