Manly to hold crisis talks with Channel 9 over Daly Cherry-Evans’ on-air bombshell
Manly and Channel 9 will meet after their relationship evaporated during Daly Cherry-Evans’ on-air revelation he would leave the club at season’s end.
Travis Meyn and
Peter Badel
April 3, 2025 - 3:01PM
Manly hierarchy are set to hold crisis talks with Channel 9 bosses in the wake of the Daly Cherry-Evans contract bombshell.
Sea Eagles chief executive Tony Mestrov will meet with Channel 9 chiefs to ease tensions with the network following the ructions triggered by the DCE saga last week.
Channel 9 broke the news of
Cherry-Evans’ shock decision to leave Manly at season’s end, leaving Mestrov and Sea Eagles bosses reeling.
Cherry-Evans then made an exclusive appearance on the network’s 100% Footy program last Monday week, wearing casual clothing with no Sea Eagles branding, despite being Manly’s captain and key ambassador.
Manly will meet with Nine over the DCE saga.
Channel 9 asked Mestrov to make a guest appearance on The Footy Show last Sunday before the Eels clash at Brookvale but the Manly boss declined the opportunity.
There were suggestions the network would be banned from Manly’s dressing-rooms for post-game interviews but that is unlikely to eventuate.
Mestrov, however, has agreed to meet with Channel 9 executives to discuss moving forward after what was an emotional week for both parties.