Daly Cherry-Evans
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| Full name | Daly Cherry-Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 1989 Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daly Cherry-Evans (born 20 February 1989) 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. 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 won the 2011 NRL Grand Final with the Manly Sea Eagles in his rookie season and won the Clive Churchill Medal in 2013. Cherry-Evans played for and captained Queensland at State of Origin level. 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 captained Queensland from 2019 to Game 1 2025.
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.