Daly Cherry-Evans was once 'a little bit scared' of captaincy. A famous moment from last year's series showed how much that had changed! Origin 9WWOS
has opened up on his development as a leader at club and state level, revealing how after initially feeling "a little bit scared," he had now discovered himself as a captain.side in this year's series-opener. It will mark his 14th game in a Maroons jumper and seventh as skipper.
At the time of his club captaincy, Cherry-Evans had been exiled from the Maroons after six appearances and had controversiallyafter agreeing to terms on a multi-million dollar contract. "I guess I was a little bit scared from where I was at in my career. I had just been dropped from Origin a couple of years before. I was going to leave Manly for another club at one point. So everything was a bit all over the shop and I was still finding my feet and my identity as a player and a person.
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