When Des Hasler returned to Manly in 2019, he expected to lead the club he has served for so long back to premiership contention. Now, after four seasons and a whole lot of drama, he leaves against his will with a year still on his contract.
By the time Hasler was dismissed at a board meeting on Thursday morning there had already been months of posturing, media leaks and public negotiations from both sides of a bitter divide between Manly’s administration and Hasler.
