Daly Cherry-Evans
Captain - Halfback
Player Bio
- Height:
- 183 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 20 February 1989
- Weight:
- 85 kg
- Birthplace:
- Redcliffe, QLD
- Age:
- 35
- Nickname:
- Chez
- Debut Club:
- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
- Date:
- 12 March 2011
- Opposition:
- Melbourne Storm
- Round:
- 1
- Previous Club:
- Nil
- Junior Club:
- Mackay Brothers
- Biography:
Half-back Daly Cherry-Evans holds the record for most first grade games for Manly.
The inspirational Sea Eagles captain displays superb leadership skills and is a proven match-winner.
A brilliant 2023 season saw Cherry-Evans claim the Club’s NRL Roy Bull 'Best and Fairest' Award for the third time (2017, 2020).
A big game player with a lethal all-round kicking game, Cherry-Evans sits equal on the club record list with Cliff Lyons (309) for most first grade games for Manly.
A premiership winner in his first season at Manly in 2011, Cherry-Evans won the Clive Churchill Medal in 2013.
He became the first player to reach 300 games playing in the same position. He is the 49th player in the game's history to play 300 games.
Cherry-Evans has kicked the most field goals (27) in the NRL era.
On the representative front, Cherry-Evans has played 25 Origin games for Queensland and has captained the Maroons on 18 occasions to three series victories (2020, 2022, 2023).
He has also played 21 Tests for Australia since 2011.
Cherry-Evans is contracted to Manly to the end of 2025.
Career
- Appearances
- 329
- Tries
- 93
2024 Season
- Appearances
- 24
Scoring
- Tries
- 8
- Goals
- 16
Kicking
- Forced Drop Outs
- 21
- Average Kicking Metres
- 410.7
- Goal Conversion Rate
-
Attack
- Try Assists
- 17
- Line Break Assists
- 19
Passing
- Offloads
- 13
- Receipts
- 1610
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 437
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 76
- Total Running Metres
- 1827
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 1269
- Average Points
- 52.9
2024 Season - By Round
| Round | Opponent | Score | Position | Minutes Played | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Linebreaks | Tackle Breaks | Post Contact Metres | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Total Running Metres | Hit Up Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabbitohs | Won | 36 - 24 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 379 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 9 | 1 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 125 | - | - |
| 2 | Roosters | Won | 21 - 14 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 311 | - | - | - | 3 | 16 | 1 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 86 | - | - |
| 3 | Eels | Lost | 28 - 24 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 310 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 16 | 1 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 48 | - | - |
| 4 | Dragons | Lost | 20 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 229 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 19 | 1 | 69 | 29 | 4 | 85 | 10 | - |
| 5 | Panthers | Won | 32 - 18 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 16 | 594 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | - | 68 | 21 | 4 | 90 | - | - |
| 6 | Warriors | Drawn | 22 - 22 | Halfback | 90 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 14 | 693 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 18 | - | 58 | 21 | 3 | 46 | - | 2 |
| 7 | Titans | Won | 30 - 34 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 557 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | 55 | 17 | 3 | 32 | - | - |
| 8 | Eels | Won | 32 - 18 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 241 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 7 | - | 65 | 12 | 1 | 89 | - | - |
| 9 | Raiders | Lost | 24 - 26 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 296 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 21 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 1 | 79 | - | - |
| 10 | Dolphins | Lost | 30 - 24 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 492 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 11 | 1 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 64 | 14 | - |
| 11 | Broncos | Lost | 12 - 13 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 419 | - | - | - | 4 | 30 | 1 | 82 | 21 | 1 | 93 | - | - |
| 12 | Storm | Won | 26 - 20 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 294 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 14 | - | 76 | 22 | 1 | 106 | 10 | - |
| 14 | Panthers | Lost | 32 - 22 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 535 | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | 78 | 12 | 4 | 65 | - | 1 |
| 15 | Dragons | Won | 30 - 14 | Halfback | 80 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | 455 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 76 | 23 | 5 | 117 | - | - |
| 18 | Cowboys | Won | 20 - 21 | Halfback | 84 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 496 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 11 | - | 87 | 24 | 2 | 127 | - | - |
| 20 | Titans | Won | 38 - 8 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 279 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 63 | 18 | 4 | 65 | - | - |
| 21 | Roosters | Lost | 34 - 30 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 621 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 8 | 1 | 85 | 15 | 2 | 177 | 12 | - |
| 23 | Raiders | Won | 24 - 46 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 225 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | 52 | 11 | 2 | 75 | - | - |
| 24 | Warriors | Won | 24 - 10 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 245 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 25 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 25 | Wests Tigers | Lost | 34 - 26 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 269 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 | - | 52 | 17 | 3 | 45 | - | - |
| 26 | Bulldogs | Won | 22 - 34 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 601 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 13 | - | 68 | 18 | 1 | 34 | - | - |
| 27 | Sharks | Lost | 20 - 40 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 526 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | - | 69 | 21 | 3 | 23 | - | - |
| 28 | Bulldogs | Won | 22 - 24 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 538 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 76 | 11 | - | 64 | - | - |
| 29 | Roosters | Lost | 40 - 16 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 254 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 52 | 25 | 6 | 48 | - | - |
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Eagles | 2011 | 27 | 21 | 6 | - | 78% | 7 | 25 | - | - | 81 | 10,206 | 377.99 | 62.50% | - | 19 | 30 | 57 | 644 | 84 | 84.50% | 1,556 | 57.00 | 109 | - | - |
| Sea Eagles | 2012 | 27 | 17 | 10 | - | 63% | 7 | 3 | - | - | 35 | 9,604 | 355.70 | 50.00% | - | 15 | 29 | - | 578 | 68 | 89.47% | 1,462 | 54.00 | 19 | - | - |
| Sea Eagles | 2013 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 59% | 11 | - | - | - | 46 | 8,298 | 307.33 | - | 15 | 15 | 35 | 1,245 | 631 | 50 | 90.33% | 1,650 | 61.00 | 41 | 1,612 | 59.7 |
| Sea Eagles | 2014 | 23 | 15 | 8 | - | 65% | 3 | - | - | - | 16 | 6,918 | 300.77 | - | 10 | 11 | 40 | 982 | 481 | 46 | 88.09% | 1,368 | 59.00 | 75 | 1,142 | 49.6 |
| Sea Eagles | 2015 | 23 | 11 | 12 | - | 48% | 4 | - | - | - | 16 | 7,681 | 333.97 | - | 16 | 18 | 21 | 1,011 | 524 | 37 | 93.40% | 1,351 | 58.00 | 23 | 1,293 | 56.2 |
| Sea Eagles | 2016 | 19 | 7 | 12 | - | 37% | 5 | - | - | - | 22 | 5,531 | 291.12 | - | 11 | 16 | 17 | 1,042 | 411 | 39 | 88.93% | 1,138 | 59.00 | 1 | 950 | 50.0 |
| Sea Eagles | 2017 | 25 | 14 | 11 | - | 56% | 6 | 9 | - | - | 46 | 5,589 | 223.55 | 81.82% | 19 | 19 | 14 | 1,029 | 584 | 66 | 89.85% | 1,446 | 57.00 | 54 | 1,226 | 49.0 |
| Sea Eagles | 2018 | 24 | 7 | 17 | - | 29% | 8 | 65 | 1 | - | 164 | 6,204 | 258.51 | 78.31% | 13 | 15 | 16 | 1,215 | 443 | 56 | 88.78% | 1,539 | 64.00 | 25 | 1,316 | 54.8 |
| Sea Eagles | 2019 | 21 | 13 | 8 | - | 62% | 5 | 21 | 2 | - | 64 | 7,096 | 337.90 | 80.77% | 15 | 21 | 21 | 1,108 | 381 | 35 | 91.59% | 1,365 | 65.00 | 24 | 1,223 | 58.2 |
| Sea Eagles | 2020 | 20 | 7 | 13 | - | 35% | 6 | 12 | 1 | - | 49 | 8,356 | 417.78 | 75.00% | 11 | 20 | 17 | 1,243 | 348 | 44 | 88.78% | 1,514 | 75.00 | 21 | 1,288 | 64.4 |
| Sea Eagles | 2021 | 25 | 16 | 9 | - | 64% | 9 | 1 | 2 | - | 40 | 9,660 | 386.42 | 50.00% | 16 | 27 | 36 | 1,338 | 536 | 49 | 91.62% | 2,147 | 85.00 | 34 | 1,742 | 69.7 |
| Sea Eagles | 2022 | 22 | 7 | 15 | - | 32% | 5 | 15 | 2 | - | 52 | 9,740 | 442.73 | 71.43% | 24 | 18 | 23 | 1,275 | 471 | 45 | 91.28% | 1,642 | 74.00 | 49 | 1,310 | 59.6 |
| Sea Eagles | 2023 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 50% | 9 | 20 | 1 | - | 77 | 10,258 | 466.28 | 76.92% | 16 | 18 | 20 | 1,455 | 414 | 35 | 92.20% | 1,942 | 88.00 | 50 | 1,402 | 63.7 |
| Sea Eagles | 2024 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 54% | 8 | 16 | 2 | - | 66 | 9,857 | 410.72 | 80.00% | 21 | 17 | 13 | 1,610 | 437 | 54 | 89.00% | 1,827 | 76.00 | 4 | 1,269 | 52.9 |
Career Overall
| Year Start | Year End | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Eagles | 2011 | 2024 | 329 | 175 | 151 | 3 | 53% | 93 | 187 | 11 | - | 774 | 114,937 | 349.35 | 73.05% | 187 | 249 | 332 | 14,604 | 6,880 | 708 | 90.67% | 21,930 | 66.00 | 531 | 15,754 | 57.3 |
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