𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐄𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐚𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲-𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐟, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 (𝐍𝐑𝐋). 𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲… 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞

The rugby league community has rallied around Manly Sea Eagles captain and veteran halfback Daly Cherry-Evans and his wife, Vessa Rockliff, after the couple released a brief statement addressing a deeply personal family matter.

While the pair chose not to share specific details, they expressed gratitude to supporters who have shown understanding and compassion during a challenging period.

“We appreciate everyone who has reached out with kindness and support,” the statement read.

“Right now, our focus is on family, and we kindly ask for privacy as we navigate this together.”

Teammates, clubs across the National Rugby League, and fans have responded with messages of encouragement, acknowledging Cherry-Evans’ long-standing leadership both on and off the field.

Manly officials echoed the couple’s request, emphasizing that the matter is personal and asking media and supporters to respect appropriate boundaries.

For now, Cherry-Evans is expected to continue focusing on his commitments while prioritizing the wellbeing of his family. The wider rugby league community has made it clear: regardless of results on the field, some things are bigger than the game.