Inside one of NRL’s ‘poorest mysteries’... and how DCE won over Roosters with pre-season act

NRL NRL-PREMIERSHIP Inside DCE’s messy Manly exit... and the not-so-hidden secret that stunned the NRL world 360 crew debates Roosters turnaround! | 01:18 Ethan Lee Chalk from Fox Sports September 24th, 2026 4:48 pm Sixteen years after making his NRL debut, Daly Cherry-Evans is staring down a farewell few could have scripted.

The 37-year-old is one win away from taking the Sydney Roosters to their first grand final since 2019.

It is a long way from where Cherry-Evans found himself earlier in the year.

His messy exit from the Sea Eagles, months of speculation over his next move, the inevitable comparisons to Cooper Cronk and questions over whether he could still perform at the highest level all followed him to Bondi.

There were doubts over what his arrival would mean for the Roosters’ next generation, with Hugo Savala’s future among the talking points surrounding the move.