The Daly Cherrygraph

[Jimmie]

Chaddy Townsend announced he is retiring at the end of this season, DCE slots right in next year. I wouldn't be surprised if this deal was done a while ago and they signed chaddy just for a fill in for this year until they could get DCE.

The deal was done in November last year…

 

[Brookie1973]

Watching poor old Jake still having to answer questions about where Cherry is going next year (because we're playing the Roosters, and everybody bar Cherry seems to have acknowledged that as a locked-in fact), I would just like to reiterate how much I hate the way Cherry has handled his departure, and continues to handle it - or, more properly, not to handle it.

Yes, he's entitled to go wherever he wants, for whatever reason or reasons he wants, but he has carried on like a prize f#ckwit since his "I'll Play Anywhere but Manly Next year" announcement, and if he still hasn't even told his teammates, he is treating them with the same contempt and disrespect that he's treating Manly fans and the Manly club.

Someone needs to tell him that being captain of the club means more than just showing up at press conferences after the game.

I still can’t believe he wasn’t replaced by Jake as captain straight after the announcement.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Pretty obvious the silence was a condition put on by Chooks, so as not to distract their young halves this year.
Which (equally obviously) didn't work because for months its been an open secret that he's going there.
Plus the young Chook halves have played well anyway, so the whole secret squirrel thing was unnecessary and Manly is the only party harmed (maybe part of those bastard Chooks plan all along)

So the very least Daly owes is to make sure Manly wins on Saturday.

 

[Heckenberg]

I still can’t believe he wasn’t replaced by Jake as captain straight after the announcement.

Ridiculous hey. Jake bleeds maroon and white and will go down as a club legend. Daly, maybe for the punters but anyone with a clue can see he’s a mercenary who just happened to get paid really well here for ten years.

 

[Cliffycomeback]

Ridiculous hey. Jake bleeds maroon and white and will go down as a club legend. Daly, maybe for the punters but anyone with a clue can see he’s a mercenary who just happened to get paid really well here for ten years.

I think DCE did/does have a love for the Sea Eagles but he also loves money. He is obviously going to the the chickens to set up his nine commentary gig after football and probably feels they are better placed to challenge for a premiership next year. As things stand, they probably are a much better chance than we are. His plan will go pear shaped if we are better without him and they are worse.

 

[Cochrane]

Interesting David Riccio on NRL360 raised what many are thinking, and that is Roosters will have 2 halves who are more trickshot players in 2026 rather than game managers, and manly have often played with team mates not always knowing what DCE will do, and will have Fogerty in 2026 who will be more simple, driving the team around the park, better game management and getting the ball to where it needs to be rather than trying his own thing first.

 

[Buughes]

I think DCE did/does have a love for the Sea Eagles but he also loves money. He is obviously going to the the chickens to set up his nine commentary gig after football and probably feels they are better placed to challenge for a premiership next year. As things stand, they probably are a much better chance than we are. His plan will go pear shaped if we are better without him and they are worse.

“Probably are” more like definitely are. They’ll probably be favourites to win the comp with the cherry and Robson signings

 

[Scorpio]

“Probably are” more like definitely are. They’ll probably be favourites to win the comp with the cherry and Robson signings

The Roosters already have 5 current Origin players, plus Tedesco who should have been 6 and will likely win the Dally M. But they are below us on the ladder.

I feel like adding another 2 current/recent Origin players by itself isn't really going to solve whatever problem/s they have.

 

[Raven Mad Manly Fan]

His plan will go pear shaped if we are better without him and they are worse.

There'd be a bitter-sweet irony if it were to pan out the same way as the Jack Wighton move from the Raiders to the Rabbitohs...

 

[Raven Mad Manly Fan]

There'd be a bitter-sweet irony if it were to pan out the same way as the Jack Wighton move from the Raiders to the Rabbitohs...

..or as the Raiders' fans now call him, Jack Who.

 

[Phobia]

Interesting David Riccio on NRL360 raised what many are thinking, and that is Roosters will have 2 halves who are more trickshot players in 2026 rather than game managers, and manly have often played with team mates not always knowing what DCE will do, and will have Fogerty in 2026 who will be more simple, driving the team around the park, better game management and getting the ball to where it needs to be rather than trying his own thing first.

Sounds like someone isn't in Uncle Nick's pocket, given co-worker Buzz has been trotting out the line of "DCE is a great game manager and is exactly what Sam Walker needs".

Oh no! Doesn't suit the agenda! DCE is a great game manager, and a great signing and Manly are the stupid ones! 🙄