Daly Cherry-Evans
Captain - Halfback
Player Bio
- Height:
- 183 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 20 February 1989
- Weight:
- 85 kg
- Birthplace:
- Redcliffe, QLD
- Age:
- 36
- 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:
Inspirational Sea Eagles half-back and captain Daly Cherry-Evans is the most capped Manly player of all time.
A premiership winner in his first season at Manly in 2011, Cherry-Evans won the Clive Churchill Medal in 2013.
He is also a three-time winner of the Club’s NRL Roy Bull 'Best and Fairest' Award (2017, '20, '23).
A big game player with a lethal all-round kicking game and a proven big match winner, Cherry-Evans also holds the record for most field goals in the NRL era since 1988 with 28.
Cherry-Evans became the first half-back to reach 300 games in the same position. He is the 49th player in the game's history to play 300 games.
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
- 332
- Tries
- 95
2025 Season
- Appearances
- 3
Scoring
- Tries
- 2
Kicking
- Forced Drop Outs
- 3
- Average Kicking Metres
- 319.9
Attack
- Try Assists
- 3
- Line Break Assists
- 2
Passing
- Offloads
- 4
- Receipts
- 208
Defence
- Tackles Made
- 45
- Tackle Efficiency
-
Tackle Efficiency 91.8%
Running Metres
- Average Running Metres
- 74
- Total Running Metres
- 223
Fantasy
- Total Points
- 163
- Average Points
- 54.3
2025 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 | Cowboys | Won | 42 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 234 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 18 | 2 | 133 | - | - |
| 2 | Warriors | Lost | 36 - 16 | Halfback | 73 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 288 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | 52 | 16 | 1 | 44 | - | - |
| 3 | Raiders | Won | 40 - 12 | Halfback | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 437 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 3 | 88 | 11 | 1 | 44 | - | - |
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 |
| Sea Eagles | 2025 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 67% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 960 | 319.90 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 208 | 45 | 4 | 91.84% | 223 | 74.00 | - | 163 | 54.3 |
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 | 2025 | 332 | 177 | 152 | 3 | 53% | 95 | 187 | 11 | - | 782 | 115,897 | 349.09 | 73.05% | 190 | 252 | 336 | 14,812 | 6,925 | 712 | 90.68% | 22,154 | 66.00 | 531 | 15,917 | 57.3 |
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