Daly Cherry-Evans was kind of but not really a Titan!

[Titan4Life]

Sorry guys didn't read it properly. Seems obvious now doesn't it

[DavidBouveng]

like costanza with a mango (or was it papaya?)....it moved. just for a second...it moved

[DIEHARD]

Daly Cherry-Evans checks out Gold Coast as he ponders his future
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/

MANLY halfback Daly Cherry-Evans has used a rare day off training to complete a lightning visit to the Gold Coast, investigating potential places to live should he decide to move north at the end of the season.

Cherry-Evans, weighing up big-money offers from Manly, the Titans and Cronulla, was accompanied by his partner Vessa as he held a brief meeting with Gold Coast officials before undertaking a tour of the tourist strip.

The Titans have targeted Cherry-Evans as the central figure in plans to turn the club into an NRL powerhouse, tabling a bid believed to be worth upwards of $1 million a season.

Gold Coast officials declined to confirm Cherry-Evans’s visit when contacted by The Australian yesterday while Manly chief executive Joe Kelly said he was unaware of the halfback’s movements.

However, Kelly said he had no issue with Cherry-Evans travelling north.

“Players are entitled to do whatever they want on their day off,” Kelly said.

Recent speculation has suggested Cherry-Evans is leaning towards leaving Manly, with Sea Eagles officials making contingency plans in preparation for his departure.

Titans half Kane Elgey, a member of last year’s Holden Cup team of the year, is among those under consideration to replace Cherry-Evans should he decide his future lies elsewhere.

Sydney Roosters pivot James Maloney, Parramatta halfback Chris Sandow and Canterbury No 7 Trent Hodkinson could also come under consideration, although the landscape would dramatically change should five-eighth Kieran Foran opt to consider offers from elsewhere. Foran is also off contract at the end of the season but has instructed his management to exhaust negotiations with Manly before taking him to the market. A host of clubs are ready to weigh in should Foran given his manager Paul Sutton the green light, including Parramatta and the Bulldogs.

Meanwhile, Sydney Roosters hooker Jake Friend expects to have a clearer picture of his immediate playing future when he visits a shoulder specialist next week.

Friend underwent shoulder surgery at the end of last season and was expected to be sidelined until May. However, he is optimistic he will be able to begin contact work next week

“I see a specialist in two weeks,” Friend said.

“Hopefully he tells me I can do weights and start a bit of contact. Than I will be able to pencil in a date (for my return). It’s not really fun training on your own and doing everything on your own.

“I can do all my rehab exercises and I have been able to run and row and do bike — all the fun stuff. I couldn’t do anything for a while and I am seeing improvement in the shoulder.

“Now I can actually see it is getting better it is a lot easier.”

[DIEHARD]

DCE Meets With Titans, As Manly Prepares For The Future
Manly is confident of keeping [Kieran] Foran and have started exploring halfback options.
http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/spo...h-record-deal/

Brent Read from The Australian has spoken on the rumours surrounding Manly Sea Eagles halves pairing Kieran Foran and Daly Cherry-Evans.

“Daly Cherry-Evans is actually flying up early [this] week for a meeting with the Gold Coast," he said, on Triple M's Rush Hour.

“What I’m hearing is Manly is now more confident of maybe keeping [Kieran] Foran than Cherry-Evans and have started exploring options if Cherry-Evans goes.

“The name I’ve heard is the young fella at the Gold Coast Kane Elgey, so the momentum seems to have shifted a bit in that situation."

The 21-year-old Elgey has represented Queensland and the Australian Schoolboys in 2014 plus he was last year's Team and Player of the Year (Holden Cup).

Triple M's Ryan Girdler believes the Gold Coast need a player like Cherry-Evans - He's a winner and on the verge of being a champion player.

“They need a crowd puller, someone to get people through the gates, and he could be the answer," he said.

“He’s a Queenslander as well. There are certain guys that you just want to go and see that don’t necessarily make the team much better but they’re just a draw card in themselves, this guy’s got the whole package." Listen to the full audio below.

[shamus]

It seems DCE is set to leave Manly so if he is to go to another club then be it Titans. BUT THIS CANNOT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF ELGEY! We haven't even given the bloke a go yet........He could be up there with DCE by seasons end...agghhh!! So frustrating. What to do....What to do....

[Hail Sezer]

It seems DCE is set to leave Manly so if he is to go to another club then be it Titans. BUT THIS CANNOT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF ELGEY! We haven't even given the bloke a go yet........He could be up there with DCE by seasons end...agghhh!! So frustrating. What to do....What to do....

The ideal situation is that DCE and LG are our 6 & 7 in 2016. Fingers crossed.

[karnage]

It seems DCE is set to leave Manly so if he is to go to another club then be it Titans. BUT THIS CANNOT BE AT THE EXPENSE OF ELGEY! We haven't even given the bloke a go yet........He could be up there with DCE by seasons end...agghhh!! So frustrating. What to do....What to do....

I would drive Kane Elgey to the airport, and buy him a ticket for Sydney myself, if it meant we signed Daly Cherry-Evans. I'm starting to get my hopes up here with all this DCE reporting and that really is the last thing I need...

[Titanic]

Nah mate, signing DCE would be fine if we can but then we also need to hold Elgey ... the ones we can bump are Mortimer and Sezer although I could see Sezer fitting into a position in the backrow rotation.

[titanfan1980]

I would drive Kane Elgey to the airport, and buy him a ticket for Sydney myself, if it meant we signed Daly Cherry-Evans. I'm starting to get my hopes up here with all this DCE reporting and that really is the last thing I need...

I really like Kane as a player but anyone who wouldn't do a swap for DCE is kidding themselves, Kane hasn't played yet.. So an Aussie rep that will no doubt increase members, sponsors and game attendance.. I hope they keep Kane but if it's it for the future of this club I'm siding with Karange

[TITAN PETE]

Nah mate, signing DCE would be fine if we can but then we also need to hold Elgey ... the ones we can bump are Mortimer and Sezer although I could see Sezer fitting into a position in the backrow rotation.

At Burleigh with Zillman

[Bayside Titan]

If we do get DCE its been mentioned a few times that Sezer will go to Manly. So for 2016 my general idea would be ;
9. Mossley
17. Morts

7. DCE (Elgey in origin time. )
6. Elgey ( Fogerty / Hazard in origin time. ).

Just a thought.

[karnage]

The thing with Sezar is, he was as highly touted, or more so, than this Elgey kid when he came out of U20's. The sad reality is that we don't have the football department in place that can develop a young talent into the sort of player that DCE is right now.

[Titan4Life]

Nate Myles lends a hand in recruiting Daly Cherry-Evans to Gold Coast Titans
Todd Balym The Courier-Mail
February 17, 2015 11:56AM



TITANS skipper Nate Myles has thrown his weight behind the Gold Coast’s attempt to recruit Queensland teammate Daly Cherry-Evans by offering to help house hunt for the halfback.

Myles was in a jovial mood as he spoke to media at Titans training on Tuesday morning, joking he was already out and about finding Cherry-Evans his new Gold Coast home.

“Mate I have been volunteering to do open house inspections for him to try and ease the move here for him,” Myles said.

“What he can bring to any club I think is fantastic. His experience as a halfback. His actions do all the talking. He is a fantastic player and a really good fella so if his choice is to come here we’d be blessed to have him.

“But yes I have been to a few open homes ... without his permission.”

Myles may have taken a light-hearted view to the matter, but the Titans interest in Cherry-Evans is serious and so too is the prospect of him moving to the Gold Coast.

The Manly halfback visited the Gold Coast with his partner Vessa on Monday and is close to deciding upon his future.

Myles said he’d happily speak to his Maroons teammate about the Titans and could understand him taking time to consider all options at his age of 25.

“If he wanted to chat about anything I’d be happy to talk to him,” Myles said.

“For Daly the decision has to be about him and his family.

“It’s not about what we want, it has to line up for him. A lot of people probably forget Daly is not as young as he looks.”

[Titan4Life]

TITANS TABLE OFFER FOR CHERRY-EVANS
17 February 2015
Rugby League Week



Sea Eagles superstar Daly Cherry-Evans has the chance to become one of the game’s elite earners after the Titans tabled a massive offer for the star playmaker’s services.

The Gold Coast club have officially tabled a three-year offer worth over $3 million.

Cherry-Evans and his wife Vessa visited the Titans headquarters yesterday to meet with board members and senior officials including Titans coach Neil Henry.

Henry has long been a fan of the mercurial half and hasn’t hidden the fact that he would love to have Cherry-Evans on his books.

“We want to be a team that can attract a dominant marquee player in the halves,” Henry told RLW.

“That is not to under-sell what Aidan Sezer or Daniel Mortimer are able to do but Daly is an Origin and Australian representative at the top of his game.

“He is in a certain league and he could work in conjunction with the current halves.”

Former Titans player Mat Rogers believes Cherry-Evans is worth every cent.

“To get Cherry-Evans you spend whatever you need to get him,” Rogers said.

“He is a world-class player. He’s not just a first-grader, he is well beyond that. He can steer a team around the field and he will be there for years.”

The Titans are not the only club Cherry-Evans has toured with Cronulla and Canterbury and his current club Manly still firmly in the running but Rogers believes the Titans must do everything in their power to get him to the Gold Coast.

“He is tough and has played in grand finals, Origin and for the Kangaroos – and he’s done it at a young age,” he added.

“Johnathan Thurston is the premier half in the game but he is no spring chicken, so if I had to pick a half who is the best buy and will give you the longevity you need, it would be Cherry-Evans.”

Cherry-Evans has told RLW he will not let contract negotiations affect Manly’s season with a decision on his future expected sooner rather than later.

http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/titans...-cherry-evans/

[DavidBouveng]

The thing with Sezar is, he was as highly touted, or more so, than this Elgey kid when he came out of U20's. The sad reality is that we don't have the football department in place that can develop a young talent into the sort of player that DCE is right now.

im not sure Sezer was this highly rated was he?

as for DCe and LG, i said to HS earlier, we need to sell DCE as THE reason for Elgey to stay, Tell LG that what better way to earn than under a great young half. sell him the dream of combining with (in 2 years time) the australian halfback for his HOME TOWN, dragging his HOME TOWN team to the finals and a GF. Pay him well, sacrifice a couple of high priced forwards doing a job that petty or someone just as able can do, and then when DCE gets older Its LGs team to control for the last 5 years of his career on top top dollar.

id hang around for that.