The Daly Cherrygraph

[The Who]

a lot will be said about Daly’s fine game tonight and deservedly so, but…the most impressive thing about it, was what he didn’t do, I.e go for cheap points out of yardage. Why he can’t play with control and get our team into the grind every week is beyond me. More of tonight, please Daly!

What about his fitness? He is the oldest in the NRL and backed-up from SOO. We all saw how SOO depleted Hass and Carrigan, but not DCE.
I'm not sure I'll easily forgive the disrespect he showed our club and we supporters earlier in the season but I'll always admire what a good footballer he is and marvel at his stamina and resilience.

 

[TJ55]

Hopefully he comes good on his verbal commitments to having as good as possible a final year with Manly. If he keeps that form up then the premiership is still possible. The comp is wide open right now.

Has he actually said he's playing next year still?

 

[frank stokes]

Has he actually said he's playing next year still?

Not yet… he will announce it on Grand Final day 🤣🤣🤣

 

[mickqld]

Knew DCE would be stinging after Origin and all the criticism. He answered it well. Was a terrific performance with the boot. He kicked the Broncos out of the game.

 

[frank stokes]

What about his fitness? He is the oldest in the NRL and backed-up from SOO. We all saw how SOO depleted Hass and Carrigan, but not DCE.
I'm not sure I'll easily forgive the disrespect he showed our club and we supporters earlier in the season but I'll always admire what a good footballer he is and marvel at his stamina and resilience.

Everyone is quick to write him off because of the butt hurt but Chez is close to the most durable footballer I can remember… he has got at least another 2 years in him imo…

Mind you, Thurston and Cam Smith were pretty bloody good in terms of durability also…

 

[Thewestisbest]

Arthur should never see first grade again.

Yes, surely the coach will try another option if Chez is picked. But who? A few posters have suggested Hoppa to 6. Depending on Turbo that might work but it would leave Brooks as the only kicks Ng option.

 

[Waz13]

Im going to throw this out there. 2 points.

DCE did 90% of the kicking tonight. That's the first time in months it's not been Brooks as the preferred kicker. For me I think his lower back injury from that early round was a lot worse than the club or he let on. Not an athlete in my wildest dreams but my lower back has been blown for 20 years with disc issues and I can say even the smallest issue can sap the life out of you. From the moment he went down with that injury he hardly kicked either long or short. Definitely none of thise little deft grubbers into goal.

Secondly if there is some bad blood in the side regarding DCE leaving is it beyond possible that perhaps Tom and Jake are the catalyst? With both out tonight the team looked happier. They are obviously Manly thru and thru and you couldn't blame them if it was the case but that's 2 big characters that guide a large part of the team.

Man I must say those shots in the sheds after support the Turbo narrative. Jake looked miserable and Turbo a similar surly sulk. Maybe it was just me, but I picked that up watching. Maybe they were just pissed to have missed it.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Im going to throw this out there. 2 points.

DCE did 90% of the kicking tonight. That's the first time in months it's not been Brooks as the preferred kicker. For me I think his lower back injury from that early round was a lot worse than the club or he let on. Not an athlete in my wildest dreams but my lower back has been blown for 20 years with disc issues and I can say even the smallest issue can sap the life out of you. From the moment he went down with that injury he hardly kicked either long or short. Definitely none of thise little deft grubbers into goal.

Secondly if there is some bad blood in the side regarding DCE leaving is it beyond possible that perhaps Tom and Jake are the catalyst? With both out tonight the team looked happier. They are obviously Manly thru and thru and you couldn't blame them if it was the case but that's 2 big characters that guide a large part of the team.

Agree about DCE possibly playing injured till now.

Also, it's pretty clear from the post game vision that the players and coach for that matter are all on the same page and there isn't bad blood about DCE, the way there is here.
Not sure about the Turbo's being off him, somehow I doubt that, even if they were miffed when it first came out.
The old bastard sure played well tonight though!

 

[Jay Eagle]

When he actually said
"I just love playing footy for this club for this team" in the presser i wanted to throw my remote through the TV.

As i have said many times I've always supported him.. but boy could he have done the whole last 7 weeks so much better.
This game and that presser was a step in the right direction.

Maybe he's been reading this forum and realises he was badly advised when he went on TV for the "announcement" the way he did.

 

[Dingo]

When he actually said
"I just love playing footy for this club for this team" in the presser i wanted to throw my remote through the TV.

As i have said many times I've always supported him.. but boy could he have done the whole last 7 weeks so much better.
This game and that presser was a step in the right direction.

Maybe he's been reading this forum and realises he was badly advised when he went on TV for the "announcement" the way he did.

Speaking of the presser, I found it bizarre that he said he thought tonight wasn’t his best performance in a while and that he had a few better performances going into Origin. What does he class as a good performance because to me, tonight was far better than anything he dished up leading into Origin outside of perhaps the Panthers game which was still 4 weeks prior.

Perhaps he was just saying it to further justify his Origin 1 selection

 

[davohan123]

Credit where credit is due best game for us all year
DCE so frustrating to watch at his best like this week he still is a good halfback

 

[JakeyB789]

Great game last night but that should be the standard and not the exception for a player of his status and pay packet. Even then I thought he took some poor options in the second half which he wouldn’t get away with if we weren’t already up by 20.

Hopefully he gets dropped for Origin and can just focus on Manly for the rest of the year, as he said he’d do when announcing his departure but never really meant.

 

[manlyfan76]

Very good of Cherry to go easy at Origin so he was fresh for the game last night. A real captain right there.

 

[Rocky]

Yes, surely the coach will try another option if Chez is picked. But who? A few posters have suggested Hoppa to 6. Depending on Turbo that might work but it would leave Brooks as the only kicks Ng option.

I would personally put Croker there. He obviously started his career in the halves. Simpkin can then start at hooker.

 

[Jimmie]

roosters must be salivating

 

[Scorpio]

We all saw how SOO depleted Hass and Carrigan, but not DCE.

You're also comparing someone who hardly ever lets himself get tackled, with two people whose job it is to run into 300kg of men 15-20 times a game 25+ times a year... and with 50% more aggression at Origin.

 

[Woodsie]

Possibly ... just possibly ... DCE's performance last night had a lot to do with the fact that for a rare occasion this year we had forward momentum and plenty of attacking field position ... something that he hasn't had a lot of this year .. and certainly, didn't have in SOO ..

Compare Reynolds game as the contrast .. no field position = shocker for a half.

 

[XV-1]

One thing is certain. If DCE doesn't play, we can barely get a win, let alone be a premiership force.

If our forwards can do their job and at least hold their own, DCE can led us to a premiership with our backs.

BTW, he is a physical freak. Never gets injured and his fitness and endurance are truly amazing.

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

luxury... I remember I had to grow and mill the wheat and make my own bread after walking 30 miles to get to the farm that only had 3 plants in it.

I suppose you had to get up before you went to bed?

 

[globaleagle]

I suppose you had to get up before you went to bed?

Bed?.... Bed!!!!!????

Luxury!