Rugby League

Manly Sea Eagles

DCE backs Sea Eagles to beat odds

Daly Cherry-Evans is backing Manly to bounce back after a form slump.

Manly have been the surprise packet of the season so far. However, the odds appear stacked against them after conceding 92 points in the past fortnight.

'You deal with this': DCE's bizarre cap plea

Speaking up: Manly's front office should shield the players from salary cap questions, says Daly Cherry-Evans.

Daly Cherry-Evans took the extraordinary step of urging Manly's top brass to front the media to hose down speculation over the salary cap probe into the club - rather than expose its players - as the skipper resolved not to let unwanted headlines shake the finals-bound surprise packets.