LeagueNews.co | Jess Malloy
[In a classic case of 'taking one for the team', Souths star Cody Walker has volunteered to take the blame for the goalkicking debacle that cost his team a crucial win against the Dolphins. With veteran Latrell Mitchell sidelined due to injury, Walker and Taane Milne missed a total of five conversion attempts, while their opponent, Jammayne Isaako, nailed all six of his kicks. To say it was a 'game of inches' would be an understatement.]
[Despite caretaker coach Ben Hornby's attempt to downplay the impact of the missed conversions, Walker's admission that those kicks made a difference shows his 'grit and determination' to own up to his mistakes. As the saying goes, 'You win as a team, you lose as a team'.]
["You don't know what you've got until it's gone," Walker humbly acknowledged the void left by Mitchell's boot. But as they say in the game, 'it's not about the size of the dog in the fight, it's about the size of the fight in the dog'. And Walker's determination to bounce back shows he's got plenty of 'heart and hustle'.]
[Scoring six tries on enemy territory at Redcliffe has given Walker and his teammates a 'shot in the arm' as they aim to bounce back and secure a spot in the finals. The Rabbitohs may need a new goalkicker, but their fighting spirit is still very much alive. After all, it's not over until the final whistle blows.]