Manly's coach blames NRL schedule for poor form, but real issue is Daly Cherry-Evans' captaincy position.
Manly coach Anthony Seibold is blaming the NRL schedule for the Sea Eagles' poor form.
This is a cop out.
His real problem is veteran halfback Daly Cherry-Evans and emerging concerns over his position as captain.
More to that in a moment.
As for Seibold's rant, Manly had five of its first seven games at home - a luxury some other clubs would kill for.
Cronulla has two home matches in the first 10 rounds. Plus they've been to Las Vegas, Townsville, Perth, Canberra and Newcastle.
The real problem for Anthony Seibold and Manly isn't the draw. Picture: NRL Photos
Not once has Craig Fitzgibbon complained about it.
But back to Manly and the...