Overview
- Daly Cherry-Evans has announced that the 2025 season will be his last with the Manly Sea Eagles, ending a 14-year tenure with the club.
- The 36-year-old has rejected a two-year contract extension from Manly but has not yet decided whether to continue playing for another NRL team in 2026.
- Rival clubs, including the Dolphins, Dragons, and Roosters, are reportedly monitoring Cherry-Evans' situation as he weighs his future options.
- Manly is preparing for Cherry-Evans' departure by exploring positional changes, such as shifting Tom Trbojevic to five-eighth and promoting Lehi Hopoate to fullback.
- Cherry-Evans, the most capped player in Manly's history, remains one of the NRL's premier halfbacks and has started the 2025 season in strong form.