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News.com.au
2 days ago
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- News.com.au
New details revealed about DCE's Roosters deal
New details of Daly Cherry-Evans' reported switch to the Roosters have come to light including the length of the deal and a coaching role after his retirement. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer > Cherry-Evans is widely expected to join the Roosters in 2026 after declaring this will be his last season in the NRL, but the details of the deal have been kept quiet. However, Michael Chammas revealed on Channel 9's 100% Footy that the deal involves one year of playing in 2026, before transitioning into coaching in 2027. 'My understanding is it's a one-year deal. He will announce that later in the year,' Chammas said. 'It'll have a one-year continuing on as a coach. 'Danny [Weidler] last week spoke about how Daly Cherry-Evans will move into a coaching role once he retires.' Cherry-Evans will be 37 by the tiume his playing commitments end with the Roosters before he is expected to retire and move into a coaching role. The 36-year-old has scored 97 tries in 345 games for the Sea Eagles since his debut in 2011 and won a premiership with the club that same season before losing another grand final in 20213. Cherry-Evans has played 26 Origins for the Maroons before being dropped after game one this season and played 21 Test matches for the Kangaroos. 'No update there,' Cherry-Evans told last week when asked about his future. 'I'm just going to keep taking my time and make sure I make the right decision for myself and my family. 'But (I've) definitely still got a fire burning. That's always the most important thing, is you've got love for the game and a desire to keep competing. 'My focus right now is where it needs to be, and that's for the Manly side this year. 'We're sitting around that top eight at the moment, which is great. There's definitely lots of improvement left in us for the back end of the year. 'So if we can focus in and keep playing consistent footy, which we've done the last month, be able to play finals footy again, which is a big driving force for the team and I.' SHARKS IN DANGER OF LOSING STAR AMID CONTRACT STAND-OFF The Sharks are in danger of losing hooker Blayke Brailey after he rejected an extension offer from the club as he looks to test his value on the open market. WWOS' The Mole reported talks have stalled between Brailey and the Sharks after he rejected an extension offer and issued the club with a counter offer. 'They [Cronulla] made an offer - we didn't accept it,' Brailey's manager David Riolo told Wide World of Sports. 'I put a counter offer and they are considering it. We are kind of in limbo at the moment. 'But the clock is ticking and if it can't get sorted before November 1, he will go to the open market.' Brailey is considered a NSW Origin hooker of the future and is a homegrown Sharks talent that doesn't want to leave the club. However, if the Sharks don't meet his demands he could attrac t interest from multiple clubs on the open market come November 1. The 26-year-old has scored 16 tries in 155 games for the Sharks since his debut in 2019 and has been an ion man in first grade having hardly missed a game since his debut. TIGERS TARGET QUEENSLAND YOUNG GUN Fresh off locking up skipper Api Koroisau with a two-year extension, the Tigers are targeting Queensland under 19s young gun Javon Andrews. The Daily Telegraph reported the Tigers have turned their attention to Maroons five-eighth prodigy Andrews. Andrew is currently at the Gold Coast Titans and starred for the Maroons in their Origin win earlier this year. The 19-year-old overcame a spinal injury that threatened his career, but is back to full health. The Tigers are looking to shore up their spine depth after Lachlan Galvin and Tallyn Da Silva left the club mid-season, while Adam Doueihi is weighing up a move to the Panthers in 2026. The Tigers have been locked in talks with Doueihi over an extension and have tabled a deal believed to be worth around $350,000 a season. The Tigers are looking to the future with Jarome Luai and Latu Fainu as their halves pairing, but their skipper has a get-out clause that could see him leave the club if activated. Andrews would provide cover for Luai and Fainu and add depth while he develops into an NRL playmaker, while providing an insurance policy if Luai leaves.
Sydney Morning Herald
5 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Storm enforcer Asofa-Solomona banned for elbow to rival's head
Loading Storm enforcer Nelson Asofa-Solomona is facing a three-game ban for elbowing after being issued his fifth charge in the past two seasons. Asofa-Solomona was issued a 2-3 game suspension pending his plea after he elbowed Manly's Jake Simpkin in the head while trying to earn a quick play-the-ball on Saturday night. Melbourne's try to Harry Grant from the subsequent play was disallowed because of Asofa-Solomona's foul play, a decision that proved critical in the Sea Eagles 18-16 upset win. Unless Asofa-Solomona successfully appeals his grade 2 dangerous contact charge at the judiciary, he will now miss Thursday's clash with the Roosters and a trip to face the Eels at Commbank Stadium in round 22. An unsuccessful judiciary challenge would also rule the Kiwi star out of the following clash against Brisbane.
The Age
5 days ago
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- The Age
Storm enforcer Asofa-Solomona banned for elbow to rival's head
Loading Storm enforcer Nelson Asofa-Solomona is facing a three-game ban for elbowing after being issued his fifth charge in the past two seasons. Asofa-Solomona was issued a 2-3 game suspension pending his plea after he elbowed Manly's Jake Simpkin in the head while trying to earn a quick play-the-ball on Saturday night. Melbourne's try to Harry Grant from the subsequent play was disallowed because of Asofa-Solomona's foul play, a decision that proved critical in the Sea Eagles 18-16 upset win. Unless Asofa-Solomona successfully appeals his grade 2 dangerous contact charge at the judiciary, he will now miss Thursday's clash with the Roosters and a trip to face the Eels at Commbank Stadium in round 22. An unsuccessful judiciary challenge would also rule the Kiwi star out of the following clash against Brisbane.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
NRL star jailed for stabbing a church leader makes a huge statement from prison regarding his three footy star brothers
Jailed former NRL prodigy Manase Fainu has made the heartbreaking decision to block his own brothers from visiting him in prison. Manase debuted in the NRL with the Manly‑Warringah Sea Eagles in 2018 and quickly became their starting hooker, making 34 first‑grade appearances across the 2018–2019 seasons and scoring eight tries. In 2019, he featured prominently in Manly's finals campaign, playing in both the elimination and semi-final matches. However, his promising career came to an abrupt halt after a 2019 stabbing incident led to his suspension under the NRL's no‑fault stand‑down policy and, ultimately, a conviction for grievous bodily harm in 2022. On October 25, 2019, Fainu was involved in a violent altercation at a church charity event in Wattle Grove. During a brawl in the car park, he stabbed youth leader Faamanu Levi with a steak knife, puncturing the man's lung and causing internal bleeding. Witnesses identified Fainu - who was wearing a sling due to a shoulder injury - as the man holding the knife. Despite pleading not guilty and claiming he fled after hearing someone yell 'knife,' a jury found him guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after just two hours of deliberation. He was sentenced to eight years in prison in December 2022, with a non-parole period of four years and three months, and his appeal was dismissed the following year. While Manase remains in jail, his siblings Sione, Samuela and Latu Fainu have been thriving at the Wests Tigers since joining the club. Sione earned a spot in the top 30 squad and impressed with strong performances in 2024. Samuela has become a regular in the forward pack, while Latu is emerging as a promising playmaker in the halves. All three brothers made headlines recently when they each scored in the same match, helping the Tigers upset the Roosters. Now Fainu, through his lawyer Paul McGirr, has told News Corp that he wants his brothers to stop visiting him in prison and focus on their own lives. Sione has become a regular in the Tigers forward pack after also joining the merger club 'Manase is the eldest boy who led the charge for them all getting into footy,' McGirr said. 'He said to his brothers: 'Don't worry about me – I'll be fine. Just take advantage of the opportunities that you've been given to play footy'. 'Because he is so far away up there at Clarence, Manase told them to stay away and focus on their footy because they support the family. He wants them not to worry about him. 'Manase follows the careers of his brothers closely on TV or through the newspapers. I speak to Manase and this is what he has told me. I'm in regular contact with him and will back him.' Manase spends his prison time balancing a football program with groundskeeping duties and hopes to return to top-level rugby league when he's released at 27. 'He is a popular inmate that has something to offer in terms of giving fellow inmates some extra rugby league skills – passing, kicking, attack, the right techniques,' McGirr said. 'There are a lot of young blokes in there not doing long sentences who are actual park footy players. 'It helps with their mental wellbeing. Idle hands are the devil's workshop. Manase is giving them something to do and it helps take their minds off the dreary environment of a prison - hours upon hours are spent sitting around clockwatching.' Latu and Sione Fainu have both been named for the Tigers side for their must-win clash against the Gold Coast Titans at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday. Tyrone May will play his first NRL game since early last year, after impressing with a hat-trick in NSW Cup for the joint-venture.
News.com.au
07-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘Leave him alone': Matt Lodge not charged by match review committee for tackle that could end Brandon Smith's season
Sea Eagles veteran Matt Lodge has avoided a charge for a tackle that may have ended Brandon Smith's season, with the prop forward receiving support from the injured star who was adamant there was 'nothing wrong' with the contact. Smith suffered suspected medial ligament damage to his right knee, with early fears that he could miss 6-8 weeks in what was his first game back from an ACL injury that ended his 2024 campaign. The former Rooster made the move to South Sydney earlier this season and was five minutes away from getting through his first match when he was caught awkwardly in a tackle close to the line. Brandon Smith suffered a suspected MCL injury - contact mechanism on outside of lower leg fairly textbook for MCL/syndesmosis damage. Early assessments from the Rabbitohs suggest he will miss 6-8 weeks - likely moderate to high grade injury. Rough in his first game back. — NRL PHYSIO (@nrlphysio) July 6, 2025 Smith knew something was wrong immediately, with play stopped as the club's medical staff helped him off the field where he limped up the tunnel. No penalty was given at the time, and Lodge hasn't been charged for dangerous contact despite plenty of people thinking he had performed a hip-drop tackle. Smith, however, posted on social media that Lodge had done nothing wrong. 'So happy to be back,' Smith posted on Instagram on Sunday night. 'Wasn't how I wanted it to go, but back playing the game I love. 'Just want to make sure everyone understands Matt Lodge done (sic) nothing wrong. It was an accident. 'We are friends, and if you watch, you can see nothing was wrong so please leave him alone. This stuff happens all the time. 'Much love and thanks for all the nice messages.' Lodge's weight landed on the ground before his upper body appeared to pin Smith's leg, which caused the injury. The match review committee looked at the incident and deemed the tackle didn't meet the criteria of a hip drop, with Souths coach Wayne Bennett not overly pleased with the call on Sunday night. 'It's up to (the NRL) to decide, but we're not playing with a lot of luck, and we didn't get any there from that decision either,' Bennett said, having voiced his frustrations over hip-drop inconsistencies earlier this year. 'I'm frustrated by a lot of things right now, but it's not going to do me any good. 'He's happy that it's only six to eight weeks instead of eight months. At least he can see the light at the end of the tunnel this time.' There were no charges from Sunday's matches.
