The Daly Cherrygraph

[eaglebuzz]

If DCE had a shred of humility he would have ruled himself out of rep football this year. He has put himself in this situation, and left Slater with no option but to drop him.

 

[Captain Moondog]

If DCE had a shred of humility he would have ruled himself out of rep football this year. He has put himself in this situation, and left Slater with no option but to drop him.

Hopefully from a great height.

 

[47MVEagle]

Did DCE say he also wanted to play SOO next year as well as continue playing in the NRL?

 

[Jay Eagle]

And IMO the only reason he can "afford" to do it so to speak, is because he's already signed with the Chooks. He doesn't have to worry about Uncle Nick suddenly getting cold feet over his growing poor form.

Correct

Poor uncle Nick.. getting what he deserves an over priced has been who really never was..
I hope Uncle Nick chokes on the c#$ks he's so used to sucking at the Oxford St bath house he frequents..
😂🤣😂🤣

 

[Brookie1973]

Correct

Poor uncle Nick.. getting what he deserves an over priced has been who really never was..
I hope Uncle Nick chokes on the c#$ks he's so used to sucking at the Oxford St bath house he frequents..
😂🤣😂🤣

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

 

[ALinda]

If DCE had a shred of humility he would have ruled himself out of rep football this year. He has put himself in this situation, and left Slater with no option but to drop him.

And, dare I say, shredded his arrogance

 

[Brookie1973]

And, dare I say, shredded his arrogance

Yep, for the sake of what now looks like one extra SOO game, he has burnt his final bridge. Could have said at that famous channel 9 announcement that he is moving on, but remained committed to helping Manly win a premiership this year, and to prove it, he is retiring from SOO. To remain available after that announcement shredded his last chance to salvage something from the wreckage of his Manly career.

 

[Cliffy's Jockstrap]

TBH, even though his personal form this year has been inconsistent at best, if I was Slater I imagine I'd still pick DCE for SOO2. Is there really a compellingly better choice? I'd be thinking at least he is very experienced and he knows what it is to carry the main load in a clutch SOO game.

 

[Brookie1973]

TBH, even though his personal form this year has been inconsistent at best, if I was Slater I imagine I'd still pick DCE for SOO2. Is there really a compellingly better choice? I'd be thinking at least he is very experienced and he knows what it is to carry the main load in a clutch SOO game.

I don’t disagree about Dearden not really being a compelling alternative, but I just think Billy is feeling the pressure and has to do something. If he sticks with DCE and they lose again, the knives will be out for him.

 

[Cliffy's Jockstrap]

Make no mistake: if they lose SOO2 then DCE is over, and I imagine some others likewise. They will use SOO3 to launch a real shake up.

 

[The '47ers]

I don’t disagree about Dearden not really being a compelling alternative, but I just think Billy is feeling the pressure and has to do something. If he sticks with DCE and they lose again, the knives will be out for him.

Rock and a hard place for Slater. Drop DCE and our "mythic" pick and stick is destroyed in an instant and all that laughing we did at NSW for pissing their pants at the selection table will be back to bite us hard. Either way we're staring down a 3-0 series loss.

 

[Brookie1973]

Rock and a hard place for Slater. Drop DCE and our "mythic" pick and stick is destroyed in an instant and all that laughing we did at NSW for pissing their pants at the selection table will be back to bite us hard. Either way we're staring down a 3-0 series loss.

If you watch NRL360, you might have heard that idiot Brett Read say that pick n stick only applies when you are winning. Didn’t occur to him that pick n stick only has relevance as a concept when you are losing. If you’re winning, it is completely irrelevant.

 

[HoldenV8]

TBH, even though his personal form this year has been inconsistent at best, if I was Slater I imagine I'd still pick DCE for SOO2. Is there really a compellingly better choice? I'd be thinking at least he is very experienced and he knows what it is to carry the main load in a clutch SOO game.

He's barely playing well enough to hold down a first grade spot at Manly and you think Slater should pick him??

 

[ManlyTragic]

He's barely playing well enough to hold down a first grade spot at Manly and you think Slater should pick him??

… I hope slayer picks him ….. Cause I’m a blues supporter!

Just sayin’

 

[eaglebuzz]

If you watch NRL360, you might have heard that idiot Brett Read say that pick n stick only applies when you are winning. Didn’t occur to him that pick n stick only has relevance as a concept when you are losing. If you’re winning, it is completely irrelevant.

I don't think that's quite true, during their glory days QLD had many of their key players savagely out of form for their club but would get picked for Origin anyway (Gagai is the epitome of this, to the point where it has become a meme).

But I agree if you are winning Origin series then it's easier to keep the team as is.

 

[eaglebuzz]

TBH, even though his personal form this year has been inconsistent at best, if I was Slater I imagine I'd still pick DCE for SOO2. Is there really a compellingly better choice? I'd be thinking at least he is very experienced and he knows what it is to carry the main load in a clutch SOO game.

I'd pick Dearden over DCE in a heartbeat if I were Slater, and I would have in Game 1 too.

 

[Under the Sticks]

Herald confirming the inevitable news that $CE’s origin career is over.

Now we get the ordinary performances all to ourselves.

Looking forward to Zimmer Round with $CE vs Foz

 

[Rafferty]

Be very interesting to see how he handles being dropped, if he comes out and plays like he did against the donkeys, that will be an honest effort, throw up another performance like the knights and he should be dropped twice in 2 weeks.