NRL

‘If Nicho was your family member, how would you feel?’

The NRL star has been absent through the entirety of the Eels’ horror start under first-year coach Jason Ryles.

KIERSTEN DUKE: The Bulldogs hooker loves a scrap but not as much as he loves a cheap shot. His antics are doing more than just endangering the safety of his rivals.

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: The Manly skipper claims his exit is not about money but won’t say why he is leaving so the way this sorry saga is playing out will forever ruin his legacy at the club.

The Manly captain gave a prickly response when facing the media for the first time since announcing his departure.

‘You just don’t do that.’

‘Hopefully I can inspire a young kid to chase their dreams.’

Manly have started to prepare for life without Daly Cherry-Evans, with the veteran half having played more games than any other for one team at No.7.

The Sea Eagles veteran has made a public declaration after the bombshell that rocked his club.

The NRL club has actually been making plans behind the scenes ‘for months’.

The Kangaroos will revive a long dormant tour but it will came at a cost for the national side.

Wayne Bennett has revealed if Souths are in the hunt for the Maroons captain while launching an attack on the Manly walkout fiasco.

He was rushed to hospital with the aid of four ambulances but could not be saved.

KIERSTEN DUKE: Contract negotiations being played out on TV indicate things are not as ‘friendly’ as the Sea Eagles and Daly Cherry-Evans would have you believe.

The Dolphins appear the frontrunner to bring the star halfback home to Redcliffe but they are taking nothing for granted.