Dragons thump Manly as Hasler weighs up $1 million problem – Sydney Morning Herald

It’s just how things are going for Cherry-Evans and Manly at the moment.
“Sometimes you just have those games,” Hasler said of Cherry-Evans. “Its very rare, but hell fix that. Hell be a real professional about the way he goes about his preparation this week.
Daly Cherry-Evans had a night to forget as the Sea Eagles crashed to a 30-point loss to St George Illawarra.Credit:NRL Photos
“Its the week-in, week-out performance Im concerned about. I thought we started well and changed a few things up with our attack in the first 20 minutes, but were not just competing for long enough. We need to fix it. No doubt well lick our wounds and come back Saturday night against a red-hot Parramatta side.”
After a week of fall-out from Addin Fonua-Blake’s foul-mouthed tirade at referee Grant Atkins, Manly blew a chance to re-enter the top eight and dropped their third straight match since Trbojevic went down.
The loss was as much to do with a vastly improved Dragons than a below-par Sea Eagles as St George Illawarra peeled off 34 unanswered points to claw within one win of the top eight with a thumping 34-4 win at Kogarah’s Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on Sunday night.
The Dragons further eased pressure on coach Paul McGregor before a return fixture against Dean Pay’s cellar-dwelling Bulldogs, who have only won one game this year, against St George Illawarra last month.
Matt Dufty streaks away to score in St George Illawarra’s win over Manly.Credit:Getty Images
Asked whether the win was a reward for the faith the club has showed in him, McGregor said: Its not about me to be totally honest.
“I do

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