Manly premiership winner Daly Cherry-Evans has officially joined the Sydney Roosters for the 2026 NRL season.
After months of speculation, the Roosters confirmed on Friday morning the 36-year-old Cherry-Evans will be playing at Bondi next season.
Cherry-Evans played 352 games and spent 15 seasons at Manly, including winning a title in his maiden 2011 season, but failed to reach a new agreement earlier this year.
Daly Cherry-Evans has finally inked a deal with the Sydney Roosters.Credit: Janie Barrett
The Roosters deal is reportedly worth about $500,000 with an option in the halfback’s favour for 2027.
Cherry-Evans’ good friend Kieran Foran is returning to the Sea Eagles as part of the coaching team, and had made a late, late bid to try and convince ‘DCE’ to stay put.
“When we spoke, I said, ‘How about a backflip, Chez’, and he just laughed,” Foran said on Thursday.
But Cherry-Evans will be wearing the red, white and blue of the Roosters who will be one of the premiership favourites heading into next year.
The arrival of the Queensland and Kangaroos representative will raise questions about what happens to Hugo Savala, the local junior who had a breakout season in the halves, and is off contract at the end of 2026.
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