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.
Manly CEO Tony Mestrov hopes Daly Cherry-Evans will accept a two-year deal at the Sea Eagles, despite the club's captain stating he will knock it back.
As many as half a dozen clubs will now be jostling for the signature of the Manly star No.7 after he made the bombshell announcement he would not play at Brookvale in 2026.
MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Knowing when to call it a day is the hardest decision any player can make. The Manly skipper appears set to make that call for himself leaving the Sea Eagles scrambling.