Daly Cherry-Evans
- fuji321
- Jul 19, 2022
- 2 min read
Daly Cherry-Evans is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a halfback for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Queensland at State of Origin level.
Regarded as one of the best halfbacks of the modern game, he is known for his game reading tactics, fitness, longevity and ability to kick match-winning field goals under pressure on either foot.
Cherry-Evans was born on the 20th February 1989 in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia
His father, Troy Evans, played as a hooker for the Norths Devils and Redcliffe Dolphins in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership during the 1980s and 1990s.
He began playing rugby league for the Redcliffe Dolphins at 5-years-old. At 12 years of age Cherry-Evans moved to Mackay, Queensland with his family and continued to play junior rugby league for Mackay Brothers, Sarina Crocodiles and South's Sharks.
He attended St Patrick's College during his high school years. He also attended Redcliffe State High School in Year 12 and played for the school's rugby league team.
At the beginning of 2008 Cherry-Evans was invited by Dennis Moore to trial with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and later signed a contract to play for their under-20s National Youth Competition team.
Cherry-Evans won the 2011 NRL Grand Final with the Manly Sea Eagles in his rookie season and won the Clive Churchill Medal in 2013. He played for Australia at international level from 2011-2023 as a halfback, five-eighth and as a utility off the bench, he served as a vice-captain in Tests and co-captained the title-winning inaugural 9's side in 2019. He captained the Prime Ministers XIII in 2018 and 2022 and vice-captained in 2023. Cherry-Evans has captained Manly since 2017 and Queensland since 2019.
Cherry-Evans holds the record for most games for Manly, most games for Manly as Captain, most NRL games as halfback, most NRL tries as halfback, most field goals in the NRL, the oldest player in State of Origin history, the oldest Origin captain and most consecutive games as a halfback at State of Origin level, from both QLD & NSW.
Daly Cherry-Evans is listed on the wall of the Redcliffe Wall of Fame:
A collection of portrait and information honouring the achievements of individuals who have influenced and shaped Redcliffe. The collection is in the Jetty Arcade at 139-141 Redcliffe Parade.
For a complete list of people who appear on the wall click on the following blog post:
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