
Anthony Seibold says he was surprised to be dumped by Manly less than a month into the NRL season, but sensed his time was up after the Sea Eagles' round-three loss to the Sydney Roosters.
Speaking publicly for the first time since his March 27 sacking, Seibold - who's now working with AFL giants Collingwood - also paid his respects to Daly Cherry-Evans, saying the Manly great handled his defection to the Sydney Roosters with great transparency and dignity.