Roosters fend off rivals to lock down young gun

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The Roosters person fended disconnected challenges from NRL rivals to fastener down prodigious young playmaker Sam Walker for a further 2 years.

The Bondi nine announced the declaration hold connected Tuesday, which ties the 20-year-old to the Tricolours until the extremity of play 2025, erstwhile helium volition inactive lone beryllium 23.

Walker was the 2021 Dally M Rookie of the Year, and successful 2022 precocious his vocation by being named successful Queensland's Origin squad for crippled three, past being selected successful the Australian Prime Minister's XIII team.

In May, legendary halfback Andrew Johns named Walker arsenic 1 of the 5 champion young players successful the NRL.

"The Roosters person been awesome for maine and I'm grateful each time to beryllium portion of this large club," Walker said upon re-signing.

"I emotion the Roosters and the radical successful it truthful I'm stoked to widen my clip here."

The hold means rival clubs are not permitted to array Walker immoderate offers, which they could person done antecedently fixed helium was off-contract successful little than 12 months.

Walker is the lad of erstwhile Broncos playmaker Ben, and the nephew of Chris and Shane Walker.

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