The Mole: Manly 'out of the running' for Lachlan Galvin signature despite DCE call
Manly have ruled themselves out of the running for boom Tigers playmaker Lachlan Galvin in the wake of the Daly Cherry-Evans circus at the Sea Eagles.
Galvin's manager Isaac Moses is known to be considering pulling his star client out of the Tigers the first chance he gets and Manly seemed the perfect fit.
Moses also manages Manly coach Anthony Seibold, fuelling speculation that Brookvale was the young star's preferred destination.
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In fact, the Sea Eagles won't be chasing any big-names halves to fill DCE's shoes.
Lachlan Galvin will be a man in demand. Getty
A Manly insider told me the club will be putting its faith in young up and comer Joey Walsh, who they have been patiently grooming for the past couple of years.
Signing Galvin would also put a massive strain on the Sea Eagles' salary cap at a time when they have virtually no wiggle room.
A host of clubs are keen on Galvin - but the Sea Eagles aren't one of them.
GLAMOUR CLUB 'FIRMING' FOR DCE
Still on Manly and DCE - and I copped plenty of flak right here two weeks ago when I dared to suggest that the Roosters were interested in the veteran halfback.
Punters declared I was crazy, that he would never leave Manly, that the Roosters wouldn't sign an ageing halfback, blah blah blah.
Two weeks down the track and word in clubland is that the Roosters are firming every day as favourites to sign Cherry-Evans, followed by the Dolphins and Titans.
The situation changes by the hour, with DCE keen to put the matter to bed quickly so he can get his name off the back and front pages.
COBBO'S TRIP ACROSS THE DITCH
Alarm bells started ringing on both sides of the ditch when one of my spies spotted Broncos superstar Selwyn Cobbo in Auckland last week.
Cobbo has been linked with a move away from the Broncos and the Warriors are a little skinny for outside back depth.
Selwyn Cobbo celebrates one of his tries. Getty
So all the pieces seemed to be falling into place… until I did a bit of sleuthing.
"Nice try Moley - but he was just there for a couple of days for his partner's mum's birthday," Cobbo's manager told me. And another great story bites the dust…
CHOOKS' SHOCKING INJURY RUN IN KEY POSITION
It was definitely a case of the unhappy hookers at the Roosters last weekend.
The club is struggling for wins - but that may have something to do with the fact that hookers Brandon Smith (knee), Connor Watson (concussion), Beniah Ioelu (leg) and Tyler Moriaty (ankle) were all unavailable to play due to injury.
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And it didn't stop there. NSW Cup backup hooker Michael Coleman (leg) and SG Ball Cup hooker Jaxson Allen (jaw) were also out.
Utility forward Zach Dockar-Clay filled the spot in first grade against the Titans, and played a fair game in his team's heavy defeat.
