On the 13 May 2008 he was named on the bench for his first grade debut against Parramatta Eels with Craig Fitzgibbon, Anthony Tupou, Willie Mason and Nate Myles out of the team for State of Origin.

Cherrington was named in the New Zealand training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup[3] but he was not selected to play.

In 2009, Cherrington came within a "cat's whisker" of being gaoled for assaulting his ex-partner, Monique Mears as she was trying to leave him.

Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson said the 21-year-old Sydney Roosters forward had created in his mind the false belief he was special, "some sort of Titan of Mount Olympus".

[6] After being left without an NRL club for the 2018 season, Cherrington signed a contract with Group 6 rugby league team The Thirlmere-Tahmoor Roosters.