Roosters younger gun Sam Walker could possibly be frozen out of first grade for a “fair stint” as questions emerge concerning the Tricolours’ path in 2023.
Trent Robinson’s aspect have gained 4 of their seven video games however have seemed removed from their damaging finest within the opening rounds of the season.
Meanwhile, 20-year-old halfback Walker was axed by Robinson forward of Round 8 and was changed by famous person Joey Manu who slotted into five-eighth.
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The Roosters secured a hard-fought 27-26 victory on ANZAC Day and that win did nothing to assist Walker’s possibilities of an NRL return.
Following Daniel Tupou’s hamstring damage, Robinson had a possibility to deliver Walker again into the halves and shift Manu again to his pure centre place.
But as a substitute, it now appears Walker gained’t be recalled any time quickly.
“Whatever they want to see from Sam Walker I am not sure it is going to be fixed in one week so I’m not surprised,” The Daily Telegraph’s Michael Carayannis mentioned on NRL360.
“But the Roosters will definitely be a better side if they have Sam Walker in there, I thought it was interesting with Daniel Tupou’s injury that they have gone with Corey Allan.
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“That could have been a way to get Sam Walker back in the side by rejigging the backline.”
“I think they are clearly wanting Walker to go back and work on his game, I don’t think it is just a wake up call. I don’t think this is have the week off, come back a refresh,” NRL360 host Braith Anasta mentioned.
“This is something that they think needs some work, but also they want to keep that combination of Manu and Cleary and see if they can build on that.
“And if it does build I think they keep it, genuinely from what I’ve seen and heard he could have a fair stint out Walker.”
The mixture within the halves shouldn’t be the one headache dealing with Robinson.
The Roosters’ defensive woes had been highlighted in opposition to the Dragons in Round 8, conceding three tries inside eight minutes within the second half.
Fox League’s James Hooper highlighted defence as Robinson’s largest situation transferring ahead.
“I think they are playing in patches, they showed glimpses where we thought they were on today,” Fox League’s James Hooper mentioned.
“They have got that element of they can blow you away from long range or chop you to pieces closer to the line.
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“But defensively, I think knowing the way Robinson likes to coach, he wouldn’t have been happy with some of these efforts.”
“Robbo builds his teams of defence… he’d be watching this and he wouldn’t be too happy, there’s a lot of work to be done there,” Anasta added.
The Daily Telegraph’s Paul Kent echoed Anasta’s opinion and defined the Roosters look a shadow of their former self.
He additionally believes Robinson’s aspect are but to work out their finest attacking model, scoring extra factors than solely the Tigers, Bulldogs and Raiders to this point in 2023.
“I think he thinks there’s a lot of work to be done there, I think he is confused about how to fix it because generally whenever the Roosters have been out of sorts they have fixed it in a few weeks,” Kent mentioned.
“They’ve identified the problem, nearly always done a very good job of fixing it in a few weeks.
“This year we are eight rounds in and they are still trying to find their game.”
Source: www.foxsports.com.au