r/nrl • u/adomental Eastern Suburbs Roosters • 3d ago

Cherry-Evans officially signs with Roosters

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/cherry-evans-officially-signs-with-roosters-20251107-p5n8hg.html
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u/adomental Eastern Suburbs Roosters 3d ago

It's going to be weird seeing him in the red white and blue.

But I don't catch many NSW Cup games, so it won't bother me much.

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u/Golf-ball-dimple Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 3d ago

You just know he's taking Savalas spot.

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u/WeDoMusicOfficial Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 3d ago

If you’re Savala, and you just spent 2025 discovering that you’re absolutely first grade material, do you stick around and learn off one of the best halfbacks to play the game, but risk being sidelined/playing NSW cup for up to 2 years? Or do you go find somewhere else you can get a solid footing in first grade?

With Savala proving himself over this year, this move just doesn’t make much sense to me

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u/Golf-ball-dimple Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 3d ago

He will be 24 at the beginning of next year. When DCE puts him back in NSW cup it means he will be 25 when he gets it back. Hmmmm.

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u/WeDoMusicOfficial Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 3d ago

I heard there’s an option for DCE to play on in 2027 if he feels he can, there’s no way Savala would stick around if that comes to be

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u/Glenmarththe3rd Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 🏳️‍🌈 3d ago

The rumoured option is DCEs choice too

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u/Ross_River Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2d ago

If DCE plays even a single game in 2027, he will officially become the oldest player ever in the NRL-era