Just a snippet from a Fox Sports article by Nathan Ryan this morning. I loved it though and again I think it shows why we should be proud to have the man as captain of our club.
THE UNTOLD STORY BEHIND CAPTAIN DCE
During the pre-season the players would take turns controlling the music in the gym.
It started in alphabetical order.
Lewis Brown was first but it wasn’t long before Daly Cherry-Evans was called up.
At the end of the gym session the players would vote on the music selection.
Thumbs up or thumbs down.
The punishment for a majority thumbs down ruling is a few kilometres on the assault bike.
The weights groups are split into two — forwards and backs.
What DCE didn’t know is his teammates had conspired against him on the day he was in control of the beats.
Word quickly spread around the gym that the playing group was going to prank the skipper.
So after 45 minutes of lifting it was put to a vote. Majority thumbs down and Cherry was forced onto the assault bike.
To make matters worse, the squad had time trial testing straight after their gym session.
The skipper was well aware of the testing to come but he jumped on the bike and tore in.
The playing group surrounded him, cheering him on as beads of sweat zoomed down his hair and off his nose.
It was a day his teammates remember vividly. He smashed himself on the bike before his teammates and then let loose on the oval just moments later. A 2km time trial and guess who finished first? DCE.
This is just an example of why the halfback is their leader.
You ask any of the players who have been there for a couple of seasons now and they’ll tell you Cherry-Evans is a different person.
He’s embraced his role as a leader. The players can feel the shift.
That ‘c’ word often thrown around ... culture. It’s DCE driving it. A leader by example.
THE UNTOLD STORY BEHIND CAPTAIN DCE
During the pre-season the players would take turns controlling the music in the gym.
It started in alphabetical order.
Lewis Brown was first but it wasn’t long before Daly Cherry-Evans was called up.
At the end of the gym session the players would vote on the music selection.
Thumbs up or thumbs down.
The punishment for a majority thumbs down ruling is a few kilometres on the assault bike.
The weights groups are split into two — forwards and backs.
What DCE didn’t know is his teammates had conspired against him on the day he was in control of the beats.
Word quickly spread around the gym that the playing group was going to prank the skipper.
So after 45 minutes of lifting it was put to a vote. Majority thumbs down and Cherry was forced onto the assault bike.
To make matters worse, the squad had time trial testing straight after their gym session.
The skipper was well aware of the testing to come but he jumped on the bike and tore in.
The playing group surrounded him, cheering him on as beads of sweat zoomed down his hair and off his nose.
It was a day his teammates remember vividly. He smashed himself on the bike before his teammates and then let loose on the oval just moments later. A 2km time trial and guess who finished first? DCE.
This is just an example of why the halfback is their leader.
You ask any of the players who have been there for a couple of seasons now and they’ll tell you Cherry-Evans is a different person.
He’s embraced his role as a leader. The players can feel the shift.
That ‘c’ word often thrown around ... culture. It’s DCE driving it. A leader by example.
