The Daly Cherrygraph

[Eagles4Life]

Don’t need to be Tony mate, just need a ounce of common sense to see DCE for Sandon Smith is a ridiculous deal

Of course it is. By itself it makes no sense at all. But if its part of a player swap (for the rest of the season) that costs us nothing. Plus we receive financial compensation for the balance of DCEs contract (say 500K). We then use that say for a gun backrower, it makes a little more sense. It makes no sense to use that 500K (or part of) to pay for a half we wont need in 2026.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Just checked in to find a few new pages of DCE drama, and it appears it's all based on ...


nothing!

Come on there's better things to talk about. Like how Hynes and the Sharks are going to be very sad on Sunday (for example)

 

[Brookie1973]

Thanks Tony M.

And in related news, DCE has booked time on channel 9 for an announcement this evening.

 

[Cochrane]

Here we go again, again.
He agreed to "unders" ($700) club said no so he went to titans.
Foz screwed us so we threw a big deal at DCE as we had no half.

I don't think that 700k is unders, or atleast too far unders, being the stage of his career, the cap size.

Agree the situation turned on manly, forcing them to pay overs thereafter

 

[LeonardCohen]

Of course it is. By itself it makes no sense at all. But if its part of a player swap (for the rest of the season) that costs us nothing. Plus we receive financial compensation for the balance of DCEs contract (say 500K). We then use that say for a gun backrower, it makes a little more sense. It makes no sense to use that 500K (or part of) to pay for a half we wont need in 2026.

Who cares about 2026 when it's 2025. Fogarty is not coming mid-year, so we need DCE to do our very best with the season at hand. The last thing our club needs is to release our halfback and captain early, and risk plummeting to the bottom of the ladder, challenging for the spoon, and setting our progress back 2-3 seasons. OK, we probably aren't winning the competition this year, but there are 29 other players in our top squad that could do with as many wins under their belt as possible this year.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Jeez I’m sick of this discussion ( it’s why I rarely comment on this thread ).

It’s really time to move on , he’s leaving , it’ll be at the end of the season and you can either cheer him on his final lap around Brooky , or stay silent.

That’s your choice.

Until then I’ll be cheering the other 16 players that run out each week.

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

General question. How come the roosters can wheel and deal players like they were expandable second hand cars, but we seem to be constantly constrained by salary caps, top 30 requirements, contracts etc etc.

Brown paper bags to join the Rorters and brown paper bags to leave as well?

 

[Budgie]

I guess we should prepare ourselves for another DCE future dominated post game press conference on Sunday. This is why Jake should have been made co captain.

 

[Brookie1973]

Who cares about 2026 when it's 2025. Fogarty is not coming mid-year, so we need DCE to do our very best with the season at hand. The last thing our club needs is to release our halfback and captain early, and risk plummeting to the bottom of the ladder, challenging for the spoon, and setting our progress back 2-3 seasons. OK, we probably aren't winning the competition this year, but there are 29 other players in our top squad that could do with as many wins under their belt as possible this year.

Agree, but it is ridiculous that DCE is still captain. Announced he will play anywhere but manly next year, and puts his hand up for origin.