It started on Monday night when the Herald first reported that Daly Cherry-Evans had told Manly this would be his last year with the club. Within minutes Manly had a two-year offer. Within an hour or so of that, DCE said he was sticking with his plan to either look elsewhere or retire.
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Back against the wall … Daly Cherry-Evans.Credit: Steven Siewert