Bennett's going to need all his footy player whispering to get Cody back from the massive dump fittlers taken on him.
Qld by 50.
You have my sympathies Mr Spock and Souths fans. Walker didn’t play that badly he deserved to get dropped after 1 Origin game.
There was a young bloke from my club, name was Jarrod Mullen, who in the early days of his NRL career was hailed as “the next Joey”. Our coach at the time, Brian Smith, knew Jarrod was very green and needed time to develop as a half. But nope, the Blues at the time listened to the media hype and picked Mullen for what would be his only Origin game, despite our coach imploring them not to pick him. So Jarrod turns out an okay performance (like Walker) but since the Blues lost that game, he got dumped and was never picked again.
The point of this story is that the NSW Blues organisation over a very long period of time have been very good at crushing the confidence of debutants. They demand loyalty and commitment but give back none in return. There has always been politics stinking up the joint, and unfortunately in politics there are clearly defined winners and losers (and not always done so justly).
If I was Cody Walker I’d focus on my club. Go for that premiership, because they sure are sweeter than Origin series victories. And if Cody manages to turn it around (and I’m sure he will) and plays out of his skin in the future, the next time Simple Fred comes knocking Cody can tell him to stick it where the sun don’t shine.
