Sam Walker is seemingly letting each his phrases and his actions present he’s decided to win again the No.7 jersey on the Roosters, though an harm has delayed any potential return to the aspect.
Walker has spent the previous two weeks in NSW Cup having been axed by Trent Robinson, along with his demotion having sparked loads of hypothesis about his future — together with rumours of a gathering with Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett.
An harm to five-eighth Joey Manu in Friday evening’s loss to Penrith could have opened the door for Walker to make his return to first grade this week nonetheless a knee harm suffered in reserve grade is ready to maintain him out for a few weeks.
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Walker, although, goes the best method about rebounding from his axing, in response to Daily Telegraph reporter Phil Rothfield, who revealed a cultured instance of the 20-year-old’s present perspective over the weekend.
“A lot of young players would spit the dummy, kick stones (about being dropped),” Rothfield mentioned on the Big Sports Breakfast.
“They tell me after the game at Penrith the other day — as the players were showering and making their way out of the sheds to get on the team bus — he had his knee in a brace but you know the All Black players, the players that aren’t playing clean up the dressing room, pick up the tape, bandaged, sweep up? He was doing that with his knee in a brace.
“It’s a really really encouraging sign. Small sign, but encouraging.”
NRL legend Laurie Daley agreed, saying: “that’s a sign that you’re part of it. You’re part of the team. Nobody’s bigger than the team and for him to do that when he’s injured I think that’s a good sign for the rest of the players within that playing group.”
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Walker himself, in the meantime, has moved to dismiss rumours he desires out of the membership telling the Sydney Morning Herald: “I’m locked into the Roosters – I want to come back bigger and better than before.”
“I’ll keep playing reserve grade as long as it takes. It’s a long season, I’ll try to get back into some form so it almost becomes a case where I pick myself.
“There have been plenty of rumours. The best one was me meeting Wayne. I can tell you I’m not going anywhere.”
Walker advised the publication he suffered a sprained ACL a number of weeks in the past however was hopeful of being match to return to motion later this month.
“I don’t need surgery, but I’ll be in a brace for at least the next week. I should be good to go the week after the bye,” he mentioned.
“It’s a bit frustrating knowing (I could have returned to the NRL) but I’m glad I found out about the sprain now before I went out and kept playing and risked doing something more severe.”
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