Out-of-favour Roosters star Sam Walker lashes out at reports the club wants him rid of – when his magnanimous gesture after heavy loss to Penrith is revealed
- Walker missed the last two Roosters games
- Out of contract at the end of the 2025 season
- Walker has dismissed the rumours
Sydney Roosters star Sam Walker has dismissed reports that the club want to get rid of him, insisting he aims to return from injury ‘bigger and better’ than ever.
The 20-year-old playmaker is battling a strained anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, which has left him with no chance of making the Tricolours’ side for their 48-4 thrashing at the hands of Penrith on Friday night.
However, any fans concerned about Walker’s passion for the club fading in the face of his relegation would have been impressed by his gesture following the tough loss to the Panthers.
The halfback helped clean up the Roosters dressing room after the game despite still wearing a knee brace, NRL pundit Phil Rothfield told the Big sports breakfast Radio show.
Sydney Roosters star Sam Walker has rejected reports that the club wants him rid of him
Walker is out of contract at the end of the 2025 season, but insisted he has no plans to leave Bondi Beach and rumors circulated that the club were planning to sack him.
“I’m locked in the roosters — I want to come back bigger and better than before,” he told the The Sydney Morning Herald.
“I will continue to play reserve league as long as it is necessary. It’s a long season, I’ll try to get back in shape, so it’s almost going to be a case of me picking myself.
The 20-year-old is currently suffering from a pulled ACL on his left knee but plans to return to action ‘bigger and better than before’
He was unable to play in the Roosters shock surrender to Penrith on Friday night (pictured), but the young half offered to help clean up their dressing room afterwards
“There have been plenty of rumours. The best was when I met him [Dolphins coach] Wayne [Bennett]. I can tell you I’m not going anywhere.’
Walker was in Queensland on the weekend in question to watch his brother, Jackson, play in a national football competition.
That was enough to spark a rumor suggesting he had met Bennett, a report The Roosters Gun described as “bullshit.”
Without his injury, Walker would almost certainly be chosen in the club’s first division to cover Joey Manu, who has been limping to Penrith with an ankle injury and is in doubt about playing against the Dragons on Friday. night.
Should he be unavailable, Drew Hutchinson is expected to make his way into the halves.