Maroons skipper Daly Cherry-Evans delivered a mammoth efficiency to seal the sequence at Suncorp Stadium, however now the veteran halfback has an enormous determination – will he retire from Origin?
The 34-year-old delivering a spine-tingling second to chase down speedster Stephen Crichton who broke away with just below 10 minutes left within the first half.
Cherry-Evans additionally assisted Queensland’s first strive of the evening with a pinpoint kick and can carry the trophy in Sydney after Game III.
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The Manly halfback has now performed 21 video games for his state and has captained the Maroons to sequence victory on three events since taking the armband in 2019.
But now Cherry-Evans has revealed ideas of retiring from consultant soccer have begun to creep in.
“As I get older the thought of retirement definitely starts to float through your head, but then I go in to camp and I get around the boys and I play,” Cherry-Evans mentioned.
“I just love it so much, I just don’t know if I can let it go just yet. But I don’t want to hang on too long.”
Cherry-Evans first broke into the Queensland aspect in 2013 however was brutally axed in 2015 after being knowledgeable he was ‘no longer needed’.
After signing a contract with the Titans that yr Cherry-Evans backflipped on the deal, which reportedly angered many influential figures within the sunshine state.
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Queensland selector’s determination to draft Ben Hunt in to interchange an injured Johnathan Thurston for the 2017 sequence decider solely fuelled hypothesis his Origin profession had come to an finish.
But the gun halfback saved on delivering for the Sea Eagles and confronted a three-year exodus from the Queensland aspect earlier than he was lastly recalled for Game III of the 2018 sequence.
Since then Cherry-Evans has been an ever-present determine within the Queensland group and hasn’t missed a single sport.
“There’s always a lot to think about when you get a bit older but for as long as I am the right man for the job, I’ll keep playing for Queensland,” Cherry-Evans mentioned.
“When the time comes and I need to step aside, I’ll be extremely proud of what I’ve been able to achieve in this side.
“I’m a very proud Queenslander, a very proud captain of Queensland.”
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Despite a robust efficiency at Suncorp Stadium, Cherry-Evans mentioned he was “disappointed” along with his second-half show when requested if he had performed his greatest sport in a Maroon jersey.
“I am pretty disappointed in my second half, I made some pretty poor defensive decisions and efforts so I’m really lucky I am in a good side,” Cherry-Evans mentioned.
“So there’s certainly moments in there I’m proud of but there’s still plenty of improvement left in my game of footy.”
Maroons coach Billy Slater additionally hailed Cherry-Evans’ effort to chase Crichton, explaining it epitomises the Queensland spirit.
“But when you want to do something, and want is a very undervalued stat. You can’t actually put it into a stat, but you can see it,” Slater mentioned within the post-match press convention.
“And there was a whole heap of want in that action, a whole heap of Queenslander in that action.”
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