Daly Cherry-Evans and Kieran Foran aim to fire Sea Eagles into the NRL finals, starting with the Titans
The two Monday night games at Cbus Super Stadium last year attracted lousy crowds of 6497 and 9482.
While the Gold Coast attendance has been fair this season, the Sea Eagles game will be the first held on a school night.
If the few diehard locals who do get to the game — and then can be bothered walking down to the fence to hurl abuse — the Manly halfback is unlikely to hear them.
Cherry-Evan had inked a giant deal to head to the Titans, only to pull out and sign a lifetime contract with Manly. It will be the first time he returns to the holiday strip.
If the Sea Eagles are any chance of making an 11th straight finals series, Cherry-Evans and his fellow millionaire halves partner Kieran Foran will need to live up to their whopping price tags.
One thing that did emerge during the drawn-out contract negotiations with Cherry-Evans and Manly, then Foran and his future employer Parramatta, was just how much money the pair will earn next year.
Given Manly will need to win at least seven of their last nine games, Cherry-Evans and Foran are two men capable of delivering.
Foran said he had started to feel some sadness about his time on the northern beaches nearing an end. He also backed Cherry-Evans to cope with any Gold Coast hostility.
“I’m sure Daly won’t read too much into it, he’s a professional, and he lets his football do the talking,’’ Foran said.
“We’ll go up there as a side, and I’m sure Daly will put his best foot forward and play a really good game for us.
“He deals with that stuff fine. He’s comfortable with the decision he’s made, and we’ll back him 100 per cent.’’
Foran quickly shot down any talk about the Eels deal, but did say he had started to realise his Manly days were numbered.
“Yeah, I think with (leaving) the club in general, I’m starting to think about that a bit more. It will be sad to leave, but it is what it is,’’ Foran said.
“I’m just focused on the week to week here at the moment. As a side we’re trying to get as many wins as we can from the last nine games.
“It’s a good relief (to have the Parramatta deal sorted), and now I can fully focus on the last 10 games here at Manly.
“We know we’re at the stage of the season where we need to start to win, and we’ve love to make a charge for the eight.’’
Manly have too many good players to be sitting where they are on the ladder.
Foran, Cherry-Evans, along with game-breakers Brett Stewart, Jamie Lyon, who plays his 200th game for Manly on Monday night, and Steve Matai are genuine stars.
Foran didn’t train Wednesday because of an ankle complaint but is expected to start.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/da...-with-the-titans/story-fndv31ch-1227433993588
- 2 HOURS AGO JULY 08, 2015 5:36P
The two Monday night games at Cbus Super Stadium last year attracted lousy crowds of 6497 and 9482.
While the Gold Coast attendance has been fair this season, the Sea Eagles game will be the first held on a school night.
If the few diehard locals who do get to the game — and then can be bothered walking down to the fence to hurl abuse — the Manly halfback is unlikely to hear them.
Cherry-Evan had inked a giant deal to head to the Titans, only to pull out and sign a lifetime contract with Manly. It will be the first time he returns to the holiday strip.
If the Sea Eagles are any chance of making an 11th straight finals series, Cherry-Evans and his fellow millionaire halves partner Kieran Foran will need to live up to their whopping price tags.
One thing that did emerge during the drawn-out contract negotiations with Cherry-Evans and Manly, then Foran and his future employer Parramatta, was just how much money the pair will earn next year.
Given Manly will need to win at least seven of their last nine games, Cherry-Evans and Foran are two men capable of delivering.
Foran said he had started to feel some sadness about his time on the northern beaches nearing an end. He also backed Cherry-Evans to cope with any Gold Coast hostility.
“I’m sure Daly won’t read too much into it, he’s a professional, and he lets his football do the talking,’’ Foran said.
“We’ll go up there as a side, and I’m sure Daly will put his best foot forward and play a really good game for us.
“He deals with that stuff fine. He’s comfortable with the decision he’s made, and we’ll back him 100 per cent.’’
Foran quickly shot down any talk about the Eels deal, but did say he had started to realise his Manly days were numbered.
“Yeah, I think with (leaving) the club in general, I’m starting to think about that a bit more. It will be sad to leave, but it is what it is,’’ Foran said.
“I’m just focused on the week to week here at the moment. As a side we’re trying to get as many wins as we can from the last nine games.
“It’s a good relief (to have the Parramatta deal sorted), and now I can fully focus on the last 10 games here at Manly.
“We know we’re at the stage of the season where we need to start to win, and we’ve love to make a charge for the eight.’’
Manly have too many good players to be sitting where they are on the ladder.
Foran, Cherry-Evans, along with game-breakers Brett Stewart, Jamie Lyon, who plays his 200th game for Manly on Monday night, and Steve Matai are genuine stars.
Foran didn’t train Wednesday because of an ankle complaint but is expected to start.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/da...-with-the-titans/story-fndv31ch-1227433993588
