Queensland captain Cherry-Evans' 70m run to chase down NSW centre Stephen Crichton in the 32-6 win in Brisbane will be remembered as long as the game is played, as will what he said afterwards.
"I was thinking Scotty Sattler," Cherry-Evans said when interviewed on Channel Nine about the tackle and asked what was on his mind while making the chase.
The reference was to Sattler's stunning cover tackle on Todd Byrne in the 2003 grand final that saved a certain try and was crucial in Penrith's 18-6 win over the Sydney Roosters.
"We remember Wally Lewis's try in game two of 1989 and Mark Coyne's miracle try in the first game of the 1994 Origin series. I have no doubt in 10 or 15 years when we are talking about the top 20 moments in Origin history that Daly's tackle should be involved," Sattler told AAP.
"I'd like to think that will be the case despite the score. OK, it was 32-6, but the scoreline was the scoreline because Daly made that tackle.
"It was 4-nil to Queensland in the 30th minute but if Crichton scores then NSW go up 6-4. Do we have another result? We'll never know but Daly didn't give the game a chance to go another way. That is the description of a person willing to go above and beyond."
Sattler was in commentary for SEN Radio at the time and heard his name mentioned across the stadium speakers when Cherry-Evans was interviewed.
"I was a bit embarrassed but also honoured," Sattler said.
"It is very humbling to think you play some sort of role in getting someone in that frame of mind, if that makes sense
"I grew up in a household watching footage of Ron Coote and John Raper on old VHS tapes. When I was fortunate enough to be in that same position (in 2003) as Daly, all I was thinking about was the advice Ron Coote gave me when I was 16."
Coote and Raper were two of the great cover defending locks of any era. Both played with Sattler's legendary late father John for Australia. Coote was also his South Sydney teammate in multiple premiership wins.
Scott was a hooker initially growing up but at 16 started to play as a lock.
"Ron said to me that when you are a lock you've got to make sure there is a second line of defence," Sattler recalled.
"He said, 'but if anyone takes off you've got to make sure you aim towards the corner post and keep your vision there. If you can keep the man you are chasing in the corner of your periphery but keep your eye on the corner post you are a chance of getting him'. He said you will eventually get to the point on the field when you are in the same spot.
"If you watch Daly he is not looking at Crichton. He is looking at the corner post. He glances at Crichton once but they both get to this point at the exact time when he executes the tackle.
"There was lots of method to his madness and a strategy to his chase."
Maroons centre Coyne's try at the death to win game one of the 1994 Origin series 16-12 in Sydney is replayed every year at Origin time.
"Daly's tackle is no doubt an iconic moment in the history of the game," Coyne told AAP.
"You have to credit Daly for everything he did but with my try a lot of players played a part in it. I got to finish it off. Daly deservedly should get the recognition. It was an amazing effort to run down a centre of Crichton's calibre."
The television call by Ray Warren, with his famous words, "that's not a try…that's a miracle", helped immortalise the Coyne try after a sweeping movement that went through 10 sets of hands.
It is an iconic moment that follows him wherever he goes.
"I get a lot of people come to me and say where they were when I scored …like 'I was in a pub in country NSW and I gave it to all the Blues supporters'.
"Everyone talks about that try and all the other things you achieve get forgotten about. I came off the bench and only played eight minutes in that game but for me it is a nice thing to be remembered for."
Coyne wasn't thinking of another player when he was about to score, but he was counting.
"My head was spinning," he grinned.
"I could see the numbers were working out my way so I was doing the maths in my head. I knew if the ball kept coming out I had a chance to get over. I got the ball and Freddy (Brad Fittler) was coming across. Luckily I had a good right foot step and I snuck in under him."
