Jamal Fogarty will be the man charged with taking Manly into life after Daly Cherry-Evans, after the Canberra half agreed to a three-year deal at the Sea Eagles.

Fogarty told Raiders coach Ricky Stuart on Tuesday he would leave the club at year’s end, confirming he would not take up an option with the club for 2026.

That has paved the way for Fogarty officially put pen to paper with the Sea Eagles, on a deal that AAP understands to be worth close to $2.1 million over three years.

Fogarty’s exit from Canberra comes after Stuart publicly called out his management last week, unhappy they would not meet to discuss a two-year offer.

Canberra will now be left to bring Ethan Sanders into their halves next year, placing him alongside Ethan Strange in one of the NRL’s youngest pairings.

For Fogarty, the task will be significant at Brookvale.

Cherry-Evans’ 337 games as Manly’s halfback is the most of any playmaker at any NRL club, making for the biggest transition in the game’s history.

He and Luke Brooks will partner in the halves for at least the next two seasons, with youngsters Joey Walsh and Onitoni Large viewed as future talents.