The move left many supporters reeling, with the Manly faithful hoping he would finish his career at the club he played at for 15 NRL seasons.<\/p>\n
On Thursday night, Cherry-Evans will return to Brookvale Oval, but for the first time he won\u2019t be in maroon and white.<\/p>\n
And speaking on news.com.au\u2019s The Extended Bench<\/a>, the dual-premiership winner said while he is a legend at the club, he is now the enemy and called on Manly fans to \u201ccome out boo him and give him grief\u201d as he runs out for the Roosters on Thursday night. <\/p>\n \u201cThe million-dollar question is what reaction will DCE get? He\u2019s done so much for that club, but then he\u2019s still the enemy when he turns back up,\u201d Maloney said on The Extended Bench. <\/p>\n \u201cI am looking forward to seeing if he runs out to cheers or boos. I think you can respect what he\u2019s done for the club but still boo him.<\/p>\n \u201cI think mate you\u2019re now the opposition. (The fans should) come out boo him and give him grief. After the game go well done mate good to see you back here at Brooky<\/p>\n \u201c(But before full time) no one is here to be friends.\u201d<\/p>\n Maloney\u2019s comments come as Sea Eagles captain Tom Trbojevic called for fans to cheer rather than boo the veteran halfback on his return to Brookvale Oval.<\/p>\n \u201cI can understand it in the sense that he played for us and now he\u2019s playing for a different club,\u201d Trbojevic said ahead of Thursday night\u2019s clash.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to tell anyone what to do. If they\u2019re going to boo him, they\u2019re going to boo him, it doesn\u2019t matter what I say.<\/p>\n \u201c(But) I think the (Manly fans) should cheer him, what he\u2019s done for this club. He\u2019s played 350-odd games for us and has been one of our all-time greats.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to tell the fans what to do but I\u2019d like to think they\u2019d be cheering him.\u201d<\/p>\n Daly Cherry-Evans comfortable with whatever reception he gets<\/p>\n But even if he is booed, the Roosters half says he won\u2019t let it get to him.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very rare, people staying at one club for their whole career. Teams build rivalries based on players changing clubs. The opportunity to go back to a place where I\u2019ve spent 15 years of my career is really exciting,\u201d he told SMH<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s not to say some people there might be a bit more negative,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n \u201cBut overall my relationship with the hill has been awesome the whole way through. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not to say people won\u2019t boo, but I\u2019m very, very comfortable with so many friendships and relationships I\u2019ve got with the Manly fan base.\u201d<\/p>\n You can watch all new episodes of news.com.au\u2019s The Extended Bench <\/a>every Tuesday on YouTube.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n