- Fan made his way to Daly Cherry-Evans on the field
- Tackled to the ground seconds later by security guards
- ‘DCE’ was startled, followed poor game against Titans
The NRL is expected to beef up security following a concerning incident involving Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans on the Gold Coast.
A supporter – dressed in Sea Eagles gear – managed to make his way onto Cbus Super Stadium post game on Friday night where he grabbed the recently axed Queensland Origin halfback.
Cherry-Evans was visibly stunned before security tackled the man and removed him from the venue.
It followed a night to forget for the veteran halfback, who was poor against the Titans.
Plenty of footy fans anticipated Cherry-Evans would have a point to prove after the Maroons skipper was overlooked for game two in Perth, but he was outplayed by his opposite Jayden Campbell.
Former Manly star Kieran Foran turned back the clock with a vintage performance for the hosts – and their coach Des Hasler would have been delighted to get a win against the club who sacked him in 2022.
Post game, Cherry-Evans was pressed on reports from Sam Walker’s manager the Roosters have gone cold on signing him for 2026 and beyond due to his alarming dip in form.
‘I don’t sort of understand that stuff,’ Cherry-Evans said.
The NRL is expected to beef up security following a concerning on-field incident involving Manly skipper Daly Cherry-Evans (pictured) on the Gold Coast on Friday
A supporter – dressed in Sea Eagles gear – managed to make his way onto Cbus Super Stadium post game on Friday night where he grabbed the axed Queensland Origin halfback (pictured, in background)
Cherry-Evans was visibly stunned before security tackled the man (pictured) and removed him from the venue
It was anticipated Cherry-Evans would have a point to prove after the Maroons skipper was overlooked for game two in Perth, but he was outplayed by his opposite Jayden Campbell
‘Sort of stay out of it. All I can do is control my footy at Manly….speculation will be speculation.’
Sea Eagles coach Anthony Siebold conceded his team were off the pace.
‘We missed far too many tackles which is an attitude thing,’ he said.
‘We started well in the first 10 minutes and after that we were outplayed and couldn’t get back into the contest.
‘It comes back to attitude and being consistent individually and collectively.’
Compounding the poor performance was backrower Haumole Olakau’atu suffering a dislocated shoulder when attempting to score a second half try.
He is tipped to face a lengthy stint on the sidelines.
Questions also need to asked about the fitness of fullback Tom Trbojevic, who was well below his best on the Glitter Strip.
Rumours continue to swirl ‘Turbo’ is battling another serious hamstring injury, but the club have been coy about his fitness.
