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Weekend Read: Manly dive could push Cherry-Evans into retirement​

Manly have lost three of four games since Daly Cherry-Evans declared he won’t be at the club next season. BRENT READ questions whether their slump could push him into retirement.


It has been a month since Manly captain Daly Cherry-Evans announced he would be leaving the club at the end of the season and the Sea Eagles have won one game.
That lone victory was against battling Parramatta. Since then, defeats have followed against Melbourne, Cronulla and St George Illawarra.

The loss to the Dragons was the latest sledgehammer blow to their premiership hopes as the Sea Eagles produced a shocking first half and fell agonisingly short of clawing their way to victory.

Sure, the win over Parramatta was the last time Tom Trbojevic took the field.

The Sea Eagles have also had a horrid schedule over the past month, forcing them to crisscross the continent in search of wins.

Manly have struggled since Daly Cherry-Evans' decision to leave the club next year. Picture: NRL Images

However, there is no hiding the fact that they and their captain have struggled since Cherry-Evans made the stunning decision to walk out on the club at the end of the season.

Cherry-Evans has had one try assist over the past four games.

He has looked a shell of the player who started the season so convincingly that Manly reacted and tabled a two-year extension when it became apparent he was about to leave.

The Sea Eagles sideshow has been swamped over the past week by the Lachlan Galvin circus. All eyes are on the Wests Tigers heading into the weekend. Manly and the form of their skipper shouldn’t escape scrutiny either.

His club form could also has ramifications for Billy Slater and the Queensland team.

No doubt, Cherry-Evans would have been pencilled in to start in the No.7 jersey for the Maroons when the series kicked off next month.

Mind you, it wasn’t a fait accompli. Tom Dearden played well last year and Cameron Munster is on target to return after missing last year with injury.

Could Daly Cherry-Evans lose his Queensland Origin jersey? Picture: NRL Photos/Gregg Porteous
Cherry-Evans has a fight on his hands – his form and that of his team has weakened his grip on his beloved Queensland jersey. It may yet have a say over what he does next season.

If Manly and their skipper keep playing the way they are, perhaps Cherry-Evans may decide to retire after all. The next month will be defining for the club and their captain.

Crucially, Trbojevic is an outside chance to return next week, although he is more likely to make his comeback after the bye.

Until he returns, Cherry-Evans is the most influential figure at Manly. The Sea Eagles badly need him to get back in the groove.

Otherwise, his final season at the club could be one to forget.

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

That some sort of medal that DCE won is seldom won by the losing Grand final team players
That medal was the Prestige end of year Clive Churchill medal and the Pinnacle Man of the Match Performance

As for your dining dig at DCE
There is no such a thing as a free lunch feathered friend
We all have to work hard and earn everything we all have .
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Bright spot on a dark day Bozo.

 

[Brookie1973]

Dce was out played by Lachlan Illias.

I was proud of his efforts. Illias is a top 4 halfback.

 

[robbiea]

Pick it up Capt.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Put him in Reggie’s let’s see QLD pick him from there.

 

[Rocky]

That some sort of medal that DCE won is seldom won by the losing Grand final team players
That medal was the Prestige end of year Clive Churchill medal and the Pinnacle Man of the Match Performance

As for your dining dig at DCE
There is no such a thing as a free lunch feathered friend
We all have to work hard and earn everything we all have .
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What a great game he had.

Pity he's tarnished his legacy by derailing his team's season.

 

[JenEagle]

There’s not a chance that Phil Gould would allow something like this to happen at the Dogs. He would manage this situation

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

There’s not a chance that Phil Gould would allow something like this to happen at the Dogs. He would manage this situation

Have always held him in high regard but the thought did cross my mind when he was complimenting DCE on how professional he was handling it on 100% Footy how he would react if he was set to table a deal in 3 weeks time with Stephen Crichton and Crichton turned up on NRL 360 saying he wanted to play on but not with the dogs without him knowing anything about it.

 

[mickqld]

How funny if DCE's only option is Parra. He can carry over his decade of failure and fit right in there.

 

[globaleagle]

I was wondering if it was going to happen but.....

I hoped that after dce made his announcement, the captaincy went to...I dunno turbo or jurbo.

Not as revenge, or petty, but as dce is "sorting out his future away from Manly", surely it's ok for Manly to organise their future post DCE?

If Daly didn't do the 'right' thing and offer to relinquish the captaincy, Manly could've done one of those "resign honourably or we'll take it off ya" scenarios that we see in the movies (or politics).

Jake already does a lot of the captaincy things on field (yelling...lol) so he only has to go to those stupid post game press things and sit there listening to Seibs say how proud he is.

Now it's a few weeks later...and a few losses later.... the optics wouldn't look as good. But do it anyway.

 

[jbb/james]

Form isnt everything in origin but if billy slater does pick DCE for qld at least he knows he is going to be fresh
Been training all season with manly for it. Had a nice easy preparation, coming into it with the queensland underdog spirit after being flogged at manly on a regular basis

Are manly even washing his jumper between games ATM

get some balls seibs……….captaincy first week
If no turn around , say hello to the reggies coach

Or play arfur as bench utility and bring a giant hook into the sheds pre game and give chez the hook look get arfur on the warm up bike after 10. Chuck him back on at 9 with 10 to go

 

[sheridanstand78]

It's been a month since you announced that you will not play for the club beyond this season.

Why don't you just say what you are doing so the focus is rightly about the team rather than any individual.

You are repeating what happened in 2015 and this season is promising to be a repeat of that disastrous year.

I know you're pissed off with the club, don't you understand that the club that you say you love is really suffering now.

Please put this to bed, you're doing no one any favours!!

We're all tired of the drama, let the club move on!!

 

[Carl]

I was wondering if it was going to happen but.....

I hoped that after dce made his announcement, the captaincy went to...I dunno turbo or jurbo.

Not as revenge, or petty, but as dce is "sorting out his future away from Manly", surely it's ok for Manly to organise their future post DCE?

If Daly didn't do the 'right' thing and offer to relinquish the captaincy, Manly could've done one of those "resign honourably or we'll take it off ya" scenarios that we see in the movies (or politics).

Jake already does a lot of the captaincy things on field (yelling...lol) so he only has to go to those stupid post game press things and sit there listening to Seibs say how proud he is.

Now it's a few weeks later...and a few losses later.... the optics wouldn't look as good. But do it anyway.

I can see where you are coming from, but does DCE strike you as the type of guy who would respond well to that? Or the type of guy who would be back on channel 9 sans manly gear?

 

[JenEagle]

Gould, Flanagan , Ryles would not put up with this rubbish .

What other team in the comp other than the tigers has their captain and longest term player go on tv with no club colours and say they are not playing at their club next season.

 

[Uk eagle]

I can see where you are coming from, but does DCE strike you as the type of guy who would respond well to that? Or the type of guy who would be back on channel 9 sans manly gear?

Meh. Who cares?

 

[Carl]

Meh. Who cares?

Touche. Good argument .

 

[globaleagle]

I can see where you are coming from, but does DCE strike you as the type of guy who would respond well to that? Or the type of guy who would be back on channel 9 sans manly gear?

I don't know him well enough (or at all really) to tell. So maybe @Uk eagle has it right. haha

 

[Under the Sticks]

There’s not a chance that Phil Gould would allow something like this to happen at the Dogs. He would manage this situation

Incorrect…..Gus would manufacture this at a rival club to his own benefit!

 

[Brookie1973]

It's been a month since you announced that you will not play for the club beyond this season.

Why don't you just say what you are doing so the focus is rightly about the team rather than any individual.

You are repeating what happened in 2015 and this season is promising to be a repeat of that disastrous year.

I know you're pissed off with the club, don't you understand that the club that you say you love is really suffering now.

Please put this to bed, you're doing no one any favours!!

We're all tired of the drama, let the club move on!!

I don’t understand why or how DCE saying which club he is going to will make any difference to the playing group. They know he is leaving, does it matter where? I certainly don’t give a ****.

 

[sheridanstand78]

I don’t understand why or how DCE saying which club he is going to will make any difference to the playing group. They know he is leaving, does it matter where? I certainly don’t give a ****.

It is ongoing as the first question asked to the club each week is what is DCE doing next? Since the announcement he and the teams form have nose dived! It needs to be stop!