[Resurrected] Dylan Walker determined to be Manly's long-term No.6

[EagleFlys]

Necro old threads = ironstine.
Go back to 2016.

 

[malroon]

WTF , has hastings done, its not that bad to involve NRL, but bad enough not to have in the team...WTF

 

[Andrew..]

How stupid I was haha.

Don't worry Turbo we've all been there, that's how you learn to play your cards a little closer to your chest.

 

[MissKate]

Walker just needs to learn how to kick, pass the ball, tackle (instead of arm grab), manage the team and stop crabbing across the field (did too much of this on Fri night) and he might pass as a 5/8

 

[Deleted member 26876]

He will kill it! I support the decision to give Dylan the role and believe we will destroy the chickens!!! Ragh!!!

This

 

[MadMarcus]

Walker just needs to learn how to kick, pass the ball, tackle (instead of arm grab), manage the team and stop crabbing across the field (did too much of this on Fri night) and he might pass as a 5/8

Exactly. I don’t know why people are so negative about the idea.

 

[winnyason]

Dylan walker nrl centre ofthe year at 6. This will ****en do me trent barrett a total ****wit

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

I wouldn't be playing him there, but also have a memory long enough to remember Hasler being hammered for persisting with Lyon at 6, where he won a Premiership for us

 

[BOZO]

I wouldn't be playing him there, but also have a memory long enough to remember Hasler being hammered for persisting with Lyon at 6, where he won a Premiership for us

I also have a memory long enough to remember that Lyon and Walker are totally different players

 

[BOZO]

By all reports its the same things he did at the Roosters which is why they didn't want him either.

Think you'll find the NRL and the players association were involved in Jan Feb this year...

It's hard to believe but there is alot we here on Silvertails don't know the details on....

Why did Trent play him off the bench after Feb this year ?
Why subjecting him at all to other players at Blacktown ?

 

[malroon]

By all reports its the same things he did at the Roosters which is why they didn't want him either.

Think you'll find the NRL and the players association were involved in Jan Feb this year...

It's hard to believe but there is alot we here on Silvertails don't know the details on....

Same thing he done at Rorters doesn't answer my question, what did he do at Rorters.??? Must not have been that bad since we bought him, so WTF did he do..????

What I think , he must be like C Field, blames everybody except himself after a loss..

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Dylan Walker finds himself in unfamiliar territory in the No.6 jersey but Manly's big off-season recruit insists he is not just a stop-gap solution.

The 21-year-old admitted there was unwarranted pressure on him to deliver from the start at his new club, but said it was always going to take time for him to settle into the new role in new surroundings.

While it was slow start to the year for the former South Sydney centre, Walker believes he's found some rhythm after five weeks steering the team around the paddock.

"For me, I think people just expected too much too soon," Walker said. "We always knew there would be a work in progress. Everyone just put a lot of pressure where they thought I had to do a lot of things at the start. I'm finding my feet now and just enjoying it.

New role: Dylan Walker prefers seeing more of the ball in the five-eighth position.
New role: Dylan Walker prefers seeing more of the ball in the five-eighth position. Photo: Cameron Spencer
"I think I'll be a five-eighth for a long time. That's the way I'm looking at it. I'm not looking to be a short-term solution. I'm really enjoying getting my hands on the ball a lot more and I want to make the position my own."

While Walker earned Test honours for Australia on the back of his efforts in the centres for South Sydney, he admits he has always held a desire to play in the halves.

The opportunity to do so at Manly was a huge factor in his decision to move to the northern beaches.

"When I first came into first grade, that same year I was playing six [five-eighth] in the under 20s and reserve grade," Walker said.

"It was something new to me in grade but I always found myself as a six growing up. It's something I'm really enjoying at the moment. It was a massive factor in coming here. Baz [coach Trent Barrett] has been awesome since I got here and he's a really good coach who knows what he's doing. It's been awesome.

"It was a bit hard at Souths. There were a couple of other guys there who played in the halves, like Luke Keary, and Cody Walker was also there, and Adam Reynolds. Madge [Rabbitohs coach Michael Maguire] wanted me in the centres and I was happy to be there. I enjoyed my time there. But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't excited about coming here to play five-eighth."

At a club renowned for producing international halves, Walker has no shortage of advice on how to ensure he continues the club's trend, with Daly Cherry-Evans, Barrett and club legend Bob Fulton in his corner.

The last big-name half to leave the club was Kieran Foran, and while Walker recognises the impact his predecessor had on the club, he doesn't feel the burden of filling his shoes.

"I met Foz last year in the All Stars and he's an absolute champion and I got along with him well," Walker said.

"I don't put that pressure on myself. I just have to worry about what I do before anything else and the score will take care of itself. I always looked at myself as a different player. I didn't want to compare myself to anyone else. Everyone has a different style of play and Kieran has been a great five-eighth for quite a few years.

"I also have Baz, who is a mentor for myself and was a champion five-eighth. He's taught me a lot about the game and I'm just soaking it all in."

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/rug...7t.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

He we go again

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Walker showed some acceleration to score against the Knights which is a good sign for his recovery.
He is probably a more mature and complete player now than when last tried at 6.
I can see this working!!

 

[1969]

I'm hoping Manly have already tied up Carney for the 5/8, but needed to move Walker there temporarily to get Suli into the side. If all this happens, we have a chance at redeeming our season. Either way though, we are a couple of injuries away from being totally screw for 2018.

 

[R3]

I think we’ll have to wait another 10 or so years for a player or coach to write a tell all book. These things are usually aired once all involved have retired from their on-field playing days.. there’s something to look out for..

 

[wombatgc]

Diabolical decision. He's only just finding his feet again at centre. He's shiit at 5/8. We know it, Dylan probably does too. The only one clueless is the coach.

 

[ShanghaiEagle]

Diabolical decision. He's only just finding his feet again at centre. He's shiit at 5/8. We know it, Dylan probably does too. The only one clueless is the coach.

Or, just possibly, TB may have more information about the situation at hand than anyone here and be making the right decision for the benefit of the team. Its easy to slam people from the cheap seats -- he's not a fool and as strange as this decision is to all of us, lets see how it goes.

 

[wombatgc]

Or, just possibly, TB may have more information about the situation at hand than anyone here and be making the right decision for the benefit of the team. Its easy to slam people from the cheap seats -- he's not a fool and as strange as this decision is to all of us, lets see how it goes.

We've already seen how it goes.....downhill.

 

[1969]

Walker at 5/8 is a strange decision for sure, but I'm kinda getting used to strange decisions from Baz.

 

[KNUCKLES]

They should of enquired for barrets services for the role of marvels Dr Strange