Daly Cherry-Evans’s teammates need the Manly captain to proceed his profession into the 2026 season.

Now aged 36, Cherry-Evans is off contract on the finish of this 12 months and has remained coy on his future.

He produced a few of his finest type in the course of the previous two seasons, ending within the high 5 within the 2023 and 2024 Dally M Medal depend.

“He (Cherry-Evans) is like somebody who might play for an additional 10 years, the best way he trains and performs,” Manly fullback Tom Trbojevic stated.

“He’ll make that call and that is in the end the way it will work. However I’m very grateful I get to play for him for therefore lengthy and hopefully get a couple of extra years.”

Manly winger Jason Saab stated Cherry-Evans was essential to the membership’s possibilities of successful its first premiership since 2011.

Cherry-Evans made his first-grade debut in spherical one which season, taking part in a pivotal position for the Sea Eagles once they defeated the Warriors 24-10 within the grand last.

“It is positively no secret we have among the finest captains and leaders within the sport, and that will increase our alternative to win a premiership,” Saab stated. “Together with Jakey (Trbojevic) and Turbo (Tom Trbojevic), these guys are usually not getting any youthful. We all know we’ve an awesome alternative over the following season or two.”

Saab stated nobody is trying previous spherical one “however everybody is aware of we’ve a window. Each membership has a window.

“I bear in mind a few years in the past, Parramatta had a window and so they made the grand last.”

The Sea Eagles reached the semifinals final 12 months in coach Anthony Seibold’s second season with the membership.

They open their 2025 marketing campaign in opposition to North Queensland at Brookvale Oval on Saturday evening.

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